Steps to Upgrade Oracle Apps(EBS) 12.0.6 to 12.1.

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Table1: LIST OF PRE-REQUISITE PATCHES TO BE DOWNLOADED

S.
NO.

LIST OF PATCHES TO BE DOWNLOADED

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk6u27-download-440405.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre6u29-download-513650.html
7272722

6880880

5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35

6702510
7484199
7411481
7139320
7139339
8999551
9386653
9839039
5983622
9593176
7121788
6995251
8528194
9357237
8551790
8557019
10081297
7016961
5917053
6371228
10152652
11780669
12379038
7140392
8300196
8602992
3559326
5394728
5261796
5651245
7120543

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2

DESCRIPTION
Download jdk-6u27-linux-i586-rpm.bin
for JDK upgrade
Download jre-6u27-linux-i586-rpm.bin
for JRE upgrade
10gAS(10.1.3.4) Patch set upgrade
Upgrade Opatch to 1.0.0.0.58 (release
10.1.0.0.0 )
Additional Patches for 10.1.3.4
Additional Patches for 10.1.3.4
Additional Patches for 10.1.3.4
Additional Patches for 10.1.3.4
Additional Patches for 10.1.3.4
Additional Patches for 10.1.3.4
R12.TXK.A.Delta.7
R12.TXK.A
10gAS Patchset
Forms bundle patch
Forms platform specific
Forms platform specific
Forms platform specific
Forms C Patch
Forms C Patch
Forms C Patch
Forms C Patch
Reports C Patch
Reports C Patch
Reports C Patch
Reports C Patch
Reports C Patch
Reports C Patch
Reports Java Patch
Reports Generic Patch
Reports Generic Patch
10.1.0.5 RSF fixes
10.1.0.5 RSF fixes
10.1.0.5 RSF fixes
10.1.0.5 RSF fixes
Interoperability Patch

REMARKS
JDK and JRE
upgrade
from V5.0
To V6.0

10G AS
(HTTP/WEB
SERVER)
UPGRADE

UPGRADE
10G AS
FORMS
AND
REPORTS

Table2: LIST OF UPGRADING PATCHES TO BE DOWNLOADED

S.
NO.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

LIST OF PATCHES TO BE DOWNLOADED

DESCRIPTION

8886260
7461070
8764069

REMARKS

Pre-Upgrade Patch for 12.1.1

7303030

12.1.1 Upgradation Patch

7303031

12.0.6 TO 12.1.1
UPGRADE

9241293

Post-Upgradation Patch

8992873
8609614
9239089

12.1.3 Upgradation Patch

9239090
9239095
9817770

12.1.1 TO 12.1.3
UPGRADE

Post-Upgradation Patch

9966055

Table3: LIST OF ORACLE METALINK ID FOR REFERENCE

S.NO.

DESCRIPTION

M.L. ID. DESCRIPTION

M.L. ID. NO.

OCM Uninstall / Install

Upgrading Oracle Configuration

Manager (OCM) within E-Business
Suite Release 12.0

JDK and JRE upgrade from V5.0 To

V6.0

Using Latest Java 6.0 Update with

Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12

455492.1

10G AS (HTTP/WEB SERVER)

UPGRADE

Upgrading to the OracleAS 10g 10.1.3.4

Patch Set in Oracle E-Business Suite
Release 12

728531.1

UPGRADE 10G AS FORMS AND

REPORTS

Upgrading OracleAS 10g Forms and

Reports in Oracle E-Business Suite
Release 12

437878.1

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727157.1

12.0.6 To 12.1.1 Upgrade

Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1.1

Maintenance Pack Installation
Instructions

752619.1

12.1.1 TO 12.1.3 UPGRADE

Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1.3

Readme

1080973.1

I)

CURRENT ENVIRONMENT

Database

2 node RAC environment

Application

2 node

File System is not shared

II)
A.

PRE-UPGRADE ANALYSIS

BACKUP DATABASE & APPLICATION

Please take clean backup of Database and application before starting any of the upgrade steps
B.

STAGE SOFTWARE

Download all required patches and softwares and copy it to the stage directory
C.

REQUIRED INFORMATION

Get the below credentials

1. System, Apps DB schema passwords.
2. Root, Oracle and Applmgr Unix user password.
3. Sysadmin application user password

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D.

PRE-UPGRADE ANALYSIS
Table 1: Reference with Metalink ID: 752619.1

S.No

Pre-Update Check in

Current

1 Database version
2
3

Oracle Application Server 10g

Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
JDK to Java 6.0
Oracle Application Server Forms
and Reports Services 10g
Oracle Configuration Manager

Required

Upgrade
Required

10.2.0.4.0

10.2.0.3 or
later

No

10.1.3

10.1.3.4

Yes

build 1.5.0_08

Java 6.0

Yes

10.1.2.0.2

10.1.2.3

Yes

N/A

Yes

III) PRE-UPGRADE STEPS

A.

OCM UNINSTALL / INSTALL [ID 727157.1]

1.

