Monday, August 17, 2015

How to upgrade a PS2 11.1.1.3.0 UCM or PS3 11.1.1.4.0 UCM to PS4 11.1.1.5.0 UCM



Note: Prior to upgrading the UCM, the Weblogic Server must also be upgraded


A. Download the Weblogic patch to upgrade it to 10.3.5.0

1. Go to My Oracle Support, https://support.oracle.com

2. Click the Sign In button and enter your My Oracle Support username and password.

3. Select the Patches and Updates tab.

4. In the Patch Search pane, click Product or Family (Advanced Search) link.

5. From the Product Is drop-down list, select Oracle WebLogic Server.

6. From the Release Is: drop-down list, click the arrow next to the Oracle WebLogic Server folder select WLS 10.3.5.0 from the list.

7. Click the Close button

8. Click the Search button.

9. Select 12395574 Oracle WebLogic Server: Patch PLACEHOLDER FOR WEBLOGIC SERVER11GR1 (10.3.5) UPGRADE INSTALLER

    a. This will be the Generic Platform version


10. Click the Download button

11. Select the p12395574_1035_Generic.zip link

12. Save the zip file

13. After the download completes, extract the wls1035_upgrade_generic.jar file




B. Stop the Weblogic processes

1. Stop the UCM and IBR (if implemeneted) Managed Servers

2. Stop the Weblogic Server

3. If used and running, stop the NodeManager



C. Install the Weblogic patch to upgrade it to 10.3.5.0

1. Change the directory to where the wls1035_upgrade_generic.jar is extracted to

2. Make sure that the file has the same OS owner and group that owns the Weblogic and UCM files

3. Execute: java -jar wls1035_upgrade_generic.jar

    a. If this is a 64 bit server run:  java -d64 -jar wls1035_upgrade_generic.jar


NOTE: Make sure that the java used is the same used by the Weblogic server and UCM


4. Run through the screens to complete the upgrade


NOTE: You might see documentation suggesting to run the <Middleware path>/wlserver_10.3/common/bin/upgrade.sh. This is not required when upgrading Weblogic from 10.3 or 10.3.4 to 10.3.5




D. Update the UCM

1. To download the 11.1.1.5.0 media go to OTN, download.oracle.com

2. In the Middleware group select Universal Content Management

3. Listed under Oracle Enterprise Content Management 11gR1 Downloads, select and download the Generic (All Certified Platforms) - Part 1 of 2 and Part 2 of 2 files

    a. The files will be labeled ofm_ecm_generic_11.1.1.5.0_disk_1of2.zip and ofm_ecm_generic_11.1.1.5.0_disk_2of2.zip


Note: run the following procedures as the same user that owns the Weblogic and UCM


4. Extract the zip files

5. Change the directory to Disk1

6. If the UCM is installed on Unix or Linux

    Execute ./runInstaller

If the UCM is installed on Windows

    Execute setup.exe

7. At the Please specify JRE/JDK location ... prompt enter the same path to java as used by the UCM

8. In the Welcome screen click the Next button

9. In the Install Software Updates screen select the Skip Software Update radio button

10. Click the Next button

11. In the Prerequisite Checks screen click the Next button

    Assuming of course that the prerequisites passed

12. In the Specify Installation Location screen make sure the Oracle Middleware Home and Oracle Home Directory are correct for the UCM

13. Click the Next button,

14. At this point a pop up Warning window will appear stating:
An existing Application Server 11g ECM Home has been detected

Do you want to upgrade this existing Application Server 11g ECM?

    a. Click the Yes button

9. In the Installation Summary screen click the Install button

10. When the Progress is 100% click the Next button

11. Click the Finish button

12. Restart the Weblogic Server and UCM and IBR Managed Servers

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