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Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Related Documents
• Conventions

What's New in This Guide

• New and Changed Features for 12c (12.2.1)
• Other Changes to This Guide

1 Preparing for the Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure Upgrade

• 1.1 Understanding the Starting Points for an Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure Upgrade
  • 1.1.1 About Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure 12c
  • 1.1.2 Key Differences Between Application Developer 11g and Infrastructure 12c
    • 1.1.2.1 Infrastructure 12c Includes Oracle WebLogic Server
    • 1.1.2.2 Database Schema Requirement for Infrastructure 12c
    • 1.1.2.3 Using an OID-based Policy Store
    • 1.1.2.4 Infrastructure 12c Domains Can Include Oracle HTTP Server
• 1.2 Upgrading Security Store
• 1.3 Understanding the Standard Upgrade Topologies for Infrastructure
  • 1.3.1 Fusion Middleware Infrastructure Standard Upgrade Topology
  • 1.3.2 Fusion Middleware Infrastructure Standard Upgrade Topology with Oracle HTTP Server
• 1.4 Understanding the Additional New Features for Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c
• 1.5 Flow Chart and Task Roadmaps for Upgrading to Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure
  • 1.5.1 Flow Chart for Upgrading the Infrastructure Standard Upgrade Topologies
  • 1.5.2 Task Roadmap for Upgrading the Infrastructure Standard Upgrade Topologies
• 1.6 About Upgrading Oracle HTTP Server
• 1.7 Upgrading Custom Applications Using Oracle JDeveloper 12c

2 Pre-Upgrade Checklist

• 2.1 Creating a Complete Backup (Required)
• 2.2 Cloning Your Production Environment for Testing (Recommended)
• 2.3 Verifying Certification and System Requirements
  • 2.3.1 Verify Your Environment Meets Certification Requirements
  • 2.3.2 Verify System Requirements and Specifications
  • 2.3.3 Verify that the database hosting Oracle Fusion Middleware is supported
  • 2.3.4 Verify that the JDK is certified for this release of Oracle Fusion Middleware.
• 2.4 Migrating from a 32-Bit to a 64-Bit Operating System
  • 2.4.1 Procure the Hardware that Supports your Upgrade's 64-bit Software Requirement
  • 2.4.2 Stop all processes, including the Administration Server, Managed Servers, and Node Manager
  • 2.4.3 Back up all Files from the 32-bit Host Machine
  • 2.4.4 Set up the Target 64-bit Machine with the 11g Host Name and IP Address
  • 2.4.5 Restore the 11g Backup from 32-bit Host to 64-bit Host
  • 2.4.6 Install the 12c Product Distribution(s) on the Target Machine
  • 2.4.7 Upgrade the Target 64-bit Environment Using the Standard Upgrade Procedure
• 2.5 Purging Unused Data
• 2.6 Creating the Required Schemas Before Upgrade
• 2.7 Reassociating File-based Policy Stores to Database-based Policy Stores (Required)
  • 2.7.1 Creating 11g OPSS and IAU Schemas
  • 2.7.2 Reassociating the 11g Policy Store with the Database-Based Policy Store and OPSS Schema
  • 2.7.3 Validating that the Policy Store Reassociation is Successful
• 2.8 Creating the 12c OPSS Schema for an OID-based Security Store
• 2.9 Upgrading Security Stores to the Latest Version
• 2.10 Creating a Non-SYSDBA User
• 2.11 Using Enhanced Encryption (AES 256)
• 2.12 Creating an Edition on the Server for Edition-Based Redefinition (Optional)
• 2.13 Downloading and Installing the 12c Oracle Fusion Middleware Product Distributions
• 2.14 Maintaining Custom Domain Environment Settings
• 2.15 Running a Pre-Upgrade Readiness Check
• 2.16 Locating the Component-Specific Upgrade Documentation

3 Upgrading to the 12c Infrastructure from the 11g Release

• 3.1 Completing the Pre-Upgrade Tasks for Infrastructure (Required)
  • 3.1.1 Maintaining Your Custom setDomainEnv Settings (Optional)
  • 3.1.2 Using No-Auth SSL Mode in OID Security Store
  • 3.1.3 Removing the Server Instance Scope from OWSM Policy Sets
  • 3.1.4 Cloning Predefined Documents and Migrating OWSM Policy Attachments
• 3.2 Installing Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure on APPHOST
• 3.3 Installing Oracle HTTP Server
• 3.4 Stopping Servers and Processes
• 3.5 Using the Schema Version Registry to Identify Existing 11g Schemas
• 3.6 Creating the Required Schemas Before You Upgrade
  • 3.6.1 Determining Which Schemas to Create
  • 3.6.2 Creating the Required Schemas with the Repository Creation Utility (RCU)
• 3.7 About Upgrading Schemas using the Upgrade Assistant
• 3.8 Identifying Schemas that Can be Upgraded with the Upgrade Assistant
• 3.9 Starting the Upgrade Assistant
• 3.10 Upgrading Schemas with the Upgrade Assistant
• 3.11 Upgrade Assistant Screens
  • 3.11.1 Welcome
  • 3.11.2 Schemas
  • 3.11.3 All Schemas Used by Domain
  • 3.11.4 All Configurations Used by a Domain
  • 3.11.5 Standalone Components
  • 3.11.6 Available Components
  • 3.11.7 All Schemas Component List
  • 3.11.8 WebLogic Server Component List
  • 3.11.9 Prerequisites
  • 3.11.10 Edition-Based Redefinition (EBR) Database Upgrade
  • 3.11.11 Schema Credentials Screen
  • 3.11.12 Instance Directories
  • 3.11.13 Node Manager
  • 3.11.14 User Messaging Service Configuration
  • 3.11.15 Examine
  • 3.11.16 Examine Failure
  • 3.11.17 Upgrade Summary
  • 3.11.18 Upgrade Progress
  • 3.11.19 Upgrade Success
  • 3.11.20 Upgrade Failure
  • 3.11.21 Cancel Upgrade
• 3.12 Reconfiguring the Domain using the Reconfiguration Wizard
• 3.13 Upgrading the Domain Component Configurations Using the Upgrade Assistant
  • 3.13.1 Task 1: Starting the Upgrade Assistant
  • 3.13.2 Task 2: Upgrading Component Configurations
• 3.14 Troubleshooting the Infrastructure Upgrade
  • 3.14.1 Error while Reconfiguring the Domain using Reconfiguration Wizard
  • 3.14.2 Authentication Failure — JSchException: Auth Fail
  • 3.14.3 Error while Copying User Messaging Service (UMS) Configuration Files
• 3.15 Performing the Post-Upgrade Tasks

