Selecting the Schemas Required for an Oracle WebCenter Upgrade

7-4 Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Guide for Oracle SOA Suite, WebCenter, and ADF

7.5 Task 5: Configure Any Required Java EE Features to Support Your Oracle WebCenter Applications

Besides the Oracle WebCenter system components, which are installed during the Oracle WebLogic Server installation, you might have to configure additional Oracle WebLogic Server features to support the Oracle WebCenter applications you deploy. For example, you may have to define application-required data sources, JMS resources, or other services. The resources and services provided by the Oracle WebLogic Server domain are common to all Java-based applications, including Oracle WebCenter applications. For more information, see the Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Guide for Java EE.

7.6 Task 6: Upgrade Back-End Components for WebCenter Services

Oracle WebCenter provides a set of WebCenter services that expose social networking and personal productivity features for inclusion in WebCenter applications. Some of these services, such as Documents and Discussions, rely on back-end components. This section describes the back-end servers that you may need to prepare for working with Oracle WebCenter 11g. This section includes the following sections: ■ Upgrading Oracle WebCenter Discussions ■ Upgrading Oracle Content Server ■ Migrating Oracle WebCenter Wiki and Blog Server Data

7.6.1 Upgrading Oracle WebCenter Discussions

If your WebCenter Portal applications and WebCenter Spaces use the Discussions and Announcements services, you must install Oracle WebCenter Discussions Server 11g, and upgrade the database schema of your existing Oracle WebCenter Discussions 10.1.3.x server to Oracle WebCenter Discussions Server 11g. Table 7–1 Main Steps Required to Install and Configure the Oracle WebCenter Middle Tiers Step Description Section Book 1 Install Oracle WebLogic Server and create the Middleware home Running the Installation Program in Graphical Mode Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle WebLogic Server 2 Install the Oracle WebCenter software and create the Oracle WebCenter Oracle home Installing Oracle WebCenter Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle WebCenter 3 Configure the Oracle SOA Suite domain Configuring Oracle WebCenter Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle WebCenter 4 Start the Oracle WebLogic Server domain Starting the Servers Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle Business Process Management Suite 5 Verify the installation Verifying the Installation and Configuration Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle Business Process Management Suite Upgrading an Oracle WebCenter Environment 7-5 Table 7–2 lists the tasks involved in upgrading Oracle WebCenter Discussions 10.1.3.x to Oracle WebCenter Discussions 11g. This section describes how to upgrade from Oracle WebCenter Discussions 10.1.3.x to Oracle WebCenter Discussions 11g. To prepare your Oracle WebCenter Discussions 10.1.3.x server for upgrade: 1. Back up your Oracle WebCenter Discussions database schema. 2. Remove the SSO-related system properties, if configured. To remove the SSO-related system properties: a. Log on to the Oracle WebCenter Discussions Admin Console as an administrator by using the following URL format: http:host:portowc_discussionsadmin Where host and port refer to the server and port number where your Oracle WebCenter Discussions 10g server is deployed. Table 7–2 Tasks for Upgrading Oracle WebCenter Discussions Step MandatoryOptional Back up Oracle WebCenter Discussions database schema Mandatory Delete SSO-related system properties Required only if SSO is configured Install Oracle WebCenter Discussions 11g, if not already installed Mandatory Modify the database connection of Oracle WebCenter Discussions 11g server to read data from the data store used by Oracle WebCenter Discussions 10.1.3.x Mandatory Use Jive Forums Upgrade Console to upgrade the discussions server Mandatory Configure WS-Security Required only if SAML is enabled Reconfigure SSO Required only if SSO needs to be enabled Tip: To find out the path to your database schema, log on to the Oracle WebCenter Discussions Admin Console as an administrator. From the System link at the top of the console, navigate to the System Information page. On this page, the Datasource Info section displays various details of your database schema, including the connection URL and the user name. Note: In Oracle WebCenter Discussions 11g, Single Sign-On SSO configuration has changed from Oracle WebCenter Discussions 10.1.3.x. If SSO is configured for Oracle WebCenter Discussions 10.1.3.x server and SSO-related system properties have been set to Oracle-specific SSO custom classes, then to avoid any SSO-related errors, you must disable the SSO configuration before you install Oracle WebCenter Discussions 11g. After upgrading your discussions server, you must reconfigure SSO if you require SSO authentication.