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1		-Instructions for patching OCCAS...
	1	+= Prerequisites =
2	2
3		-= OCCAS Patches =
	3	+For convenience, let's set the ORACLE_HOME environment variable:
4	4
5		-Download the latest OCCAS patches. At the time of this writing, it contained an entirely new installer.
	5	+In your (% class="mark" %)~~/.bash_profile(%%) script, add the following lines:
6	6
7		-From support.oracle.com, click on the **//Patches & Updates//** tab.
	7	+(% class="box" %)
	8	+(((
	9	+export ORACLE_HOME=/opt/oracle/occas-8.1
	10	+export PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch:$PATH
	11	+)))
8	8
9		-In the **//Patch Search//** window, click on //**Product or Family (Advanced)**// tab.
	13	+Load the variables by logging out and logging back in. (Or, you can type "source ~~/.bash_profile".)
10	10
11		-Enter...
	15	+Let's find out which version of WebLogic OCCAS is running on:
12	12
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		-
19	19	(% class="box" %)
20	20	(((
21		-unzip '*.zip'
	19	+grep "distribution" $ORACLE_HOME/inventory/registry.xml
22	22	)))
23	23
24		-Wow! One of the patches (p35908669) contains a new **occas_generic.jar** file. Let's use that to install OCCAS instead of using the one from 'edelivery.oracle.com'.
	22	+(% class="box infomessage" %)
	23	+(((
	24	+ <distributions>
	25	+ <distribution status="installed" name="Converged Application Server" version="8.1.0.0.0">
	26	+ </distribution>
	27	+ </distributions>
	28	+)))
25	25
26		-Follow the steps in [[OCCAS Installation>>doc:Tutorials.Oracle.Communications.OCCAS.Installation.WebHome]] and return here when you are done. (Do not configure OCCAS just yet.)
	30	+Now let's find out which version of WebLogic (WLS) OCCAS is running on:
27	27
28		-Back?
29		-
30		-Now let's install the remaining OPatch style patches in one fell swoop...
31		-
32	32	(% class="box" %)
33	33	(((
34		-export PATH=/opt/oracle/occas/8.1/OPatch:$PATH
35		-opatch napply -id 35843968,36228321,36853044,36965445 -silent
	34	+grep "wls_server" $ORACLE_HOME/inventory/registry.xml
36	36	)))
37	37
38		-That was easy! Sometimes it's not so easy. Sometimes the patches require a newer version of OPatch to work. If that's a problem for you, see below for updating OPatch from the WLS stack bundle patch.
	37	+(% class="box infomessage" %)
	38	+(((
	39	+ <feature status="installed" name="wls_server" version="14.1.1.0.0">
	40	+)))
39	39
40		-= Download WebLogic Patches =
	42	+Fantastic! Now we know what patches to download and install...
41	41
42		-In addition to the OCCAS patches, we need to install the latest WebLogic Server (WLS) patches.
	44	+= WebLogic Server Patches =
43	43
44		-But, which version of WebLogic does OCCAS use? Let's find out!
	46	+From [[Oracle's My Support>>https://support.oracle.com]] download the latest //WLS Stack Patch Bundle//:
45	45
	48	+[[image:wls_patch_search.png]]
	49	+
	50	+These patch bundles are released on a quarterly basis and should give us everything we need.
	51	+
46	46	(% class="box infomessage" %)
47	47	(((
48		-cd <install_dir>/inventory
49		-grep "wls_server" registry.xml
50		-<feature status="installed" name="wls_server" version="14.1.1.0.0">
	54	+WLS STACK PATCH BUNDLE 14.1.1.0.250114 (Patch)
51	51	)))
52	52
53		-Ah, now that we know the version number, lets search for the latest WLS patches...
	57	+Unzip the patch and refer to the README.html for detail instructions.
54	54
55		-Product is: **Oracle WebLogic Server**
56		-Release is: **Oracle WebLogic Server 14.1.1.0.0**
57		-Platform is: **Linux x86-64**
58		-Show recommended patches only **(check)**
59		-Exclude superseded patches **(check)**
	59	+First, we must upgrade the patching program (opatch) itself.
60	60
61		-That's a lot of patches! We only need to download the latest WLS stack bundle:
	61	+Follow these instructions:
62	62
63		-(% class="box infomessage" %)
	63	+(% class="box" %)
64	64	(((
65		-WLS STACK PATCH BUNDLE 14.1.1.0.241008 (Patch)
	65	+$ 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
66	66	)))
67	67
68		-These patch bundles are released on a quarterly basis and should give us everything we need.
	76	+If you're using Linux (RHEL etc), there's a script we can run to patch everything all at once:
69	69
70		-Unzip the patch and refer to the README.html for detail instructions.
	78	+(% class="box" %)
	79	+(((
	80	+cd WLS_SPB_14.1.1.0.241008/tools/spbat/generic/SPBAT
	81	+./spbat.sh -phase apply -oracle_home $ORACLE_HOME
	82	+)))
71	71
72		-Here's how I did it...
	84	+If you're on an unsupported operating system (Window, MacOS, etc.), you will have to install the patches manually using "opatch apply".
73	73
	86	+= OCCAS Patches =
	87	+
	88	+From [[Oracle's My Support>>https://support.oracle.com]] download the latest //OCCAS patches~://
	89	+
	90	+**[[image:patch_search.png]]**
	91	+
	92	+Download each patch and unzip them.
	93	+
74	74	(% class="box" %)
75	75	(((
76		-opatch version
77		-OPatch Version: 13.9.4.2.3
78		-\\cd WLS_SPB_14.1.1.0.241008/tools/opatch/generic
79		-unzip p28186730_1394217_Generic.zip
80		-cd 6880880
81		-java -jar opatch_generic.jar -silent oracle_home=/opt/oracle/occas/8.1 -ignoreSysPrereqs
82		-\\opatch version
83		-OPatch Version: 13.9.4.2.17
	96	+$ unzip '*.zip'
84	84	)))
85	85
86		-Now that we have the latest OPatch, let's use SPBAT to patch WLS.
	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'.
87	87
	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	+
88	88	(% class="box" %)
89	89	(((
90		-export ORACLE_HOME=/opt/oracle/occas/8.1
91		-export OPATCH_JRE_MEMORY_OPTIONS='-Xmx5172m'
92		-\\cd WLS_SPB_14.1.1.0.241008/tools/spbat/generic/SPBAT
93		-./spbat.sh -phase apply -oracle_home $ORACLE_HOME
	107	+$ opatch apply -silent 35843968
	108	+$ opatch apply -silent 36228321
	109	+$ opatch apply -silent 36853044
	110	+$ opatch apply -silent 36965445
	111	+$ opatch apply -silent 37467100
94	94	)))
95	95
96	96	Congratulations! We are now ready to [[Configure OCCAS>>doc:Tutorials.Oracle.Communications.OCCAS.Configuration.WebHome]].
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