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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 -**[[image:patch_search.png]]**
18 -
19 -From there, download each patch and unzip each patch.
20 -
21 21  (% class="box" %)
22 22  (((
23 -unzip '*.zip'
19 +grep "distribution" $ORACLE_HOME/inventory/registry.xml
24 24  )))
25 25  
26 -Wow! One of the patches (p35908669) contains a new **occas_generic.jar** file. Let's use that to install OCCAS instead of using the one from 'edelivery.oracle.com'.
22 +(% class="box infomessage" %)
23 +(((
24 + <distributions>
25 + <distribution status="installed" name="Converged Application Server" version="8.1.0.0.0">
26 + </distribution>
27 + </distributions>
28 +)))
27 27  
28 -Follow the steps in [[OCCAS Installation>>doc:Tutorials.Oracle.Communications.OCCAS.Prenstallation.WebHome]] and return here when you are done. (Do not configure OCCAS just yet.)
30 +Now let's find out which version of WebLogic (WLS) OCCAS is running on:
29 29  
30 -Back?
31 -
32 -Now let's install the remaining OPatch style patches in one fell swoop...
33 -
34 34  (% class="box" %)
35 35  (((
36 -export PATH=/opt/oracle/occas/8.1/OPatch:$PATH
37 -opatch napply -id 35843968,36228321,36853044,36965445 -silent
34 +grep "wls_server" $ORACLE_HOME/inventory/registry.xml
38 38  )))
39 39  
40 -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 -
42 -= Download WebLogic Patches =
43 -
44 -In addition to the OCCAS patches, we need to install the latest WebLogic Server (WLS) patches.
45 -
46 -But, which version of WebLogic does OCCAS use? Let's find out!
47 -
48 48  (% class="box infomessage" %)
49 49  (((
50 -cd <install_dir>/inventory
51 -grep "wls_server" registry.xml
52 -
53 -<feature status="installed" name="wls_server" version="14.1.1.0.0">
39 + <feature status="installed" name="wls_server" version="14.1.1.0.0">
54 54  )))
55 55  
56 -Ah, now that we know the version number, lets search for the latest WLS patches...
42 +Fantastic! Now we know what patches to download and install...
57 57  
58 -Product is: **Oracle WebLogic Server**
59 -Release is: **Oracle WebLogic Server 14.1.1.0.0**
60 -Platform is: **Linux x86-64**
61 -Show recommended patches only **(check)**
62 -Exclude superseded patches **(check)**
44 += WebLogic Server Patches =
63 63  
46 +From [[Oracle's My Support>>https://support.oracle.com]] download the latest //WLS Stack Patch Bundle//:
64 64  
48 +[[image:wls_patch_search.png]]
65 65  
50 +These patch bundles are released on a quarterly basis and should give us everything we need.
66 66  
67 -That's a lot of patches! We only need to download the latest WLS stack bundle:
68 -
69 69  (% class="box infomessage" %)
70 70  (((
71 -WLS STACK PATCH BUNDLE 14.1.1.0.241008 (Patch)
54 +WLS STACK PATCH BUNDLE 14.1.1.0.250114 (Patch)
72 72  )))
73 73  
74 -These patch bundles are released on a quarterly basis and should give us everything we need.
75 -
76 76  Unzip the patch and refer to the README.html for detail instructions.
77 77  
78 -Here's how I did it...
59 +First, we must upgrade the patching program (opatch) itself.
79 79  
61 +Follow these instructions:
62 +
80 80  (% class="box" %)
81 81  (((
82 -export ORACLE_HOME=/opt/oracle/occas/8.1
83 -export PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch:$PATH
84 -
85 -opatch version
65 +$ opatch version
86 86  OPatch Version: 13.9.4.2.3
87 -\\cd WLS_SPB_14.1.1.0.241008/tools/opatch/generic
88 -unzip p28186730_1394217_Generic.zip
89 -cd 6880880
90 -java -jar opatch_generic.jar -silent oracle_home=$ORACLE_HOME -ignoreSysPrereqs
91 -\\opatch version
92 -OPatch Version: 13.9.4.2.17
67 +\\$ 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
93 93  )))
94 94  
95 -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:
96 96  
97 97  (% class="box" %)
98 98  (((
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100 100  ./spbat.sh -phase apply -oracle_home $ORACLE_HOME
101 101  )))
102 102  
84 +If you're on an unsupported operating system (Window, MacOS, etc.), you will have to install the patches manually using "opatch apply".
85 +
86 += OCCAS Patches =
87 +
88 +From [[Oracle's My Support>>https://support.oracle.com]] download the latest //OCCAS patches~://
89 +
90 +**[[image:patch_search.png]]**
91 +
92 +Download each patch and unzip them.
93 +
94 +(% class="box" %)
95 +(((
96 +$ unzip '*.zip'
97 +)))
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'.
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 +(% class="box" %)
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
112 +)))
113 +
103 103  Congratulations! We are now ready to [[Configure OCCAS>>doc:Tutorials.Oracle.Communications.OCCAS.Configuration.WebHome]].