Upgrade Oracle Application Server to 10.1.3.4 (10g R3 patchset 4)
This post covers overview of applying Oracle Application Server 10g R3 patchset 4 (10.1.3.4) on existing 10g R3 (10.1.3)
Key Points for 10.1.3.4 Upgrade
1. Patch Number for OAS 10g R3 patchset 4 (10.1.3.4) is 7272722
2. 10g R3 patchset 4 (10.1.3.4.0 – 7272722) is cumulative and includes all fixes from 10.1.3.0, 10.1.3.1, 10.1.3.2 and 10.1.3.3
3. 10g R3 patchset 4 (10.1.3.4.0) is NOT complete software, you need to install in on top of one of existing software i.e. 10.1.3.n (10.1.3.0, 10.1.3.1, 10.1.3.2 or 10.1.3.3)
4. If you are on Solaris, minimum OAS version should be 10.1.3.1 (If you are on 10.1.3.0.0 on Solaris, first upgrade to 10.1.3.1 and then upgrade to 10.1.3.4)
5. 10g Rel 3 patchset 1 (10.1.3.1.0) is starting point for Oracle SOA Suite (BPEL, ESB…) and 10g Rel 3 patchset 2 (10.1.3.2.0) is starting point for WebCenter Suite (ContentDB, WebCenter Services). If you are using Oracle SOA Suite or Oracle Web Center then you need to do additonal steps before upgrade like
— upgrade_10131_10134_oracle.sql (10.1.3.1) or
— upgrade_10133_10134_oracle.sql (10.1.3.3) (For BPEL from ORABPEL schema)
— upgrade_10133_10134_oracle.sql (For ESB from ORAESB schema)
6. 10.1.3.4 patch set updates DSA (Application Server Guard) ports so if you have edited dsa.conf , reset it back after 10.1.3.4 patch set. – Oracle is moving away from ASGuard/DSA; try not to use it * More information coming soon …
7. It is NOT possible to upgrade from 10g Rel2 (10.1.2.X) to 10g Rel3 (10.1.3.X) Application Server (Till date)
Top Level Steps
1. If you are using BPEL; Run upgrade_10131_10134_oracle.sql (10.1.3.1) or upgrade_10133_10134_oracle.sql (10.1.3.3) from ORABPEL schema
2. If you are using ESB; Run upgrade_10133_10134_oracle.sql from ORAESB schema
3. Install 10.1.3.4 Software in same ORACLE_HOME (as of 10g R3, 10.1.3.X)
For exact steps follow read me of patch 7272722
References
- 727068.1 Oracle Application Server Patch Set Notes Addendum 10g Release 3 (10.1.3) Patch Set 4 (10.1.3.4.0)
- 397022.1 Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 (10.1.3) Support Status and Alert