3-6 Oracle Fusion Middleware Patching Guide
After saving your customizations and patching your software, you must follow the instructions in Section 5.5.2, Restoring Your OmniPortlet and WebClipping
Customizations.
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Save XEngine Customizations for Oracle B2B This procedure is needed only if you use custom XEngine configurations in cases
where B2B server is integrated with B2B EDI endpoints. In such cases, all B2B domains created from the same installation share the a single XEngine
configuration stored within a single directory. This directory must be backed up prior to patching, and then restored after patching is complete.
For more information, see Section 3.8.6.6, Saving and Restoring XEngine Customizations for Oracle B2B.
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Back Up Existing Oracle BI Presentation Catalogs When updating your Oracle Business Intelligence BI software from Release
11.1.1.3.0 to 11.1.1.5.0, you must manually update your Oracle BI Presentation Catalogs. See Section 3.8.10.2, Updating Oracle Business Intelligence Catalogs for
more information.
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Back Up Files for Oracle Data Integrator Java EE Standalone Agent Make sure the following files and directories are backed up they should be if you
backed up your Oracle home directory, as specified in Section 3.4.2, Back Up Your Middleware Home, Domain Home and Oracle Instances:
1.
Backup the
ODI_HOME
oraclediagentbinodiparams.sh on UNIX operating systems or
ODI_HOME
\oracledi\agent\bin\odiparams.bat on Windows operating systems file.
2.
Backup the
ODI_HOME
oraclediagentdrivers on UNIX operating systems or
ODI_HOME
\oracledi\agent\drivers on Windows operating systems directory.
After Oracle Data Integrator is patched, follow the instructions in Section 3.8.11.3, Reconfiguring the ODI Standalone Agent.
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Back up custom JSPs for Oracle Identity Federation If you are updating your Oracle Identity Federation to the latest release, you
should back up any custom JSPs before patching to the latest version. The patching process will overwrite the JSPs included in the oif.ear file.
After the patching process is complete, you should restore your custom JSPs.
3.4.5 Patch Oracle WebLogic Server
If Oracle WebLogic Server is already installed on your system, make sure you have patched Oracle WebLogic Server to the latest version 10.3.5 using the Upgrade
installer. To do so:
1.
Download the Upgrade installer from My Oracle Support. For instructions, see Downloading an Upgrade Installer From My Oracle
Support in Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle WebLogic Server.
2.
Run the Upgrade installer in graphical mode to patch your WebLogic Server. For instructions, see Running the Upgrade Installer in Graphical Mode in Oracle
Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle WebLogic Server.
Applying the Latest Oracle Fusion Middleware Patch Set 3-7
If you want to run the Upgrade installer in silent mode for example, you have an environment where you need to patch multiple instances of Oracle WebLogic Server,
see the instructions in Running the Installation Program in Silent Mode in Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle WebLogic Server.
3.4.6 Rename the emCCR File for Silent Patching
If you are patching your software in silent mode, you may encounter the following error messages:
SEVERE:Values for the following variables could not be obtained from the command line or response files:
MYORACLESUPPORT_USERNAMEMyOracleSupportUsername
To work around this issue, rename the
ORACLE_HOME
ccrbinemCCR on UNIX operating systems or
ORACLE_HOME
\ccr\bin\emCCR on Windows operating systems file.
For example, on a UNIX operating system:
cd
ORACLE_HOME
ccrbin mv emCCR emCCR_LAST
On a Windows operating system:
cd
ORACLE_HOME
\ccr\bin mv emCCR emCCR_LAST
See Silent Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation and Deinstallation in Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Planning Guide for more details about silent installation.
3.5 Download and Start the Product Installer or Patch Set Installer
This section contains instructions on how to obtain the proper product installer or Patch Set Installer to patch your product.
3.5.1 About the Installers Used for Patching
Depending on the product you are patching, the installer you will need to download may affect the steps you need to follow to update your environment.
For more information about the types of installers available with Oracle Fusion Middleware, see Understand the Types of Oracle Fusion Middleware Installers in the
Oracle Fusion Middleware Download, Installation, and Configuration ReadMe:
http:download.oracle.comdocshtmlE18749_01download_readme.htm
This section contains the following:
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Section 3.5.1.1, Product Installers
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Section 3.5.1.2, Patch Set Installers
3.5.1.1 Product Installers
The product installers for Oracle SOA Suite, Oracle WebCenter, Oracle Application Developer, Oracle Enterprise Content Management Suite, Oracle Business Intelligence
and Oracle Data Integrator can be used by existing customers to patch an existing Oracle Fusion Middleware installation, or they can be used to install a fresh Oracle
