Selecting the Schemas Required for a Oracle SOA Suite Upgrade

6-4 Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Guide for Oracle SOA Suite, WebCenter, and ADF

6.5 Task 5: If Necessary, Upgrade the SOA Component Schemas

If you are upgrading the Oracle B2B or Oracle BAM components, then you must run the Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Assistant to upgrade these component schemas to 11g. The Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Assistant automates the upgrade of many aspects of your Oracle Application Server 10g environment. The Upgrade Assistant is installed automatically into the bin directory of your Oracle Fusion Middleware Oracle home. You run the Upgrade Assistant once for each 10g schema you are upgrading. Refer to the following sections for more information: ■ Task 5a: Start the Upgrade Assistant for an Oracle SOA Schema Upgrade ■ Task 5b: If Necessary, Upgrade the B2B Schema ■ Task 5c: If Necessary, Upgrade the BAM Schema

6.5.1 Task 5a: Start the Upgrade Assistant for an Oracle SOA Schema Upgrade

To start the Upgrade Assistant using the graphical user interface: Table 6–1 Main Steps Required to Install and Configure the Oracle SOA Suite Middle Tiers Step Description Section Boook 1 Install Oracle WebLogic Server and create the Middleware home Running the Installation Program in Graphical Mode Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle WebLogic Server 2 Install the Oracle SOA Suite software and create the Oracle SOA Suite Oracle home Installing Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle Business Process Management Suite Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle Business Process Management Suite 3 Apply the latest Oracle Fusion Middleware patch set Applying the Latest Fusion Middleware Patch Set with the Patch Set Installers Oracle Fusion Middleware Patching Guide 4 Configure the Oracle SOA Suite domain Configuring Oracle SOA Suite Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle Business Process Management Suite 5 Start the Oracle WebLogic Server domain Starting the Servers Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle Business Process Management Suite 6 Verify the installation Verifying the Installation and Configuration Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle Business Process Management Suite Note: If you are upgrading a 10g Release 3 10.1.3.1.0 Oracle home that was installed using the Basic Installation option, then there is no need to run the Upgrade Assistant. When you select the 10g Release 3 10.1.3.1.0 Basic Installation option, the installer does not install any components that can be upgraded by the Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Assistant. Upgrading an Oracle SOA Suite Environment 6-5 1. Change directory the ORACLE_HOMEbin directory of the Oracle Fusion Middleware installation. 2. Enter the following command to start the Upgrade Assistant. On UNIX system: .ua On Windows systems: ua.bat The Upgrade Assistant displays the Welcome screen as shown in Figure 6–2 . Figure 6–2 Upgrade Assistant Welcome Screen

3. Click Next to display the Specify Operation screen

Figure 6–3 . The options available in the Upgrade Assistant are specific to the Oracle home from which it started. When you start Upgrade Assistant from an Oracle SOA Suite and WebCenter Oracle home, the options shown on the Select Operation screen are the valid options for an Oracle SOA Suite and WebCenter Oracle home. Note: You can also use the Upgrade Assistant command-line interface to upgrade your Oracle Application Server 10g Oracle homes. For more information, see Using the Upgrade Assistant Command-Line Interface in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Planning Guide.