Upgraded Oracle EBS 12.1.3 to Oracle EBS R12.2.

1.
In R12.2 we have to kind of filesystems fs1(run filesystem) and fs2(patch filesystem)
In R12.1.3 we only deal with one application filesystem.

2.
In R12.2 is involvement of Weblogic server to manager all the forms,oacore servers
In R12.1.3 we had the Application server 10.1.3 to manage the web home or Java Home

3.
The adpatch(patching) in R 12.1.3 is replaced by adop(online patching) in R 12.2.4

adop(online patching) utility involves 5 phases to apply a standard patch in Oracle EBS R12.2.
adop involves 5 phases
1)prepare => prepare phase involves synchronization of the filesystems fs1 (run ,filesystem) and fs2(patch
filesystem), filesystems are inter changeable.
2)apply=>In this phase we apply all the patches
Note: These patches need to be copied in fs_ne (non editioned filesystems)
3)finalize =>In this phase we are getting ready for cutover phase
4)cutover =>In cutover phase the filesystem switchover takes place. Previously the filesystem which was patch
filesystem will now become run filesystem.)
5) cleanup =>In cleanup phase all the obsolute objects gets compiled .

adop online patching utility doesn’t require downtime. It involves minimal downtime during cutover phase
where switching of filesystems happens. We can apply lot of patches and do cutover any time to minimize
downtime

where as in adpatch we just apply patch most of the times by bringing down applications or in hot patch mode.

4.

Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvmJMTnyY0s

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 https://www.itconvergence.com/blog/oracle-e-business-suite-r12-2-8/
https://doyensys.com/blogs/difference-between-oracle-ebs-r12-1-3-and-oracle-ebs-r12-2-4/
https://k21academy.com/oracle-apps-dba-r12/ebs-r12-2-upgrade-high-level-overview/
https://www.oracleerpappsguide.com/2014/08/difference-between-oracle-e-business-suite-r121-and-r122.html

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