Uninstall Existing OCM on DB & App Tier

1.1. On App Boxes
Stop OCM running under $INST_TOP/ocm/10.1.2 and $INST_TOP/ocm/10.1.3
Delete $INST_TOP/ocm directory
Delete $ORACLE_HOME/ccr_stage and $IAS_ORACLE_HOME/ccr_stage
1.2. On DB Boxes
Stop OCM
Remove the OCM user and the associated objects from the database

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SQL> @ccr/admin/scripts/dropocm.sql;
Delete $ORACLE_HOME/ccr
Manually remove the crontab entry*
Delete $ORACLE_HOME/ccr_stage directory
*Make sure to uncomment the crontab entry after upgrade

2.

Installing Latest OCM

Remote Diagnostic Agent (RDA) 4 - Getting Started [ID 314422.1].

Note: OCM is bundled with RDA
Installation is not a mandatory setup for upgrade, So we can ignore

B. JDK AND JRE UPGRADE FROM V5.0 TO V6.0 [455492.1]

1.

JDK upgrade on APP tier

1.1 Download latest JDK
Note: Download 32 bit version of jdk
Download Latest JDK from
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk-6u27-download440405.html
File downloaded: jdk-6u27-linux-i586-rpm.bin
1.2 Backup existing JDK
Shutdown all the middle tier services
Backup the existing jdk directory in /ebiz/apps/tech_st/10.1.3/appsutil
Create a new jdk directory /ebiz/apps/tech_st/10.1.3/appsutil and move the
downloaded file jdk-6u27-linux-i586-rpm.bin to jdk directory
1.3 Install JDK as root user
As root user run jdk-6u27-linux-i586-rpm.bin
Copy all the files in /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_27 to $ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/jdk
Change the ownership of /ebiz/apps/tech_st/10.1.3/appsutil /jdk to applmgr and dba
group

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1.4 Install Albany (Display font)

Copy all the .ttf files in $FND_TOP/resource to
$IAS_ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/jdk/jre/lib/fonts/
1.5 Verification
Move to /ebiz/apps/tech_st/10.1.3/appsutil/jdk/bin and run the command
./java version (or)
ADJVAPRG -version

2.

JRE upgrade on DB tier

2.1 Download latest JRE
Note: Download 32 bit version of jre from
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre-6u29-download513650.html
File downloaded: jre-6u27-linux-i586-rpm.bin
2.2 Backup existing JRE
Backup the existing jre directory in $ORACLE_HOME/appsutil
2.3 Install JRE as root user
As root user run jre-6u27-linux-i586-rpm.bin
Copy all the files from /usr/java/jre1.6.0_27 to $ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/jre and
change the ownership of copied files to oracle (dba group)
2.4 Verification
Move to the directory $ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/jre/bin and type the following
command ./java -version

3.

Post JDK & JRE Upgrade steps

3.1 Run Autoconfig in DB
3.2 Run Autoconfig in APPLICATION

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C.

10G AS (HTTP/WEB SERVER) UPGRADE [728531.1]

S.No

Patch
Number

Description

7272722 10gAS(10.1.3.4) Patch set upgrade

6880880 Upgrade Opatch to 1.0.0.0.58

6702510 Additional Patches for 10.1.3.4

7484199 Additional Patches for 10.1.3.4

Pre-Step

Post-Step

View README.txt of the Patches

before applying the patch
5

7411481 Additional Patches for 10.1.3.4

7139320 Additional Patches for 10.1.3.4

7139339 Additional Patches for 10.1.3.4

8999551 Additional Patches for 10.1.3.4

9
10

1.

Regenerate appsbor.zip and appsborg2.zip using adamin -> generate product JAR Files
Start Application services
7303030 Incase application gives login page cannot be displayed error

Applying Patchset 10.1.3.4

1.1. Backing-up the 10.1.3 Home

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Before applying any Patchset take a backup of the consecutive home (10.1.3 home)

1.2. Apply the patch in VNC

Go to 10.1.3 home and set the environment file located there.
Download the patch p7272722_101340_LINUX.zip and unzip
Before running the installer enter the command linux32 bash
Run the installer by specifying the local home inventory location
Press Next in 1st screen
Name: PROD_WEBOH__oracle_PROD_apps_tech_st_10_1_3
Path: Path of 10.1.3 home
Oc4jadmin password: secret

(Default password)

Press OK when prompt for middle tier shutdown

Press Install
As root run root.sh in 10.1.3 home
Press exit to finish the installation
1.3. Verification
Go to 10.1.3 home/opmn/bin/ and issue the command opmnctl status l
Check whether the status column is alive
1.4. Post Steps
Run autoconfig in Application node
2.

Applying Additional Patches for 10.1.3.4

Download and apply the following patch in 10.1.3 home
6880880
6702510
7484199
7411481
7139320
7139339
8999551

3.

Post step for 10Gas 10.1.3.4 Patchset

Generate Product jar files using adadmin utility

4.

