Back Up Your Database and Database Schemas

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: ■ Section 3.5.1.1, Product Installers ■ 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