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1		-= Prerequisites =
	1	+Instructions for patching OCCAS...
2	2
3		-For convenience, let's set the ORACLE_HOME environment variable:
	3	+= OCCAS Patches =
4	4
5		-In your (% class="mark" %)~~/.bash_profile(%%) script, add the following lines:
	5	+Download the latest OCCAS patches. At the time of this writing, it contained an entirely new installer.
6	6
7		-(% class="box" %)
8		-(((
9		-export ORACLE_HOME=/opt/oracle/occas-8.1
10		-export PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch:$PATH
11		-)))
	7	+From support.oracle.com, click on the **//Patches & Updates//** tab.
12	12
13		-Load the variables by logging out and logging back in. (Or, you can type "source ~~/.bash_profile".)
	9	+In the **//Patch Search//** window, click on //**Product or Family (Advanced)**// tab.
14	14
15		-Let's find out which version of WebLogic OCCAS is running on:
	11	+Enter...
16	16
	13	+Product is: **Oracle Communications Application Server**
	14	+Release is: **Oracle Communications Application Server 8.1.0.0.0**
	15	+Platform is: **Linux x86-64**
	16	+
	17	+From there, download each patch...
	18	+
17	17	(% class="box" %)
18	18	(((
19		-grep "distribution" $ORACLE_HOME/inventory/registry.xml
	21	+unzip '*.zip'
20	20	)))
21	21
22		-(% class="box infomessage" %)
23		-(((
24		- <distributions>
25		- <distribution status="installed" name="Converged Application Server" version="8.1.0.0.0">
26		- </distribution>
27		- </distributions>
28		-)))
	24	+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'.
29	29
30		-Now let's find out which version of WebLogic (WLS) OCCAS is running on:
	26	+Follow the steps in [[OCCAS Installation>>doc:Tutorials.Oracle.Communications.OCCAS.Installation.WebHome]] and return here when you are done. (Do not configure OCCAS just yet.)
31	31
	28	+Back?
	29	+
	30	+Now let's install the remaining OPatch style patches in one fell swoop...
	31	+
32	32	(% class="box" %)
33	33	(((
34		-grep "wls_server" $ORACLE_HOME/inventory/registry.xml
	34	+export PATH=/opt/oracle/occas/8.1/OPatch:$PATH
	35	+opatch napply -id 35843968,36228321,36853044,36965445 -silent
35	35	)))
36	36
37		-(% class="box infomessage" %)
38		-(((
39		- <feature status="installed" name="wls_server" version="14.1.1.0.0">
40		-)))
	38	+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.
41	41
42		-Fantastic! Now we know what patches to download and install...
	40	+= Download WebLogic Patches =
43	43
44		-= WebLogic Server Patches =
	42	+In addition to the OCCAS patches, we need to install the latest WebLogic Server (WLS) patches.
45	45
46		-From [[Oracle's My Support>>https://support.oracle.com]] download the latest //WLS Stack Patch Bundle//:
	44	+But, which version of WebLogic does OCCAS use? Let's find out!
47	47
48		-[[image:wls_patch_search.png]]
49		-
50		-These patch bundles are released on a quarterly basis and should give us everything we need.
51		-
52	52	(% class="box infomessage" %)
53	53	(((
54		-WLS STACK PATCH BUNDLE 14.1.1.0.250114 (Patch)
	48	+cd <install_dir>/inventory
	49	+grep "wls_server" registry.xml
	50	+<feature status="installed" name="wls_server" version="14.1.1.0.0">
55	55	)))
56	56
57		-Unzip the patch and refer to the README.html for detail instructions.
	53	+Ah, now that we know the version number, lets search for the latest WLS patches...
58	58
59		-First, we must upgrade the patching program (opatch) itself.
	55	+Product is: **Oracle WebLogic Server**
	56	+Release is: **Oracle WebLogic Server 14.1.1.0.0**
	57	+Platform is: **Linux x86-64**
	58	+Show recommended patches only **(check)**
	59	+Exclude superseded patches **(check)**
60	60
61		-Follow these instructions:
	61	+That's a lot of patches! We only need to download the latest WLS stack bundle:
62	62
63		-(% class="box" %)
	63	+(% class="box infomessage" %)
64	64	(((
65		-$ opatch version
66		-OPatch Version: 13.9.4.2.3
67		-\\$ unzip p37476502_141100_Generic.zip
68		-$ cd WLS_SPB_14.1.1.0.241008/tools/opatch/generic
69		-$ unzip p37476502_141100_Generic.zip
70		-$ cd 6880880
71		-$ java -jar opatch_generic.jar -silent oracle_home=$ORACLE_HOME -ignoreSysPrereqs
72		-\\$ opatch version
73		-OPatch Version: 13.9.4.2.18
	65	+WLS STACK PATCH BUNDLE 14.1.1.0.241008 (Patch)
74	74	)))
75	75
76		-If you're using Linux (RHEL etc), there's a script we can run to patch everything all at once:
	68	+These patch bundles are released on a quarterly basis and should give us everything we need.
77	77
78		-(% class="box" %)
79		-(((
80		-cd WLS_SPB_14.1.1.0.241008/tools/spbat/generic/SPBAT
81		-./spbat.sh -phase apply -oracle_home $ORACLE_HOME
82		-)))
	70	+Unzip the patch and refer to the README.html for detail instructions.
83	83
84		-If you're on an unsupported operating system (Window, MacOS, etc.), you will have to install the patches manually using "opatch apply".
	72	+Here's how I did it...
85	85
86		-= OCCAS Patches =
87		-
88		-From [[Oracle's My Support>>https://support.oracle.com]] download the latest //OCCAS patches~://
89		-
90		-**[[image:patch_search.png]]**
91		-
92		-Download each patch and unzip them.
93		-
94	94	(% class="box" %)
95	95	(((
96		-$ unzip '*.zip'
	76	+opatch version
	77	+OPatch Version: 13.9.4.2.3
	78	+\\cd WLS_SPB_14.1.1.0.241008/tools/opatch/generic
	79	+unzip p28186730_1394217_Generic.zip
	80	+cd 6880880
	81	+java -jar opatch_generic.jar -silent oracle_home=/opt/oracle/occas/8.1 -ignoreSysPrereqs
	82	+\\opatch version
	83	+OPatch Version: 13.9.4.2.17
97	97	)))
98	98
99		-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'.
	86	+Now that we have the latest OPatch, let's use SPBAT to patch WLS.
100	100
101		-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.)
102		-
103		-Now let's install the remaining patches one-by-one:
104		-
105	105	(% class="box" %)
106	106	(((
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
	90	+export ORACLE_HOME=/opt/oracle/occas/8.1
	91	+export _JAVA_OPTIONS="-Xms64m -Xmx1024m -XX:ParallelGCThreads=45 -XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=512m"
	92	+\\cd WLS_SPB_14.1.1.0.241008/tools/spbat/generic/SPBAT
	93	+./spbat.sh -phase precheck -oracle_home $ORACLE_HOME
	94	+./spbat.sh -phase apply -oracle_home $ORACLE_HOME
112	112	)))
113	113
114	114	Congratulations! We are now ready to [[Configure OCCAS>>doc:Tutorials.Oracle.Communications.OCCAS.Configuration.WebHome]].
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