Before you begin an upgrade to Oracle Traffic Director12c (12.2.1.2), make sure that you understand the standard upgrade topologies and upgrade paths for your domain.
Following the introductory information and preparation steps, the procedures in this guide are divided into two sections. It is important that you refer to the correct set of procedures for your domain:
Upgrades from 11g, described in Upgrading Oracle Traffic Director from 11g
Upgrades from a previous 12c release, described in Upgrading Oracle Traffic Director from a Previous 12c Release
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For general information about Fusion Middleware upgrade planning and other upgrade concepts and resources, see the following sections in Planning an Upgrade of Oracle Fusion MiddlewareSee the following documents for more information on Oracle Traffic Director:
The following topics describe the concepts related to upgrading Oracle Traffic Director
This guide provides information for upgrading from supported 11g and 12c releases.
You can upgrade to Oracle Traffic Director 12c (12.2.1.2) from the following starting points:
Oracle Traffic Director 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7, and 11.1.1.9)
Oracle Traffic Director 12c (12.1.2.0, 12.1.3.0, 12.2.1.0, and 12.2.1.1)
The upgrade procedures in this guide explain how to upgrade an existing Oracle Traffic Director 11g domain and existing 12c domain to Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.2). If your domain contains other components that also need to be upgraded, links to supporting documentation are provided.
The steps to upgrade Oracle Traffic Director to 12c (12.2.1.2) depend on the current production topology (either 11g or a previous 12c release).
As a result, it is difficult to provide exact upgrade instructions for every possible Oracle Traffic Director installation. Therefore, this upgrade documentation provides instructions for upgrading several typical Oracle Traffic Director topologies. These typical topologies are referred to as standard upgrade topologies.
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For additional information about the upgrade process and planning resources to ensure your upgrade is successful, see Preparing to Upgrade in Planning an Upgrade of Oracle Fusion Middleware.If you are using two or more Oracle Fusion Middleware products of the same or different versions in a single, supported, Oracle Fusion Middleware configuration, you must consider the interoperability and compatibility factors before planning the upgrade.
Interoperability
In the context of Oracle Fusion Middleware products, Interoperability is defined as the ability of two Oracle Fusion Middleware products or components of the same version (or release) to work together (interoperate) in a supported Oracle Fusion Middleware configuration. Specifically, interoperability applies when the first 4 digits of the release or version number are the same. For example, Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.0) components are generally interoperable with other 12c (12.2.1.2) components.
Compatibility
In the context of Oracle Fusion Middleware products, Compatibility is defined as the ability of two Oracle Fusion Middleware components of different versions (or releases) to interoperate.
For a list of products and features available in Oracle Fusion Middleware Release 12.2.1.2, see Products and Features Available in Oracle Fusion Middleware in Understanding Interoperability and Compatibility.