{"id":1516,"date":"2010-02-23T18:52:08","date_gmt":"2010-02-23T22:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/index.php\/2010\/02\/23\/opatch-adpatch-and-now-smart-update-bsu-to-apply-weblogic-patches\/"},"modified":"2016-06-16T13:32:49","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T17:32:49","slug":"opatch-adpatch-and-now-smart-update-bsu-to-apply-weblogic-patches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/index.php\/2010\/02\/23\/opatch-adpatch-and-now-smart-update-bsu-to-apply-weblogic-patches\/","title":{"rendered":"opatch, adpatch and now &#8220;smart update&#8221; (BSU) to apply weblogic patches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/bsu_3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/bsu_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For Oracle Apps DBA its mandatory to know about <strong>opatch<\/strong>\u00a0(utility to apply database patch) and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/index.php\/2006\/08\/14\/how-to-apply-apps-patch-using-adpatch\/\">adpatch<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(utility to apply apps patch) but if you are planning to upgrade your skills to Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g then think about learning new patching tool &#8220;<strong>Smart Update<\/strong>&#8221; (BSU).<\/p>\n<p>Smart Update (BSU &#8211; <strong>B<\/strong>EA <strong>S<\/strong>mart <strong>U<\/strong>pdate) &#8211; is a\u00a0utility (java based application) to apply patches on WebLogic Server (<a href=\"https:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/index.php\/2008\/07\/18\/oracle-fusion-middleware-bea-weblogic-or-oracle-application-server\/\">Oracle&#8217;s J2EE server in Fusion Middleware 11g<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Key points for BSU (BEA Smart Update for WebLogic)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> You start\u00a0<strong>smart update<\/strong>tool\u00a0using $MW_HOME\/utils\/bsu\/<strong>bsu.sh<\/strong> or <strong>bsu.cmd<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong>Default patch directory is $MW_HOME\/utils\/bsu\/<strong>cache_dir <\/strong>. You can change this location via<strong> Preferences<\/strong> ; <strong>File<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Preferences<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> You can work with BSU in <strong>online<\/strong> or <strong>offline <\/strong>mode<\/p>\n<p><strong>Online Mode :<\/strong> BSU connected to Oracle My Support<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/bsu_5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/bsu_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Offline Mode <\/strong>: BSU\u00a0<strong>NOT<\/strong> connected to Oracle My Support<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/bsu_4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/bsu_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n.<br \/>\n<strong>4.<\/strong> BSU (BEA Smart Update) is available\u00a0for both\u00a0<strong>command line<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>GUI <\/strong>mode<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. <\/strong>How to start Smart Update in WebLogic (Fusion Middleware 11g) ?<br \/>\nSmart Update utility is available at MW_HOME\/utils\/bsu\/<strong>bsu.sh<\/strong>(where MW_HOME is top level directory of your Fusion Middleware installation)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/bsu_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/bsu_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For Fusion Middleware Directory structure <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/index.php\/2009\/07\/28\/oracle-fusion-middleware-11g-concepts-for-apps-dbas\/\">click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong>Top level steps for applying patch in WebLogic Server<br \/>\n<strong>i)<\/strong> Start Smart Update Tool using <strong>bsu.sh<\/strong> (Unix\/Linux)\u00a0or <strong>bsu.cmd<\/strong> (Windows)<br \/>\n<strong>ii)<\/strong>Login to Oracle My Support Tool (work in <strong>offline\u00a0mode<\/strong>for\u00a0Machines which can&#8217;t connect to internet)<br \/>\n<strong>iii)<\/strong>\u00a0Select Patches (by selecting <strong>Get Patches<\/strong> tab)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/bsu_6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/bsu_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>.<br \/>\n<strong>iv)<\/strong> Validate for conflicts and resolve conflict (optional)<br \/>\n<strong>v)\u00a0<\/strong>Download and apply patch . 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