Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Intended Audience
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Introduction to the Oracle WebCenter 12c Upgrade

• 1.1 Understanding the Oracle WebCenter Upgrade to 12c
• 1.2 Understanding the Starting Points for an Oracle WebCenter 12c Upgrade
• 1.3 Understanding the Interoperability and Compatibility Restrictions

2 Pre-Upgrade Tasks for Oracle WebCenter Components

• 2.1 Oracle Fusion Middleware Pre-Upgrade Checklist
• 2.2 Creating a Complete Backup
  • 2.2.1 Backing Up the Schema Version Registry Table
  • 2.2.2 Maintaining Customized Domain and Environment Settings
• 2.3 Cloning Your Production Environment for Testing
• 2.4 Verifying Certification and System Requirements
  • 2.4.1 Verify Your Environment Meets Certification Requirements
  • 2.4.2 Verify System Requirements and Specifications
  • 2.4.3 Verify That the Database Hosting Oracle Fusion Middleware is Supported
  • 2.4.4 Verify That the JDK Is Certified for This Release of Oracle Fusion Middleware
• 2.5 Updating Policy Files when Using Enhanced Encryption (AES 256)
• 2.6 Purging Unused Data
• 2.7 Creating an Edition on the Server for Edition-Based Redefinition
• 2.8 Creating a Non-SYSDBA User to Run the Upgrade Assistant
• 2.9 Identifying Existing Schemas Available for Upgrade
• 2.10 Performing the Oracle WebCenter Pre-Upgrade Tasks
  • 2.10.1 Disabling Obsolete Components Before Upgrade
  • 2.10.2 Determining Which Schemas Can be Upgraded for WebCenter

3 Upgrading an Oracle WebCenter Domain

• 3.1 About the Oracle WebCenter Upgrade Process to 12c (12.2.1.2)
• 3.2 Installing a Product Distribution
• 3.3 Creating the Required 12c Schemas with the RCU
• 3.4 Running a Pre-Upgrade Readiness Check
  • 3.4.1 About Running a Pre-Upgrade Readiness Check
  • 3.4.2 Starting the Upgrade Assistant in Readiness Mode
    • 3.4.2.1 Upgrade Assistant Parameters
  • 3.4.3 Performing a Readiness Check with the Upgrade Assistant
  • 3.4.4 Understanding the Readiness Report
• 3.5 Stopping Servers and Processes
• 3.6 Upgrading Product Schemas
  • 3.6.1 Identifying Existing Schemas Available for Upgrade
  • 3.6.2 Starting the Upgrade Assistant
    • 3.6.2.1 Upgrade Assistant Parameters
  • 3.6.3 Upgrading Oracle WebCenter Schemas Using the Upgrade Assistant
  • 3.6.4 Verifying the Schema Upgrade
• 3.7 About Reconfiguring the Domain
  • 3.7.1 Backing Up the Domain
  • 3.7.2 Starting the Reconfiguration Wizard
  • 3.7.3 Reconfiguring the Domain with the Reconfiguration Wizard
• 3.8 Upgrading Domain Component Configurations
  • 3.8.1 Starting the Upgrade Assistant
    • 3.8.1.1 Upgrade Assistant Parameters
  • 3.8.2 Upgrading Domain Component Configurations Using the Upgrade Assistant
  • 3.8.3 Verifying the Domain-Specific-Component Configurations Upgrade
• 3.9 Performing Post-Upgrade Configuration Tasks
  • 3.9.1 Starting and Stopping Administration Server
  • 3.9.2 Starting and Stopping the Node Manager
  • 3.9.3 Starting and Stopping the Managed Servers
  • 3.9.4 Verifying the New Applications Work as Expected