4 Upgrading the 12c Infrastructure from a Previous 12c Release

• 4.1 Performing the Required Pre-Upgrade Tasks
• 4.2 About Upgrading Schemas using the Upgrade Assistant
• 4.3 Identifying Schemas that Can be Upgraded with the Upgrade Assistant
• 4.4 Starting the Upgrade Assistant
• 4.5 Upgrading Schemas with the Upgrade Assistant
• 4.6 Upgrade Assistant Screens
  • 4.6.1 Welcome
  • 4.6.2 Schemas
  • 4.6.3 All Schemas Used by Domain
  • 4.6.4 All Configurations Used by a Domain
  • 4.6.5 Standalone Components
  • 4.6.6 Available Components
  • 4.6.7 All Schemas Component List
  • 4.6.8 WebLogic Server Component List
  • 4.6.9 Prerequisites
  • 4.6.10 Edition-Based Redefinition (EBR) Database Upgrade
  • 4.6.11 Schema Credentials Screen
  • 4.6.12 Instance Directories
  • 4.6.13 Node Manager
  • 4.6.14 User Messaging Service Configuration
  • 4.6.15 Examine
  • 4.6.16 Examine Failure
  • 4.6.17 Upgrade Summary
  • 4.6.18 Upgrade Progress
  • 4.6.19 Upgrade Success
  • 4.6.20 Upgrade Failure
  • 4.6.21 Cancel Upgrade
• 4.7 Reconfiguring the Domain using the Reconfiguration Wizard
• 4.8 Upgrading the Domain Component Configurations Using the Upgrade Assistant
  • 4.8.1 Task 1: Starting the Upgrade Assistant
  • 4.8.2 Task 2: Upgrading Component Configurations

5 Tasks to Perform After Upgrade

• 5.1 Using the Upgrade Validation Checklist
• 5.2 Starting and Stopping Servers in the Correct Order
  • 5.2.1 Starting the Node Manager
  • 5.2.2 Starting the Administration Server
  • 5.2.3 Starting the Webtier (Oracle HTTP Server)
• 5.3 Verifying the Domain-specific-Component Configurations Upgrade
• 5.4 Reapplying Custom Configuration Settings to setDomainEnv
• 5.5 Configuring an Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Audit Data Store
• 5.6 Maintaining the Security Status of Older Java EE Web Service Applications
• 5.7 Documentation Resources for Managing your Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Software
• 5.8 Using Your 11g Application Deployments in Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c
  • 5.8.1 About Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) 12c
  • 5.8.2 About Oracle JDeveloper 12c
    • 5.8.2.1 Installing Oracle JDeveloper 12c
    • 5.8.2.2 Migrating Applications Using Oracle JDeveloper 12c
    • 5.8.2.3 About Migrating Asynchronous Web Services with Oracle JDeveloper 12c

• A.1 Starting the Upgrade Assistant with Optional Arguments
  • A.1.1 Starting the Upgrade Assistant with Additional Parameters (Optional)
  • A.1.2 Starting the Upgrade Assistant in Response File Mode
    • A.1.2.1 Creating an Upgrade Response File
    • A.1.2.2 Using the Response File to Upgrade Fusion Middleware
• A.2 Running a Pre-Upgrade Readiness Check
  • A.2.1 Starting the Upgrade Assistant in Readiness Mode
  • A.2.2 Performing the Readiness Check
  • A.2.3 Understanding the Readiness Report
• A.3 Readiness Check Screens
  • A.3.1 Welcome
  • A.3.2 Readiness Check Type: Individually Selected Schemas
  • A.3.3 Readiness Check Type: Domain Based
  • A.3.4 Available Components
  • A.3.5 Schema Credentials
  • A.3.6 Readiness Summary
  • A.3.7 Readiness Check
  • A.3.8 Log Viewer
  • A.3.9 Readiness Success
  • A.3.10 Sample Readiness Report
• A.4 Setting the DISPLAY Environment Variable
• A.5 Starting the Reconfiguration Wizard