Application Verification

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Application will not come up at this point of time, it has to be verified after applying patch
7303030 (12.1.1)

D. UPGRADE 10G AS FORMS AND REPORTS [437878.1]

S.No

Patch
Number

Description

Remarks
Make sure to choose release 10.1.0.0.0
from the release dropdown list before
downloading

6880880

Upgrade Opatch to 1.0.0.58

9386653

R12.TXK.A.Delta.7

9839039

R12.TXK.A

CHECK THE README.txt FILE FOR ANY PRE

/ POST STEPS

5983622

10gAS Patchset

Shutdown Application

9593176

Forms bundle patch

7121788

Forms platform specific

6995251

Forms platform specific

8528194

Forms platform specific

9357237

Forms C Patch

10

8551790

Forms C Patch

11

8557019

Forms C Patch

12

10081297

Forms C Patch

13

7016961

Reports C Patch

14

5917053

Reports C Patch

15

6371228

Reports C Patch

16

10152652

Reports C Patch

17

11780669

Reports C Patch

18

12379038

Reports C Patch

19

7140392

Reports Java Patch

20

8300196

Reports Generic Patch

21

8602992

Reports Generic Patch

22

3559326

10.1.0.5 RSF fixes

23

5394728

10.1.0.5 RSF fixes

24

5261796

10.1.0.5 RSF fixes

25

5651245

10.1.0.5 RSF fixes

CHECK THE README.txt FILE FOR ANY PRE

/ POST STEPS

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1.

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7120543

Interoperability Patch

27

Redeploy the new Forms EAR file, Rebuild Forms and Reports executables, Regenerate JAR files,
Start All Services, Verify the Upgrade

Applying the Patchset

Apply the patch 6880880 in 10.1.2 home
Apply the following adpatches
9386653
9839039
Run the patch 5983622 in VNC Session
After unzipping the 5983622 patch, move to Disk1 and execute the runInstaller command
Press Next
Full Path of Inventory Directory:
Operating System group name: dba
Run the orainstRoot.sh as root user
Click Finish
Apply the following 10.1.2 home patches. Read the README.txt file before applying the
patches
9593176
7121788
6995251
8528194
9357237
8551790
8557019
10081297
7016961
5917053
6371228
10152652
11780669
12379038
7140405
8300196
8602992
3559326

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5394728
5261796
5651245
7120543 ( adpatch)

2.

Post Steps
Run autoconfig in APPLICATION
Move to 10.1.2 home/forms/lib and run make -f ins_forms.mk install
Move to 10.1.2 home/reports/lib and run make -f ins_reports.mk install
Generate forms and reports using adadmin utility

IV)

UPGRADE

A. 12.0.6 TO 12.1.1 UPGRADE [752619.1]

1. Pre-Upgrade Steps
Download and apply the following adpatches
8886260
7461070 and copy the adgrants.sql to $ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/admin
Run the script adgrants.sql in database node as apps user
Apply the adpatch 7461070
8764069 (with preinstall=y)
2. Applying 12.1.1 Maintenance Pack
Apply the adpatch 7303030
Run datainstall (java oracle.apps.per.DataInstall apps apps thin
hostname:Port:DBNAME)
Enable Maintenance mode using adadmin
Move to $PER_TOP/patch/115/driver and apply the hrglobal.drv
Apply the adpatch 7303031 and disable maintenance mode
3. Post Upgrade Steps
Move to $AD_TOP/bin and run perl admkappsutil.pl
Move the appsutil.zip created to Database node ($ORACLE_HOME)
Move to database $ORACLE_HOME and unzip the appsutil.zip file

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Move to appsutil and run the autoconfig.sh

Run autoconfig in APPLICATION
Apply the following adpatch
9241293
8992873
8609614
Start the application
Check the application release using the query:
select RELEASE_NAME from fnd_product_groups;
Check the invalid count using the query:
select count(*) from dba_objects where status='INVALID';
Login to the URL and check whether everything works fine

B. 12.1.1 TO 12.1.3 UPGRADE [1080973.1]

Download and apply the adpatch 9239089
Copy the adgrants.sql to $ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/admin
Run the script adgrants.sql in database node as apps user
Enable maintenance mode using adadmin
Apply the adpatch 9239089 and 9239090
Run datainstall (java oracle.apps.per.DataInstall apps apps thin
hostname:Port:DBNAME)
Enable Maintenance mode using adadmin
Move to $PER_TOP/patch/115/driver and apply the hrglobal.drv
Download and apply the adpatch 9239095
Disable maintenance mode using adadmin

V)

POST STEPS

1. Apply post patches

Download and apply the adpatch
9817770
9966055
2. Create Appsutil.zip and copy it to DB node, Extract and run autoconfig

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3. Edit .bash_profile of applmgr and include the below

export TZ=UTC+01;
4. Run adcfgclone.pl select all services except Batch processing.
5. Upgrading Concurrent Manager node
Tar the node 1 apps directory and copy that to node 2 apps and run adcfgclone
Tar the apps directory and move to apps node2
Run adcfgclone with batch services activated on node2

VI)

PIV

1. Check the App version

select RELEASE_NAME from fnd_product_groups;
2. Check The invalid count
select count(*) from user_objects where status='INVALID';
3. Access E-biz url

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