4 Upgrading Oracle WebCenter Content

• 4.1 Understanding an Upgrade to Oracle WebCenter Content 12c
• 4.2 WebCenter Content Domain Upgrade Restrictions
• 4.3 Performing Pre-Upgrade Tasks for WebCenter Content
  • 4.3.1 Upgrading the Metadata Schema (_MDS) Before Upgrading WebCenter Content Web UI 11g Domain
• 4.4 Performing Pre-Upgrade Tasks for Oracle WebCenter Enterprise Capture
  • 4.4.1 Verify the Batch Processing has Completed and Capture JMS Queues are Empty
• 4.5 Performing an Upgrade of Oracle WebCenter Content Imaging
• 4.6 Performing an Upgrade of Oracle WebCenter Content
• 4.7 Performing Post Upgrade Tasks for WebCenter Content
  • 4.7.1 Configuring the Oracle WebCenter Content Server Domain to Include WebCenter Content - Web UI
  • 4.7.2 Configuring E-Business Suite AXF Schema After an Upgrade
  • 4.7.3 Removing IPM/Viewer JMS Servers for Oracle WebCenter Content: Imaging
  • 4.7.4 Removing the IPM Server for Oracle WebCenter Content: Imaging
  • 4.7.5 Updating the WccAdf.ear File (Optional)
  • 4.7.6 Migrating Custom Skins for WebCenter Content Web UI
  • 4.7.7 Upgrading Oracle Application Adapters for Oracle WebCenter Content
  • 4.7.8 Configuring the Report Library for Records Management in Content Server
  • 4.7.9 Using Fusion Middleware Control to Monitor IBR
  • 4.7.10 Starting Oracle WebCenter Content Server with SOA or BAM

5 Upgrading Oracle WebCenter Portal to 12c

• 5.1 Performing Pre-Upgrade Tasks for Oracle WebCenter Portal
  • 5.1.1 Reassociating to a Database-Based Policy Store
  • 5.1.2 Exporting Metadata for Portlet Producer Applications
  • 5.1.3 Saving OmniPortlet and Web Clipping Configuration
  • 5.1.4 Migrating Portal Framework Applications
• 5.2 Upgrading Oracle WebCenter Portal 11g Installations
  • 5.2.1 Running the upgradeWebCenterPortal WLST Command
    • 5.2.1.1 Output Generated by the upgradeWebCenterPortal WLST Command
  • 5.2.2 Running the Upgrade Audit Tool
  • 5.2.3 Accessing Upgrade Metrics
• 5.3 Performing Post-Upgrade Tasks for Oracle WebCenter Portal
  • 5.3.1 Upgrading 11g Portlet Producers
    • 5.3.1.1 Migrating a Portlet Producer Application
    • 5.3.1.2 Redeploying a Portlet Producer Application
    • 5.3.1.3 Migrating Customizations
  • 5.3.2 Restoring OmniPortlet and Web Clipping Configuration
  • 5.3.3 Removing Duplicate Portal Pages
  • 5.3.4 Verify the Content Server Connection is Upgraded
  • 5.3.5 Upgrading WebCenter Portal 11g Assets to 12c
• 5.4 Understanding the Impact of Upgrade on Deprecated Features
  • 5.4.1 Portal-Level Device Settings
  • 5.4.2 Hierarchical Portals
  • 5.4.3 Deprecated Portlets
• 5.5 Troubleshooting Oracle WebCenter Portal Upgrade Issues
  • 5.5.1 Extra Entries Appear for the ACTIVITIES Schema
  • 5.5.2 Floating Toolbar Not Available for Custom Page Templates
  • 5.5.3 Running the Predeployment Tool does not Update 11g Portlet Producers
  • 5.5.4 Handling Errors While Upgrading Oracle WebCenter Portal
  • 5.5.5 Errors on Accessing Documents/Blogs/Wiki Pages in an Upgraded Portal
  • 5.5.6 Portal Upgrade Fails

