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Upgrading an Oracle SOA Suite Environment 6-1 6 Upgrading an Oracle SOA Suite Environment This chapter describes how to upgrade your Oracle SOA Suite environment from Oracle Application Server 10g to Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g. Upgrading this environment and your applications includes the following tasks: ■ Task 1: Decide Upon an Oracle SOA Topology ■ Task 2: If Necessary, Upgrade the Oracle Database That Hosts the Oracle SOA Suite Schemas ■ Task 3: Use the Repository Creation Utility to Install the 11g SOA Schemas ■ Task 4: Install and Configure the Oracle SOA Suite 11g Middle Tiers ■ Task 5: If Necessary, Upgrade the SOA Component Schemas ■ Task 6: Configure Any Required Java EE Features to Support Your SOA Applications ■ Task 7: Perform Any Required Post-Upgrade Tasks for the SOA Components

6.1 Task 1: Decide Upon an Oracle SOA Topology

Before you begin the upgrade process, decide upon a topology for your new Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g environment. For more information, see Section 3.2, Information for Oracle SOA Suite Users . Note that the instructions in this guide provide the steps for upgrading a basic Oracle SOA Suite environment. After reviewing the content of this guide, you should be able to transfer this knowledge to a more complex production environment. For specific information about setting up a production environment that takes advantage of clustering and high availability, refer to the Oracle Fusion Middleware Enterprise Deployment Guide for Oracle SOA Suite. For an overview of the high-level tasks you must perform when upgrading an enterprise deployment, see Planning an Enterprise Deployment in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Planning Guide.

6.2 Task 2: If Necessary, Upgrade the Oracle Database That Hosts the Oracle SOA Suite Schemas

If you are upgrading an Oracle SOA Suite environment, then you must ensure that the version of the database that will contain the Oracle SOA Suite schemas is supported by Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g. 6-2 Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Guide for Oracle SOA Suite, WebCenter, and ADF You can install a new database, or upgrade your existing database to a supported version. Note that if your upgrade involves multiple databases, then you might have to upgrade both the source database and the target database before proceeding with the upgrade. For example, the Oracle BAM upgrade can involve separate source and target databases. For instructions on verifying that your database meets the requirements of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g, see Upgrading and Preparing Your Databases in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Planning Guide.

6.3 Task 3: Use the Repository Creation Utility to Install the 11g SOA Schemas

If you are upgrading Oracle SOA Suite, use the Repository Creation Utility to install the schemas in the database. Repository Creation Utility is a graphical and command-line tool used to create and manage Oracle Fusion Middleware database schemas in your database. For more information, refer to the following sections: ■ Running the Repository Creation Utility in Preparation for an Oracle SOA Suite Upgrade ■ Selecting the Schemas Required for a Oracle SOA Suite Upgrade

6.3.1 Running the Repository Creation Utility in Preparation for an Oracle SOA Suite Upgrade

To start the Repository Creation Utility RCU, you run the rcu command, which is in the root directory of the Repository Creation Utility CD-ROM or if you have already installed the Oracle SOA Suite software on disk in the bin directory of the Oracle SOA Suite Oracle home. For more detailed instructions on how to obtain and run RCU, refer to the Oracle Fusion Middleware Repository Creation Utility Users Guide. For more information about which schemas to select when running the Repository Creation Utility, refer to Section 6.3.2, Selecting the Schemas Required for a Oracle SOA Suite Upgrade . For more information about the Oracle SOA Suite schemas that are installed by the Repository Creation Utility, refer to Metadata Repository Schemas in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide.

6.3.2 Selecting the Schemas Required for a Oracle SOA Suite Upgrade

You can use the Repository Creation Utility to install the schemas required for all of the Oracle Fusion Middleware software components that require a schema. However, there is no need to install all the schemas unless you plan to install a complete Oracle Fusion Middleware environment and you plan to use the same database for all the Oracle Fusion Middleware component schemas. For a Oracle SOA Suite upgrade, you must select the following schemas when you prompted by the Repository Creation Utility as shown in Figure 6–1 : ■ Select the Metadata Services schema in the AS Common Schemas category.