Install Weblogic PSU T5F1 (UPDATE 10.3.6.0.8)

Recently I was asked to apply the latest PSU on top of Oracle WebLogic Server (WLS) 11gR1 (10.3.6) on RHEL 6.

As you know, the patch set updates (PSUs) come with a "README.txt" file that explains how to apply the patches. You should always follow the patch note, but the basic format is typically as follows:

Before proceeding further, make sure to append the following entries into the "/home/oracle/.bash_profile" file if they are already not present.

export MW_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/fmw11g

export WLS_HOME=$MW_HOME/wlserver_10.3

export WL_HOME=$WLS_HOME

# Set to the appropriate JAVA_HOME.

#export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.6.0_33

export JAVA_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/jrockit-jdk1.6.0_45-R28.2.7-4.1.0

#export JAVA_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/jdk1.7.0_17

export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH 

So, let's begin now

• Unzip the patch into the correct location.

$ mkdir -p $MW_HOME/utils/bsu/cache_dir

$ cd $MW_HOME/utils/bsu/cache_dir

$ unzip /<patch_top>/p18040640_1036_Generic.zip

Note: Make sure weblogic servers are down before applying the patch

$ . $WLS_HOME/server/bin/setWLSEnv.sh $ ./stopWebLogic.sh Stopping Weblogic Server... Initializing WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST) ... Jython scans all the jar files it can find at first startup. Depending on the system, this process may take a few minutes to complete, and WLST may not return a prompt right away. Welcome to WebLogic Server Administration Scripting Shell Type help() for help on available commands Connecting to t3://abc.oracle.com:7001 with userid weblogic ... Successfully connected to Admin Server 'AdminServer' that belongs to domain 'WL_domain'. Warning: An insecure protocol was used to connect to the server. To ensure on-the-wire security, the SSL port or Admin port should be used instead. Shutting down the server AdminServer with force=false while connected to AdminServer ... Disconnected from weblogic server: AdminServer Exiting WebLogic Scripting Tool. Done Stopping Derby Server... To verify if all services are down 1.      netstat -na|grep 7001 2.      http://<hostname>:7001/console/login/LoginForm.jsp

•  Apply the patch

$ cd $MW_HOME/utils/bsu

$ ./bsu.sh -install -patch_download_dir=$MW_HOME/utils/bsu/cache_dir 

-patchlist=T5F1 –prod_dir=$MW_HOME/wlserver_10.3 –verbose

If you get conflicts, you may have to remove previous patches, before attempting to apply the patch again.

$ cd $MW_HOME/utils/bsu

$ ./bsu.sh -remove -patchlist=ABCD -prod_dir=$WLS_HOME

$ ./bsu.sh -install -patch_download_dir=$MW_HOME/utils/bsu/cache_dir -patchlist= T5F1 -prod_dir=$WLS_HOME

•  View Status of the Installed Patch

$./bsu.sh -view -patch_download_dir=$MW_HOME/utils/bsu/cache_dir -status=applied -prod_dir=$MW_HOME/wlserver_10.3 -verbose

As you can see the patch is successfully applied, now restart all WebLogic servers.

•  Check the version.

$ . $WLS_HOME/server/bin/setWLSEnv.sh

$ java weblogic.version

WebLogic Server 10.3.6.0.8 PSU Patch for BUG18040640 

THU MARCH 27 15:54:42 IST 2014

WebLogic Server 10.3.6.0  Tue Nov 15 08:52:36 PST 2011 1441050

Use 'weblogic.version -verbose' to get subsystem information

Use 'weblogic.utils.Versions' to get version information for all modules.

HTH

Thanks for reading..!!