5 Upgrading Enterprise Plugin for Oracle GoldenGate

This section discusses how to upgrade your Enterprise Plug-In for Oracle GoldenGate so that you can take advantage of the latest new features.

Topics

5.1 About Upgrading Using Self Update

The Self Update feature allows you to expand the Enterprise Manager capabilities by updating Enterprise Manager components whenever new or updated features become available. Updated plug-ins are made available using the Enterprise Manager Store, an external site that is periodically checked by Enterprise Manager Cloud Control to obtain information about updates ready for download.

You can download plug-ins in online or offline mode. Online refers to an environment where you have Internet connectivity to the Enterprise Manager Store. Offline refers to an environment where you do not have Internet connectivity. See Downloading Plug-Ins in Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Administrator's Guide for details on how to download the plug-in.

See Updating Cloud Control in Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Administrator's Guide for detailed steps for updating a plug-in.

5.2 Upgrading to the Newest Version

Here is an example that demonstrates how to upgrade your Oracle GoldenGate Enterprise Manager Plug-In from version 12.1.0.4.0 to the latest version:

  1. Copy the emkey using the command OMS_HOME/bin/emctl config emkey -copy_to_repos..
  2. Stop the OMS using the command OMS_HOME /bin/emctl stop oms –all .
  3. Download the Oracle GoldenGate Enterprise Manager Plug-In version 13.2.
  4. Copy the 13.2 OPAR to a location, for example OPAR_LOCATION, and run the command em_linux64.bin -invPtrLoc OMS_HOME/oraInst.loc PLUGIN_LOCATION=OPAR_LOCATION.
  5. In the dialog box, deselect the checkbox and then click Next. Click Yes in the confirmation box that appears.
  6. Click Skip, then click Next.
  7. Click Next.
  8. Select One System Upgrade, then click Next.
  9. Enter the new Middleware Home Location, then click Next.
  10. Enter the database password, then click Next.
  11. Read the warning, then click OK to close the dialog.
  12. Click Next in the dialogs that appear until you see Extend WebLogic Server Domain.
  13. Enter the WebLogic Password and the new OMS Instance Base Location, then click Next to continue.
  14. Click Upgrade in the dialog box that appears.
  15. Deselect the check boxes for additional plug-in installation and click Next.

5.3 Upgrading Oracle Management Agents

Starting with 13c Release 1, Enterprise Manager Cloud Control offers Agent Gold Images, in addition to the Agent Upgrade Console and EM CLI, to upgrade your Management Agents. Oracle recommends that you use Agent Gold Images to upgrade all your Management Agents, although you can use other upgrade approaches.

See Upgrading Oracle Management Agents in Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Upgrade Guide for details about how to upgrade the Oracle Management agents.