Oracle BI Security: Highlighted New 11g Functionality to Leverage

Planning to Upgrade from Oracle BI 10g to BI 11g 1-45 Table 1–16 Summary of Steps to Move from Oracle BI 11.1.1.3 to Oracle BI 11.1.1.5 Step Description Notes 1 Perform the following general pre-upgrade tasks: ■ Stop all WebLogic Servers, Node Manager, OPMN, and OPMN-managed system components that are part of all Oracle BI domains that use the Middleware Home that you must upgrade. On Windows systems, also stop the component that is called Oracle WebLogic NodeManager name. ■ Back up directories. For information, see Perform General Pre-Patching Tasks in Oracle Fusion Middleware Patching Guide. Perform this step on each computer that is part of the BI Domain that you want to upgrade. 2 Download the appropriate Product Installers, as described in Download the Installer in Oracle Fusion Middleware Patching Guide. Perform this step once to obtain the files for the Installer, which you can use multiple times. 3 Patch Oracle WebLogic Server to the latest version 10.3.5, as described in Applying the Latest Oracle Fusion Middleware Patch Set in Oracle Fusion Middleware Patching Guide. Perform this step on each computer that is part of the BI Domain that you want to upgrade. For a shared Middleware Home, perform this step only once. 4 Run the Oracle BI Product Installer, and perform a Software Only installation, specifying the existing Middleware home to be upgraded. For information, see Start the Installer in Oracle Fusion Middleware Patching Guide. Perform this step on each computer that is part of the BI Domain that you want to upgrade. For a shared Middleware Home, perform this step only once. 5 Run the Patch Set Assistant for each of the Oracle BI schemas created with RCU, as described in the following list. Update the MDS schema first. ■ MDS ■ BIPLATFORM For information, see Before You Begin Using the Patch Set Assistant and Verifying the Schema Version Number After Update in Oracle Fusion Middleware Patching Guide. Perform this step once per domain. 6 Upgrade various system components, as described in Upgrading System Components in Oracle Fusion Middleware Patching Guide. Perform this step once per domain. 7 Update libraries, as described in Updating Fusion Middleware Shared Libraries in Oracle Fusion Middleware Patching Guide. Perform this step once per domain. 8 Update configurations and stores, as described in Updating Configurations and Stores in Oracle Fusion Middleware Patching Guide. Perform this step once per domain. 9 Upgrade code grants that is, security policy artifacts for Oracle BI, as described in Upgrading Oracle Business Intelligence Code Grants in Oracle Fusion Middleware Patching Guide. Perform this step once per domain. 10 Upgrade catalogs applicable only if you installed Oracle BI EE, as described in Updating Oracle Business Intelligence Catalogs in Oracle Fusion Middleware Patching Guide. Perform this step once per domain.