Oracle E-Business Suite

R12.2.5 on Database 12c:

Install, Patch and Administer
Session ID: 10288

Prepared by:
Andrejs Karpovs
Lead Oracle Applications DBA
Tieto

@ AndrejsKarpovs

About me
Lead Oracle Apps DBA / Technical infrastructure
architect at Tieto [Latvia]
Oracle Certified Master
Oracle ACE
Masters Degree in Computer Science
Speaker: Collaborate, UKOUG, OUGH, Oracle
RAC Attack Ninja
Blog: adbaday.wordpress.com

Coming from Latvia

Tieto
Tieto is the largest Nordic IT services company

Overview (I)

Overview (II)

Installation

Useful 12.2 Documents (Doc ID 1585889.1)

Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2
Technology Stack Documentation Roadmap
(Doc ID 1934915.1)
R12.2.0 -> R12.2.5
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1585889.1

1934915.1

OS preparation
yum install oracle-ebs-server-R12-preinstall
addons must be enabled
/etc/yum.repos.d/public-yum-ol6.repo

yum install oracle-rdbms-server-12cR1-preinstall

For the rest
Oracle E-Business Suite Installation and Upgrade
Notes Release 12 (12.2) for Linux x86-64 (Doc ID
1330701.1)

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Staging area (I)

Download media from e-delivery
Download startCD 12.2.0.51, patch 22066363
always check for a latest startCD before performing
a new install
Unzip only startCD, use ./buildStage.sh
Create staging area
Copy patches to staging area

Make sure all media files are present

VISION
PROD

Staging area (II)

R12.2: How To Create the Stage In Preparation For
Installation Note 1596433.1
Do I Need A New Stage Area For startCD
12.2.0.51?
https://blogs.oracle.com/stevenChan/entry/rapid_insta
ll_startcd_51
Yes, you must create a new stage area to use startCD
12.2.0.51. A stage area created with an earlier
startCD will not work. This is because (as noted
above) startCD 12.2.0.51 uses Oracle Database
12cR1 (12.1.0.2), while earlier startCDs used 11gR1
(11.2.0.3). In addition, startCD 12.2.0.51 uses a later
patch set (11.1.1.9.0) of Oracle Fusion Middleware
Web Tier Utilities than the 11.1.1.7.0 patch set used
by earlier startCDs.

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Staging area (III)

How Can I Obtain Oracle Database 12.1.0.2 and
Oracle Web Tier Utilities 11.1.1.9.0?

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Installation (I)

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Installation (II)

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Installation (III)

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Installation (IV)

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Installation (V)

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Installation (VI)

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Installation (VII)

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Installation (VIII)

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Installation (IX)

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Installation (X)

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Installation (Summary)

Shipped with RMAN backup instead of zipped datafiles

Can be installed directly to RAC /w ASM
make sure clusterware is healthy and properly
configured
additional workarounds might be needed
Checks and Potential Issues Installing EBS R12.2 on
RAC Cluster using Rapid Install (Doc ID 1595139.1)

Latest startCD comes with JDK/JRE 7

Decreased build up time
Do not add secondary application tier node during
installation
implement shared appl_top once R12.2.5 upgrade is
completed and all required post steps are done

OVM templates do exist for R12.2.5

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Installation using OVM

Engineered Systems
templates

OVM Farm
Virtual appliances

Oracle VM Virtual Appliances for Oracle EBusiness Suite Deployment Guide, Release 12.2.4
(Doc ID 1928303.1)
Havent found a note for 12.2.5

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Post Install, Next

Steps

Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.5 Readme

(Doc ID 1983050.1)
Oracle E-Business Suite Release Notes, Release
12.2 (Doc ID 1320300.1)
Applying the Latest AD and TXK Release Update
Packs to Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2
(Doc ID 1617461.1)

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Steps

Latest rapidWiz comes with 12c database (12.1.0.2)

singletenant (multi-tenant not supported)

FMW 11.1.1.9.0
RapidWiz delivered EBS 12.2.0
Latest available is 12.2.5

12.2.0 can be directly upgraded to 12.2.5

not an online patch

In case of RAC installation, additional post steps are

needed for configuration tuning
srvctl setenv ...
sqlnet.ora

!!! Do not only rely on your own documentation !!!

check MoS notes with each and every new installation

Beware (I)
$TNS_ADMIN/sqlnet.ora

lsnrctl reload $ORACLE_SID

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Beware (II)

SQLNET.EXPIRE_TIME=1
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High Level Plan (I)

Fix Timestamp Mismatch Issues for Synonym, View,

Package and Package Body, Patch 17268684
Apply Consolidated Seed Table Upgrade, Patch
17204589:12.2.0
Update current view snapshot before patch
Run ETCC - EBS Technology Codelevel Checker against
RDBMS home and Apps tier
Patch 17537119 - always check for latest version before
running to be updated on the bugs list
Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2: Consolidated
List of Patches and Technology Bug Fixes (Doc ID
1594274.1) - contains required patches
Apply mandatory db and apps patches, run ETCC again
ETCC will store data in DB, therefore mandatory for
further steps
For Engineered Systems
Database Patches Required by Oracle E-Business Suite
on Oracle Engineered Systems: Exadata Database
Machines and SuperClusters (Doc ID 1392527.1)
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High Level Plan (II)

Apply Patches: DB, WLS, FMW
Apply AD and TXK updates
Always check for latest available AD and TXK
updates