6 Upgrading Oracle WebCenter Sites to 12c

• 6.1 Upgrading WebCenter Sites from 11g to 12c
  • 6.1.1 About the WebCenter Sites Upgrade Process from 11g to 12c
  • 6.1.2 Installing the Product Distribution
  • 6.1.3 Creating the Required 12c Schemas with the RCU
  • 6.1.4 Configuring the WebCenter Sites Domain
  • 6.1.5 Configuring WebCenter Sites Instance
    • 6.1.5.1 Prerequisites for Configuring WebCenter Sites Instance
    • 6.1.5.2 Configuring WebCenter Sites with the Configurator
  • 6.1.6 Post-Configuration Tasks
    • 6.1.6.1 Switching to Authentication Against an LDAP Directory
    • 6.1.6.2 Switching to Authentication Against Oracle Access Manager
  • 6.1.7 Before Running the Upgrade Assistant
    • 6.1.7.1 Creating a Non-SYSDBA User to Run the Upgrade Assistant
    • 6.1.7.2 Copying 11.1.1.8 Schema from a DB2 Source to a New Target Database
  • 6.1.8 Upgrading Product Schemas
    • 6.1.8.1 Starting the Upgrade Assistant
      • 6.1.8.1.1 Upgrade Assistant Parameters
    • 6.1.8.2 Upgrading Product Schemas Using the Upgrade Assistant
    • 6.1.8.3 Verifying the Schema Upgrade
  • 6.1.9 Upgrading Domain Component Configurations
    • 6.1.9.1 Starting the Upgrade Assistant
      • 6.1.9.1.1 Upgrade Assistant Parameters
    • 6.1.9.2 Upgrading Sites Configuration Using the Upgrade Assistant
    • 6.1.9.3 Verifying the Domain-Specific-Component Configurations Upgrade
  • 6.1.10 Post-Upgrade Validation Tasks
  • 6.1.11 Post-Upgrade Tasks
    • 6.1.11.1 Starting Servers and Processes
    • 6.1.11.2 If the Existing Instance is a Delivery Instance...
• 6.2 Upgrading WebCenter Sites from a Previous 12c Release
  • 6.2.1 About the WebCenter Sites Upgrade Process from a Previous 12c Release
  • 6.2.2 Installing the Product Distribution
  • 6.2.3 If you have installed Sites with Insights...
  • 6.2.4 Running a Pre-Upgrade Readiness Check
    • 6.2.4.1 About Running a Pre-Upgrade Readiness Check
    • 6.2.4.2 Starting the Upgrade Assistant in Readiness Mode
      • 6.2.4.2.1 Upgrade Assistant Parameters
    • 6.2.4.3 Performing a Readiness Check with the Upgrade Assistant
    • 6.2.4.4 Understanding the Readiness Report
  • 6.2.5 Stopping Servers and Processes
  • 6.2.6 About Reconfiguring the Domain
    • 6.2.6.1 Backing Up the Domain
    • 6.2.6.2 Starting the Reconfiguration Wizard
    • 6.2.6.3 Reconfiguring the WebCenter Sites Domain with the Reconfiguration Wizard
  • 6.2.7 Before Running the Upgrade Assistant
  • 6.2.8 Upgrading Product Schemas
    • 6.2.8.1 Starting the Upgrade Assistant
      • 6.2.8.1.1 Upgrade Assistant Parameters
    • 6.2.8.2 Upgrading Product Schemas Using the Upgrade Assistant
    • 6.2.8.3 Verifying the Schema Upgrade
  • 6.2.9 Upgrading Domain Component Configurations
    • 6.2.9.1 Starting the Upgrade Assistant
      • 6.2.9.1.1 Upgrade Assistant Parameters
    • 6.2.9.2 Upgrading Domain Components Using the Upgrade Assistant
    • 6.2.9.3 Verifying the Domain-Specific-Component Configurations Upgrade
  • 6.2.10 Post-Upgrade Validation Tasks
  • 6.2.11 Post-Upgrade Tasks
    • 6.2.11.1 Starting Servers and Processes
• 6.3 Migrating Custom Java Libraries or Static Web Resources

7 Upgrading WebCenter in a Clustered Topology

• 7.1 Troubleshooting a WebCenter Cluster Upgrade
  • 7.1.1 Accessing WebCenter Content URLs Post Upgrade