Preface

This guide describes how to use the Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Assistant, including how to prepare for an upgrade, how the upgrade will affect the existing environment, and how to prepare your database and repository schemas for an upgrade.

• Audience
  
• Documentation Accessibility
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• Related Documents
  Upgrade documentation is organized by tasks in the 12c documentation library. The task-specific pages provide direct links to common upgrade procedures and related documentation.
• Conventions
  

Audience

This guide is intended for system administrators who are responsible for upgrading Oracle Fusion Middleware. It is assumed that the readers of this manual have knowledge of the following:

• Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c system administration and configuration information for the existing deployment

• The configuration and expected behavior of the system or systems being upgraded

Documentation Accessibility

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Related Documents

Upgrade documentation is organized by tasks in the 12c documentation library. The task-specific pages provide direct links to common upgrade procedures and related documentation.

You can refer the Oracle Fusion Middleware Library for additional information.

• For installation information, see Fusion Middleware Installation Documentation.

• For upgrade information, including upgrade videos, see Fusion Middleware 12c Upgrade Documentation.

• For administration-related information, see Fusion Middleware 12c Administration Documentation.

• For release-related information, see Fusion Middleware 12c Release Notes.

Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document:

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