Review Environmental Changes for Upgrades from STA 2.0.x and Earlier

Review the environmental changes that apply to your site and impact the upgrade. These changes apply only to upgrades from 2.0.x or earlier.

Verify you have the correct Linux version

You will need to install a new version of Linux as part of the STA upgrade process:

STA 2.4.0 is supported on Oracle Linux 7.8 and 7.9.You will have to install this version of Linux before upgrading STA. You may also need to install or update the required Linux RPM packages—as part of the upgrade preparation, you will ensure that all required RPM package levels are installed, and as a final check, the STA installer will also notify you if any packages are missing.

Check the default WebLogic port numbers

Changes to the default WebLogic Administration console port numbers were introduced in STA 2.1.0. If you are currently using the old default port numbers, you may want to change to the new default values. The new and old default port numbers are as follows:

• New defaults for STA 2.1.0 and later—7019 (HTTP) and 7020 (HTTPS)
• Old defaults (STA 1.0.x and STA 2.0.x)—7001 (HTTP) and 7002 (HTTPS)

Note:

The WebLogic Administration console ports are external. Your network administrator may need to configure firewalls and routers to open communication between the STA server and the clients accessing the WebLogic Administration interface.

Note the change in username and password requirements

Following are the username and password requirements for STA and MySQL. You may need to coordinate these requirements with any internal requirements at your site.

Username requirements are as follows:

• Must be 1–16 characters in length
• All usernames must be unique

Password requirements are as follows:

• Must be 8–32 characters in length
• Must include at least one uppercase letter and one number
• Must not include spaces or tabs
• Must not include any of the following special characters:

  % & ' ( ) < > ? { } * \ ' " ; , + = # !

Verify the required ports for STA managed servers

The default STA managed server port numbers STA 2.0.x and later are as follows:

• StaUi—7021 (HTTP) and 7022 (HTTPS)
• StaEngine—7023 (HTTP) and 7024 (HTTPS)
• StaAdapter—7025 (HTTP) and 7026 (HTTPS)

Note:

The StaUi ports are external. Your network administrator may need to configure firewalls and routers to open communication between the STA server and the clients accessing the STA user interface.