What Is an Oracle BPEL Process Manager Long-Running Process?

4-2 Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Guide for Oracle SOA Suite, WebCenter, and ADF ■ Using a Grace Period and a Hard Stop of Long-Running Processes

4.2.1 Using a Side-by-Side Approach to Long-Running Processes During Upgrade

The side-by-side approach to long-running processes involves upgrading to an Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g environment while keeping the Oracle Application Server 10g environment up and running until the long-running processes finish up their tasks. Table 4–1 shows a summary of the upgrade process you would use if you were considering the side-by-side approach to supporting Oracle BPEL Process Manager long running processes during upgrade. Table 4–1 Steps for Using the Side-by-Side Approach to Long-Running Processes Step Number Task More Information 1 Install and configure a new Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g environment. Chapter 6, Upgrading an Oracle SOA Suite Environment 2 Upgrade the Application in Oracle JDeveloper 11g. Chapter 8, Overview of Upgrading Oracle SOA Suite, WebCenter, and ADF Applications 3 Deploy the application to Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g. Section 8.9, Task 9: Redeploy the Application 4 Make a copy of any client applications, upgrade them, and test them with the application you deployed on Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g. Section 14.5, Upgrading Oracle SOA Suite Client Applications 5 Retire all processes on Oracle BPEL Process Manager 10g; this will stop any new processes from starting, but allow existing 10g processes to finish. How to Manage a Process Life Cycle in the Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 10.1.3.1.0 Oracle SOA Suite Developers Guide, available on the Oracle Technology Network OTN: http:www.oracle.comtechnologydocumentation 6 With the 10g system still running, decommission the 10g client applications, and start the upgraded application clients, which are directing requests to the new 11g Oracle BPEL Process Manager. Starting and Stopping Oracle Fusion Middleware in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide 7 Monitor the 10g long-running processes until they all complete. Using the Instances Tab to Monitor Process Instances in the Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 10.1.3.1.0 Oracle SOA Suite Developers Guide, available on the Oracle Technology Network OTN: http:www.oracle.comtechnologydocumentation 8 Shut down and decommission Oracle BPEL Process Manager 10g. ■ Starting and Stopping Oracle BPEL Process Manager Components in the Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 10.1.3.1.0 Oracle BPEL Process Manager Quick Start Guide ■ Starting and Stopping Application Server Instances in the in the Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 10.1.3.1.0 Oracle Application Server Administrator’s Guide. The Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 10.1.3 documentation is available on the Oracle Technology Network OTN: http:www.oracle.comtechnologydocumentation