Product Installers About the Installers Used for Patching

Applying the Latest Oracle Fusion Middleware Patch Set 3-9 1. Change directory to the Disk1 folder inside the unpacked archive folder. 2. Start the product installer or Patch Set Installer: On UNIX operating systems: .runInstaller On Windows operating systems: setup.exe Depending on your system environment and product you are updating, you may be prompted to provide the location of a JREJDK on your system when you start the installer. When you installed Oracle WebLogic Server, a JRE was installed in the jdk160_21 directory inside the Middleware home; you can use this location to start the installer. If you do not have Oracle WebLogic Server installed on your system, you can use the JDK in the jdk directory inside the Oracle home. Make sure you specify the absolute path to your JREJDK location; relative paths are not supported. The Patch Set Installer can also be run in silent mode. See Silent Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation and Deinstallation in Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Planning Guide for more details.

3.6 Patch Set Installer Instructions

The instructions in this section are only applicable if you are patching Oracle Identity Management, Oracle Web Tier, or Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer. If you have started the installer for any other Oracle Fusion Middleware product, you should refer to your product installation guide for instructions on how to navigate through the various installation screens. After you have started the Patch Set Installer, follow the instructions in Table 3–2 to patch your components. If you need additional help with any of the installation screens, refer to Appendix A, Patch Set Installer Screens or click Help to access the online help. Note: If your domain includes multiple systems, you must run the Patch Set Installer separately on each system to update the software on that system. 3-10 Oracle Fusion Middleware Patching Guide If you are a new Oracle Fusion Middleware user, your next step is to create and configure a WebLogic domain. Return to your product installation guides for domain configuration and creation information. If you are an existing Oracle Fusion Middleware user, go to Section 3.7, Update Your Schemas with Patch Set Assistant and continue with this document.

3.7 Update Your Schemas with Patch Set Assistant

To see if your schema requires updating with the Patch Set Assistant, refer to Table 4–1, Schemas That Require Updating for the Latest Release in Section 4.1, Which Schemas Need to be Updated with Patch Set Assistant?. If the product you are patching uses one of the schemas listed in the table, follow the instructions in Chapter 4, Updating Your Schemas with Patch Set Assistant to update your schemas. If the product you are patching does not use one of these schemas, you can skip this section and proceed to Section 3.8, Post-Patching Tasks.

3.8 Post-Patching Tasks

This section contains information about manual tasks that must be performed after the patch installation is complete. Some of the tasks may not apply to your environment as you may not be using the products in question. However, if you are, then the manual steps must be performed in order for your domain to work correctly. The following topics are covered: ■ Section 3.8.1, Post-Patching Tasks If Your Starting Point is Release 11.1.1.2.0 Table 3–2 Installation Flow for Patch Set Installer No. Screen When Does This Screen Appear? Description and Action Required 1 Welcome Always. Click Next to continue. 2 Specify Installation Location Always. Specify your existing Oracle Middleware home and product Oracle home locations. Click Next to continue. 3 Specify Security Updates Only if you have not previously registered for security updates for your products. Enter your E-mail address if you want to receive the latest product information and security updates. If you have a My Oracle account and wish to receive updates via this mechanism, select I wish to receive security updates via My Oracle Support , then enter your account password. If you do not wish to register for security updates, leave all the fields on this screen blank. Click Next to continue. 4 Installation Summary Always. Verify the installation about to be performed. Click Install to continue. 5 Installation Progress Always. This screen shows the progress of the installation. Click Next when the installation is 100 complete. 6 Installation Complete Always. Click Finish to dismiss the screen.