How To Apply weblogic PSU Patch
Env Details:
OS= Windows Server 2012 R12 64bit
#Middleware Home
MW_HOME= D:\Oracle\Middleware
Step 1.
In this example we will be installing WLS PSU 10.3.6.0.211019(p33172858_1036_Generic.zip)
So download the patch from support.oracle.com
P.S. Following are the generic steps for installing a WLS Psu patch. But its always recommended to go through the readme file first and act accordingly.
Step 2.
Shutdown weblogic services in following order.
1. Stop opmn process
2. Stop WLS_REPORTS services
3. Stop WLS_FORMS services
4. Stop Weblogic Admin server
Step 3.
Remove any previously applied WebLogic Server Patch Set Update and associated overlay patches
In this example, we didn’t have any previously applied wls PSU installed.
To get information about list of patches installed run following command.
Cd D:\Oracle\Middleware\utils\bsu
D:\Oracle\Middleware\utils\bsu>bsu.cmd -report
Patch Report
============
Report Info
Report Options
bea_home……………… ### OPTION NOT SET
product_mask………….. ### OPTION NOT SET
release_mask………….. ### OPTION NOT SET
profile_mask………….. ### OPTION NOT SET
patch_id_mask…………. ### OPTION NOT SET
Report Messages
BEA Home……………… D:\Oracle\Middleware
Product Description
Product Name………….. WebLogic Server
Product Version……….. 10.3.6.0
Installed Components…… Core Application Server, Administration Console, Co
nfiguration Wizard and Upgrade Framework, Web 2.0 HTTP Pub-Sub Server, WebLogic
SCA, WebLogic JDBC Drivers, Third Party JDBC Drivers, WebLogic Server Clients, W
ebLogic Web Server Plugins, UDDI and Xquery Support, Evaluation Database, Worksh
op Code Completion Support
Product Install Directory. D:\Oracle\Middleware\wlserver_10.3
Java Home…………….. null
Jave Vendor…………… Sun
Java Version………….. 1.6.0_29
Patch Directory……….. D:\Oracle\Middleware\patch_wls1036
Product Description
Product Name………….. Oracle Coherence
Product Version……….. 3.7.1.1
Installed Components…… Coherence Product Files
Product Install Directory. D:\Oracle\Middleware\coherence_3.7
Java Home…………….. null
Jave Vendor…………… null
Java Version………….. null
Patch Directory……….. D:\Oracle\Middleware\patch_ocp371
We faced error while generating above report. Error was like “java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space”
Solution :
This solution is for Windows 64bit OS.
Go to $MW_HOME/utils/bsu
Prepare to edit the bsu.sh (for UNIX) or bsu.cmd (for Windows)
Find the MEM_ARGS setting, e.g., the default as MEM_ARGS=”-Xms256m -Xmx512m”
Increase these values to a higher setting, e.g., MEM_ARGS=”-Xms4096m –Xmx4096m”
Step 4.
Apply WLS BSU (Smart Update) fix for quicker patch application. This step can be skipped if the fix is already applied.
Apply patch Patch 12426828 SMARTUPDATE 3.3 INSTALLER PLACEHOLDER
Check readme file for patch apply instructions.
To check bsu version
%MW_HOME%\utils\bsu\bsu.cmd -version (for Windows)
$MW_HOME/utils/bsu/bsu.sh -version (for Unix/Linux)
Step 5.
Create Cache_dir
Create Directory cache_dir inside $MW_HOME/utils/bsu
Copy The Downloaded Patch To $MW_HOME/utils/bsu/cache_dir
And unzip it inside cache_Dir directory.
Step 6.
Set The Environment Using setWLSEnv.sh
cd D:\Oracle\Middleware\wlserver_10.3\server\bin
setWLSEnv.cmd
Step 7.
Run The Patch Install Command Using bsu.cmd
Syntax:- – Execute bsu.cmd -install -patch_download_dir={MW_HOME}/utils/bsu/cache_dir -patchlist={PATCH_ID} -prod_dir={MW_HOME}/{WL_HOME}
bsu.cmd -install -patch_download_dir=D:\Oracle\Middleware\utils\bsu\cache_dir -patchlist=21Y4 -prod_dir=D:\Oracle\Middleware\wlserver_10.3 -install -log=patch_apply.log -log_priority=trace
This entire process takes sometime to complete.
Step 8.
Verifying the Patch
cd $MW_HOME/utils/bsu
bsu.cmd -report -bea_home=D:\Oracle\Middleware -output_file=bsureprot.log
Also, this can be verified from weblogic console.
Domain Structure -> Servers->Click on Adminserver ->Monitoring ->General
This page will show you weblogic version.
Step 9.
Start all weblogic services
1. Start Weblogic Admin server
2. Start WLS_FORMS services
3. Start WLS_REPORTS services
4. Start OPMN services
If you need to remove patchset:-
bsu.cmd -remove -patchlist=21Y4 -prod_dir=D:\Oracle\Middleware\wlserver_10.3
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