Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Conventions

1 About Using the Upgrade Assistant

• 1.1 About the Upgrade Assistant
• 1.2 Using the Upgrade Assistant in the Overall 12c Upgrade Process
  • 1.2.1 About Using the Upgrade Assistant to Perform a Readiness Check Before an Upgrade
  • 1.2.2 About Upgrading Schemas using the Upgrade Assistant
  • 1.2.3 About Using the Upgrade Assistant to Upgrade Component Configurations
• 1.3 Identifying Schemas that Can be Upgraded with the Upgrade Assistant
• 1.4 Component Schemas that Can Be Upgraded to this Release
• 1.5 Identifying Configurations that can be Upgraded with the Upgrade Assistant
• 1.6 Before You Begin Using the Upgrade Assistant
  • 1.6.1 Checking for Invalid Database Objects Before an Upgrade
  • 1.6.2 Creating a Complete Backup
    • 1.6.2.1 Backing Up the Schema Version Registry Table
  • 1.6.3 Stopping Servers and Processes Before an Upgrade
  • 1.6.4 Creating a Non-SYSDBA User to Run Upgrade Assistant
• 1.7 Starting the Upgrade Assistant
  • 1.7.1 Starting the Upgrade Assistant in Graphical User Interface (GUI) Mode
    • 1.7.1.1 Starting the Upgrade Assistant with Additional Parameters (Optional)
  • 1.7.2 Starting the Upgrade Assistant in Response File Mode
    • 1.7.2.1 Creating an Upgrade Response File
    • 1.7.2.2 Using the Response File to Upgrade Fusion Middleware
• 1.8 Upgrading Schemas with the Upgrade Assistant
• 1.9 Upgrading Oracle WebLogic Component Configurations
• 1.10 Performing Post Upgrade Procedures
  • 1.10.1 Performing Basic Post-Upgrade Administrative Tasks
  • 1.10.2 Verifying a Successful Schema Upgrade
  • 1.10.3 Checking for Invalid Database Objects

2 About Running a Pre-Upgrade Readiness Check with the Upgrade Assistant

• 2.1 Starting the Upgrade Assistant in Readiness Mode
• 2.2 Performing the Readiness Check
• 2.3 Understanding the Readiness Report

3 Troubleshooting Your Upgrade

• 3.1 Troubleshooting an Upgrade
• 3.2 Reviewing Log Files
• 3.3 Investigating Examination Failures
• 3.4 Investigating Upgrade Failures
• 3.5 Resolving Common Upgrade Assistant Errors
  • 3.5.1 Ensuring there is sufficient disk space
  • 3.5.2 Resolving Database Connection Problems When Upgrading Schemas
  • 3.5.3 Setting the DISPLAY Environment Variable
• 3.6 Attempting to Upgrade an Unsupported Domain
• 3.7 Restarting the Upgrade Assistant After a Failure

A Understanding the Upgrade Assistant Screens

• A.1 Upgrade Assistant Screens
  • A.1.1 Welcome
  • A.1.2 Schemas
  • A.1.3 All Schemas Used by Domain
  • A.1.4 All Configurations Used by a Domain
  • A.1.5 Standalone Components
  • A.1.6 Available Components
  • A.1.7 All Schemas Component List
  • A.1.8 WebLogic Server Component List
  • A.1.9 Prerequisites
  • A.1.10 Edition-Based Redefinition (EBR) Database Upgrade
  • A.1.11 Schema Credentials Screen
  • A.1.12 Instance Directories
  • A.1.13 Node Manager
  • A.1.14 Oracle Traffic Director
  • A.1.15 ODI Supervisor
  • A.1.16 ODI Upgrade Key
  • A.1.17 Oracle Golden Gate Monitor OGGMON Schema Prefix
  • A.1.18 Veridata Directory
  • A.1.19 Veridata Schema Prefix
  • A.1.20 User Messaging Service Configuration
  • A.1.21 MapViewer
  • A.1.22 Examine
  • A.1.23 Examine Failure
  • A.1.24 Upgrade Summary
  • A.1.25 Upgrade Progress
  • A.1.26 Upgrade Success
  • A.1.27 Upgrade Failure
  • A.1.28 Cancel Upgrade
  • A.1.29 Log Viewer
• A.2 Readiness Check Screens
  • A.2.1 Welcome
  • A.2.2 Readiness Check Type: Individually Selected Schemas
  • A.2.3 Readiness Check Type: Domain Based
  • A.2.4 Available Components
  • A.2.5 Schema Credentials
  • A.2.6 Readiness Summary
  • A.2.7 Readiness Check
  • A.2.8 Log Viewer
  • A.2.9 Readiness Success
  • A.2.10 Sample Readiness Report