Upgrade to R12.2.5
Apply additional critical patches (if any)
Perform cutover, fs_clone
Backup

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Patching process (I)

Database and Fusion Middleware patches
latest version of opatch
opatch apply
check README for any post steps

Weblogic
take latest available PSU (10.3.6.0.x)
Master Note on WebLogic Server Patch Set Updates
(PSUs) (Doc ID 1470197.1)

Application Patches
adop
hotpatch where instructed so

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Patching Process (II)

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R12.2.5 Upgrade
adop phase=apply apply_mode=downtime
patches=19676458
adop phase=cleanup
adop phase=fs_clone

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R12.2.5 Post-Upgrade

adop phase=prepare, apply, finalize, cutover, cleanup

Go through full online patching cycle and fs switching
to confirm everything is working as expected

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Administration

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Administration (I)

Try to avoid it until R12.2.5 is applied :)

Begin with . EBSapps.env run/patch
Note the filesystem you are in
Note the changes in directory structure

R12.1 vs R12.2 (I)

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R12.1 vs R12.2 (II)

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Administration (II)

Weblogic console
Fusion Middleware Control
AFPASSWD
$ADMIN_SCRIPTS_HOME

adstrtal.sh
adstpall.sh
adadminsrvctl.sh start forcepatchfs
adnodemgrctl.sh

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Administration (III): autoconfig

Not all the files and configurations are under autoconfig

control anymore. WLS managed configuration files
include:

httpd.conf
admin.conf
ssl.conf
JVM arguments
CLASSPATH
...

Change the value in WLS -> run adSyncContext.pl. ->

run autoconfig
adProvisionEBS.pl -> provision EBS settings to WLS
JVM, add managed servers, remove second appl tier
node, etc.

adRegisterWLSListeners.pl run in background and syncs

values between WLS and CONTEXT_FILE, but not all

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Administration (IV)
APPS password change - should be updated also in
WLS datasource
Shut down the application tier services
Change the APPLSYS password
Start AdminServer using the adadminsrvctl.sh script
from your RUN filesystem
Do not start any other application tier services.
Update the apps password in WLS Datasource as
follows

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Administration (V)
Simplified Look & Feel
Better integration with OAM and OID
Build-in OHS and WLS
No need to install additional components
Add Webgate on top of R12.2 OHS
Add AccessGate wls managed server into
EBS_Domain

Less complexity

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Administration (VI): Cloning

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Administration (VII): Cloning

Not much difference from R12.1

FMW_Home handled by WLS utilities
adpreclone.pl creates a clone stage of FMW_Home
adcfgclone builds new FMW_Home on target via
WLS utilities

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Custom application
Creating a Custom Application in Oracle E-Business
Suite Release 12.2 (Doc ID 1577707.1)
download IZU patch (3636980)
fill in the template files

use adsplice

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Custom development
Developing and Deploying Customizations in Oracle
E-Business Suite Release 12.2 (Doc ID 1577661.1)
run edition
application development

patch edition
patch development

editionable objects
upgrade objects for Online Patching

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Integrations

Webgate installation
txkrun.pl -script=SetOAMReg -installWebgate=yes webgatestagedir=/u01/install/wg

Deploy AccessGate

Register with OAM

txkrun.pl -script=SetOAMReg -registeroam=yes ldapProvider=OUD -oidUserName="cn=directory
manager"

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Patching

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Patching (I)

ADOP Initially introduced as revolutionary breakthrough

in patching mechanisms with zero downtime required for
patching
It appears that downtime is still needed (10-20 minutes
depending on environment size, hardware resources,
etc.)
downtime mode introduced in latest AD/TXK
hotpatch still exists
official statement is that every R12.2 patch is online
patch
exceptions
R12.2.5 release update (+downtime)
NLS patches
if Oracle states so

built in merge option

all patches have to be placed under $PATCH_TOP
(fs_ne)

Patching (II)

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Patching (III)

Download patch to $NE_BASE/EBSapps/patch directory

$PATCH_TOP

Prepare the system for patching:

Apply a patch

$ adop phase=apply patches=<patch_list> merge=yes

After all patches have been successfully applied, complete

the patching cycle:

$ source <EBS_ROOT>/EBSapps.env
$ adop phase=prepare

$
$
$
$

adop phase=finalize
adop phase=cutover
source <EBS_ROOT>EBSapps.env run
adop phase=cleanup

Synchronize the technology level between patch and run file

systems:

$ adop phase=fs_clone
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Patching (IV)

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Patching (V)
Using the Online Patching Readiness Report in
Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 (Doc ID
1531121.1)
Found in MoS that some limitations do exist:

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Patching (VI): Experiences

Overall patching time increased
Problems with Applications multi-node environments
Do not enable multi-node during installation

Not possible to instantly allow patch to finish even if

some object, form or report failed
flags=autoskip

abandon=yes restart=no -> restart from beginning

abandon=no restart=yes -> continue from failed
point

check adctrl before

should use skipsyncerror=yes beforehand

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New features in R12.2.5 (I)

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New features in R12.2.5 (II)

dualfs option
perl adcfgclone.pl appsTier dualfs
clone the Run and Patch file systems in a single
operation

New EBS installation central inventory

Weblogic server performance enchancements
Script to change Weblogic password
$FND_TOP/patch/115/bin/txkUpdateEBSDomain.pl action=updateAdminPassword

adopmon

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Thank you and

questions

Session evaluation