1. Upgrading Oracle Traffic Director
  2. Getting Started
  3. Introduction to Upgrading Oracle Traffic Director to 12c (12.2.1.3.0)

1 Introduction to Upgrading Oracle Traffic Director to 12c (12.2.1.3.0)

Before you begin an upgrade to Oracle Traffic Director 12c (12.2.1.3.0), make sure that you understand the standard upgrade topologies and upgrade paths for your domain.

Following the introductory information and preparation steps, the procedures in this guide are divided into two sections. It is important that you refer to the correct set of procedures for your domain.

Note:

For general information about Fusion Middleware upgrade planning and other upgrade concepts and resources, see the following sections in Planning an Upgrade of Oracle Fusion Middleware.

See the following documents for more information on Oracle Traffic Director:

The following topics describe the concepts related to upgrading Oracle Traffic Director:

  • About the Starting Points for Oracle Traffic Director Upgrade
    You can upgrade Oracle Traffic Director from 11g or from a previous 12c release.This guide provides information for upgrading from supported 11g and 12c releases.
  • About Oracle Traffic Director Standard Topologies
    The steps to upgrade Oracle Traffic Director to 12c (12.2.1.3.0) depend on the current production topology (either 11g or a previous 12c release).
  • About Upgrade Restrictions
    If you are using two or more Oracle Fusion Middleware products of the same or different versions in a single, supported, Oracle Fusion Middleware configuration, you must consider the interoperability and compatibility factors before planning the upgrade.

Parent topic: Getting Started

About the Starting Points for Oracle Traffic Director Upgrade

You can upgrade Oracle Traffic Director from 11g or from a previous 12c release.This guide provides information for upgrading from supported 11g and 12c releases.

You can upgrade to Oracle Traffic Director 12c (12.2.1.3.0) from the following earlier versions:

  • Oracle Traffic Director 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7 and 11.1.1.9)

  • Oracle Traffic Director 12c Release (12.2.1.0, 12.2.1.1, and 12.2.1.2)

The upgrade procedures in this guide explain how to upgrade an existing Oracle Traffic Director 11g or existing 12c release version to the latest Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.3.0) release version. If your domain contains other components that also need to be upgraded, links to supporting documentation are provided.

Important:

To run your upgrade process, you must have an existing WebLogic Server domain. You cannot upgrade from your existing 11g to an Oracle Traffic Director standalone domain, as upgrading Oracle Traffic Director from 11g to 12c standalone is not supported.

Parent topic: Introduction to Upgrading Oracle Traffic Director to 12c (12.2.1.3.0)

About Oracle Traffic Director Standard Topologies

The steps to upgrade Oracle Traffic Director to 12c (12.2.1.3.0) depend on the current production topology (either 11g or a previous 12c release).

As a result, it is difficult to provide exact upgrade instructions for every possible Oracle Traffic Director installation. Therefore, this upgrade documentation provides instructions for upgrading several typical Oracle Traffic Director topologies. These typical topologies are referred to as standard upgrade topologies.

Your actual topology may vary, but the topologies described here provide an example that can be used as a guide to upgrade other similar Oracle Traffic Director topologies.

Note:

For your upgrade process and planning resources, see Preparing to Upgrade in Planning an Upgrade of Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Tip:

For a list of Oracle Fusion Middleware documents available in HTML and PDF formats, see the documentation website: https://docs.oracle.com/en/middleware/.

Parent topic: Introduction to Upgrading Oracle Traffic Director to 12c (12.2.1.3.0)

About Upgrade Restrictions

If you are using two or more Oracle Fusion Middleware products of the same or different versions in a single, supported, Oracle Fusion Middleware configuration, you must consider the interoperability and compatibility factors before planning the upgrade.

Interoperability

In the context of Oracle Fusion Middleware products, interoperability is defined as the ability of two Oracle Fusion Middleware products or components of the same version (or release) to work together (interoperate) in a supported Oracle Fusion Middleware configuration. Specifically, interoperability applies when the first 4 digits of the release or version number are the same. For example, Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.0) components are generally interoperable with other 12c (12.2.1.3.0) components.

Compatibility

In the context of Oracle Fusion Middleware products, compatibility is defined as the ability of two Oracle Fusion Middleware components of different versions (or releases) to interoperate.

For a list of products and features available in Oracle Fusion Middleware Release 12.2.1.3.0, see Products and Features Available in Oracle Fusion Middleware in Understanding Interoperability and Compatibility.

When performing the upgrade of your hardware or software, verify that your Oracle Fusion Middleware software is certified to support the new operating system or computer hardware. For more information, refer to the following resources:

Parent topic: Introduction to Upgrading Oracle Traffic Director to 12c (12.2.1.3.0)