1. Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware
  2. Appendixes
  3. Viewing Release Numbers

F Viewing Release Numbers

Oracle Fusion Middleware release numbers adhere to a specific format.

This appendix describes the format and how to view Oracle Fusion Middleware release numbers.

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Release Number Format

Oracle Fusion Middleware release numbers adhere to a specific format.

To understand the release level nomenclature used by Oracle, examine the example of an Oracle Fusion Middleware release number shown in Figure F-1.

Figure F-1 Example of an Oracle Fusion Middleware Release Number

Description of Figure F-1 follows
Description of "Figure F-1 Example of an Oracle Fusion Middleware Release Number"

In Figure F-1, each digit is labeled:

  • The first two numbers are the Major Release number.

    This is the most general identifier. It represents a major new edition (or version) of Oracle Fusion Middleware, and indicates that the release contains significant new functionality.

  • The third number is the Minor release number.

  • The fourth number indicates a Patch Set release.

  • The fifth number indicates a Patch Set Update release.

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Viewing the Software Inventory and Release Numbers

All Oracle Fusion Middleware installations and components have a release number.

The following topics describe how to obtain the release numbers of Oracle Fusion Middleware and its components:

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Viewing Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Release Numbers

All Oracle Fusion Middleware installations have a release number. This number is updated when you apply a patch set release or upgrade the installation.

You can view the release number of an Oracle Fusion Middleware installation using Opatch. Run the following command: 

(UNIX) ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch lsinventory
(Windows) ORACLE_HOME\OPatch\opatch lsinventory

For example, on UNIX:

 ./opatch lsinventory
Copyright (c) 2014, Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.
 
 
Oracle Home       : /scratch/oracle1/Oracle/Middleware/Oracle_Home
Central Inventory : /scratch/oracle1/oraInventory
   from           : /scratch/oracle1/Oracle/Middleware/Oracle_Home/oraInst.loc
OPatch version    : 13.2.0.0.0
OUI version       : 13.2.0.0.0
Log file location : /scratch/oracle1/Oracle/Middleware/Oracle_Home/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2014-05-29_13-23-02PM_1.log
 
 
OPatch detects the Middleware Home as "/scratch/oracle1/Oracle/Middleware/Oracle_Home"
May 29, 2014 1:23:33 PM oracle.sysman.oii.oiii.OiiiInstallAreaControl initAreaControl
INFO: Install area Control created with access level  0
Lsinventory Output file location : /scratch/oracle1/Oracle/Middleware/Oracle_Home/cfgtoollogs/opatch/lsinv/lsinventory2014-05-29_13-23-02PM.txt
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
There are no Interim patches installed in this Oracle Home.

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Viewing Oracle WebLogic Server Release Numbers

You can use the following command to view the release number of Oracle WebLogic Server: 

(UNIX) java -cp $WL_HOME/server/lib/weblogic.jar weblogic.version

(Windows) java -cp %WL_HOME%\server\lib\weblogic.jar weblogic.version

For example, on UNIX:

java -cp $WL_HOME/server/lib/weblogic.jar weblogic.version
WebLogic Server 12.2.1.4.0 Thu Sep 12 04:04:29 GMT 2019 1974621

For example, on Windows:

java -cp %WL_HOME%\server\lib\weblogic.jar weblogic.version
WebLogic Server 12.2.1.4.0 Thu Sep 12 04:04:29 GMT 2019 1974621

Note:

Use weblogic.version -verbose to get subsystem information.

Use weblogic.utils.Versions to get version information for all modules.

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Viewing Component Release Numbers

All Oracle Fusion Middleware components have a release number and many contain services that have release numbers. These numbers may be updated when you apply a patch set release or upgrade the installation.

You can view the release number of components and their services by using the following commands:

  • On UNIX:

    cd ORACLE_HOME/inventory
ls -d Components*/*/*

  • On Windows:

    cd ORACLE_HOME/inventory/Componentsn
dir /S /A:D

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Viewing Oracle Internet Directory Release Numbers

Oracle Internet Directory has a server release number, which is the version of the binaries. It also has schema and context versions. All of these numbers correspond to the Oracle Fusion Middleware installation release number through the third digit. These numbers may be updated when you apply a patch set release or upgrade the installation.

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Viewing the Oracle Internet Directory Server Release Number

The Oracle Internet Directory server release number is the version of the binaries. You can view the Oracle Internet Directory server release number as follows:

  1. Ensure that the ORACLE_HOME environment variable is set.
  2. Run the following command:
    (UNIX) ORACLE_HOME/bin/oidldapd -version
(Windows) ORACLE_HOME\bin\oidldapd -version
Viewing the Oracle Internet Directory Schema

You can view the Oracle Internet Directory schema and context versions in this file: 

(UNIX) ORACLE_HOME/ldap/schema/versions.txt
(Windows) ORACLE_HOME\ldap\schema\versions.txt

The contents of this file are kept up-to-date, however, you can also query the schema and context release from Oracle Internet Directory, just to be sure.

To view the schema version:

  1. Ensure that the ORACLE_HOME environment variable is set.
  2. Run the following command:
    ldapsearch -h oid_host -p oid_port -D "cn=orcladmin" 
 -q -b "cn=base,cn=oracleschemaversion" 
 -s base "objectclass=*" orclproductversion

    Because you use the -q option, the command prompts you for your password.

    The output is in this form:

    cn=BASE,cn=OracleSchemaVersion
orclproductversion=90500
Viewing the Oracle Internet Directory Context Versions

To view the context version:

  1. Ensure that the ORACLE_HOME environment variable is set.
  2. Run the following command:
    ldapsearch -h oid_host -p oid_port -D "cn=orcladmin"
 -q -b "cn=oraclecontext" -s base "objectclass=*" orclversion

    Because you use the -q option, the command prompts you for your password.

    The output is in this form:

    cn=oraclecontext
orclversion=101200

Viewing Metadata Repository Release Numbers

If you are using an Oracle Database instance for your metadata repository, you can view the release number of the database using SQL*Plus as follows (you can be connected to the database as any user to issue these commands):

SQL> COL PRODUCT FORMAT A40
SQL> COL VERSION FORMAT A15
SQL> COL STATUS FORMAT A15
SQL> SELECT * FROM PRODUCT_COMPONENT_VERSION;

PRODUCT                                    VERSION         STATUS
----------------------------------         --------------  ----------------
NLSRTL                                     11.2.0.4.0      Production
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition     11.2.0.4.0      Production
PL/SQL                                     11.2.0.4.0      Production
TNS for Linux:                             11.2.0.4.0      Production

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Viewing Schema Release Numbers

If you are using an Oracle Database instance for your metadata repository, you can view the release number of the schema using SQL*Plus, as follows:

SQL> COL COMP_ID FORMAT A20
SQL> COL COMP_NAME A40
SQL> COL VERSION FORMAT A20
SQL> SELECT COMP_ID, COMP_NAME, VERSION FROM SCHEMA_VERSION_REGISTRY;
 
COMP_ID             COMP_NAME                               VERSION
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 .
 .
 .
MDS                 Metadata Services                        12.1.3.0.0
OPSS                Oracle Platform Security Services        12.1.3.0.0 
SOAINFRA            SOA Infrastructure Services              12.1.3.0.0
STB                 Service Table                            12.1.3.0.0 
 .
 .
 .

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