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edited by Jeffrey McDonald
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41 41  
42 42  Fantastic! Now we know what patches to download and install...
43 43  
44 -Let's go to [[Oracle's My Support>>https://support.oracle.com]] and download both the OCCAS and WebLogic (WLS) patches.
44 += WebLogic Server Patches =
45 45  
46 -= WebLogic Server =
46 +From [[Oracle's My Support>>https://support.oracle.com]] download the latest //WLS Stack Patch Bundle//:
47 47  
48 48  [[image:wls_patch_search.png]]
49 49  
50 -That's a lot of patches! We only need to download the latest //WLS Stack Patch Bundle//:
50 +These patch bundles are released on a quarterly basis and should give us everything we need.
51 51  
52 52  (% class="box infomessage" %)
53 53  (((
54 -WLS STACK PATCH BUNDLE 14.1.1.0.241008 (Patch)
54 +WLS STACK PATCH BUNDLE 14.1.1.0.250114 (Patch)
55 55  )))
56 56  
57 -These patch bundles are released on a quarterly basis and should give us everything we need.
58 -
59 59  Unzip the patch and refer to the README.html for detail instructions.
60 60  
61 61  First, we must upgrade the patching program (opatch) itself.
62 62  
63 -Here's how I did it...
61 +Follow these instructions:
64 64  
65 65  (% class="box" %)
66 66  (((
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68 68  OPatch Version: 13.9.4.2.3
69 69  \\$ unzip p37476502_141100_Generic.zip
70 70  $ cd WLS_SPB_14.1.1.0.241008/tools/opatch/generic
71 -$ unzip p28186730_1394217_Generic.zip
69 +$ unzip p37476502_141100_Generic.zip
72 72  $ cd 6880880
73 73  $ java -jar opatch_generic.jar -silent oracle_home=$ORACLE_HOME -ignoreSysPrereqs
74 -\\opatch version
75 -OPatch Version: 13.9.4.2.17
72 +\\$ opatch version
73 +OPatch Version: 13.9.4.2.18
76 76  )))
77 77  
78 -Now that we have the latest OPatch, let's use SPBAT to patch WLS.
76 +If you're using Linux (RHEL etc), there's a script we can run to patch everything all at once:
79 79  
80 80  (% class="box" %)
81 81  (((
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83 83  ./spbat.sh -phase apply -oracle_home $ORACLE_HOME
84 84  )))
85 85  
84 +If you're on an unsupported operating system (Window, MacOS, etc.), you will have to install the patches manually using "opatch apply".
86 86  
87 -
88 -
89 89  = OCCAS Patches =
90 90  
91 -Download the latest OCCAS patches. At the time of this writing, it contained an entirely new installer.
88 +From [[Oracle's My Support>>https://support.oracle.com]] download the latest //OCCAS patches~://
92 92  
93 -From support.oracle.com, click on the **//Patches & Updates//** tab.
94 -
95 -In the **//Patch Search//** window, click on //**Product or Family (Advanced)**// tab.
96 -
97 -Enter...
98 -
99 -Product is: **Oracle Communications Application Server**
100 -Release is: **Oracle Communications Application Server 8.1.0.0.0**
101 -Platform is: **Linux x86-64**
102 -
103 103  **[[image:patch_search.png]]**
104 104  
105 -From there, download each patch and unzip each patch.
92 +Download each patch and unzip them.
106 106  
107 107  (% class="box" %)
108 108  (((
109 -unzip '*.zip'
96 +$ unzip '*.zip'
110 110  )))
111 111  
112 112  Wow! One of the patches (p35908669) contains a new **occas_generic.jar** file. Let's use that to install OCCAS instead of using the one from 'edelivery.oracle.com'.
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113 113  
114 114  Follow the steps in [[OCCAS Installation>>doc:Tutorials.Oracle.Communications.OCCAS.Prenstallation.WebHome]] and return here when you are done. (Do not configure OCCAS just yet.)
115 115  
116 -Back?
103 +Now let's install the remaining patches one-by-one:
117 117  
118 -Now let's install the remaining OPatch style patches in one fell swoop...
119 -
120 120  (% class="box" %)
121 121  (((
122 -export PATH=/opt/oracle/occas/8.1/OPatch:$PATH
123 -opatch napply -id 35843968,36228321,36853044,36965445 -silent
107 +$ opatch apply -silent 35843968
108 +$ opatch apply -silent 36228321
109 +$ opatch apply -silent 36853044
110 +$ opatch apply -silent 36965445
111 +$ opatch apply -silent 37467100
124 124  )))
125 125  
126 -That was easy! Sometimes it's not so easy. Sometimes the patches require a newer version of OPatch to work. If that's a problem for you, see below for updating OPatch from the WLS stack bundle patch.
127 -
128 -= Download WebLogic Patches =
129 -
130 -
131 -(% class="box" %)
132 -(((
133 -
134 -)))
135 -
136 136  Congratulations! We are now ready to [[Configure OCCAS>>doc:Tutorials.Oracle.Communications.OCCAS.Configuration.WebHome]].