Upgrading to JDK 7.0 in oracle applications R12

Upgrading JDK 7.0(1467892.1)

1)Upgrading to Latest JDK 7.0 on Application Tier Nodes

àUpgrading to JDK 7.0 requires Oracle Application Server 10.1.3.5 or higher for the web tier.

àNote:- By default when we install R12.1.1 we will get Web Tier with 10.1.3.4 so First we need to upgrade 10.1.3.4 to 10.1.3.5

àTo upgrade to 10.1.3.5 follow metalink noteid 454811.1. Upgrading to the Latest OracleAS 10g 10.1.3.x Patch Set in Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.
                                                                                    (or)
                                                                           follow below link

http://learnappsdbaskills.blogspot.in/2014/02/upgrading-10134-oh-to-10135-by-applying.html

àOnce upgrading to 10.1.3.5 verify $OAS_ORACLE_HOME/config/ias.properties file to confirm WebTier version.

àBefore upgrading Application Tier Nodes to JDK 7.0 apply these prerequisite patches.

                                Patch 16545472 

                                Patch 17309237

                                Note:- Before Applying this patches make sure you have applied all prerequisite patches and performed post installation steps.

                               

àDownload Latest JDK 7.0 Update from below link  http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

 Note:-You will find rpm file and tar file make sure you are downloading tar file.

àStop All Application Tier Services

                cd $ADMIN_SCRIPTS_HOME

                adstpall.sh apps/apps

àReplace JDK Home Used With Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12

Oracle E-Business Suite application tier uses the JDK from a fixed installation location, $IAS_ORACLE_HOME/

appsutil/jdk

To replace existing JDK to Newly installed version perform below steps.

                    cd $IAS_ORACLE_HOME/appsutil

                    mv jdk jdk_old

                    Extract Downloaded file(JDK 7.0) in this location

                    mv jdk1.7.0_5 jdk

Note:- The final line installs the latest update of JDK 7.0 into the $IAS_ORACLE_HOME/appsutil directory. In this example, the version is 7.0_5.

                Rename Existing JRE Directories

                    mv $IAS_ORACLE_HOME/jre/1.4.2 $IAS_ORACLE_HOME$/jre/1.4.2_old

àInstall Albany (Display) Font

Copy the below files from $FND_TOP/resource directory to $IAS_ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/jdk/jre/lib/fonts directory

         ALBANYWT.ttf,  ALBANWTJ.ttf,  ALBANWTK.ttf,    ALBANWTS.ttf, ALBANWTT.ttf

                                ex: cp $FND_TOP/resource/ALBANYWT.ttf $IAS_ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/jdk/jre/lib/fonts

2)Upgrading to Latest JDK 7.0 in OracleAS 10.1.2 Oracle_Home

àDownload and Apply the following Patches

                                Patch 12848228

                                Patch 5659594

àDownload Latest JDK 7.0 Update

àReplace JDK Home Used With Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12

     To replace existing JDK to Newly installed version perform below steps.

                                cd 10.1.2_ORACLE_HOME

                                mv jdk jdk_old

                                Extract Downloaded file(JRE 7.0) in this location

                                mv jdk1.7.0_2

àRename The Following Directories

                                mv $ORACLE_HOME/jdk64   $ORACLE_HOME/jdk64_old

                                mv $ORACLE_HOME/jre/1.4.2 $ORACLE_HOME/jre/1.4.2_old

                                mv $IAS_ORACLE_HOME/jre/1.4.2 $IAS_ORACLE_HOME/jre/1.4.2_old

   

àAfter JDK 7 UPGRADE REPORTS,FORMS CAUSES RELINKING ERROR so apply these patches on top of 10.1.2 ORACLE_HOME.

   Note:-Apply these patches in sequence using opatch utility and perform post patch steps.

               

                1)16271876

                2)14703419

                3)16207165

                4)16241466

   

  àRe-generate Oracle E-Business Suite Forms and Reports

    Under adadmin main menu select "Generate Applications Files Menu"

                Under submenu select "Generate Form Files” when adadmin completes Form Files Select "Generate Report Files".

   

 à Restart All Application Tier Services

                                cd $ADMIN_SCRIPTS_HOME

                                adstrtall.sh apps/apps

  à Perform Health Checks

3)Upgrading to Latest JRE 7.0 on Database Tier Node

 àDownload Latest JRE 7.0 Update(Note: Download the 32-bit JRE only, not the Java SE Development Kit (JDK))

 àReplacing JRE Home Used With Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12

                The Oracle E-Business Suite database tier uses the JRE 7.0 from a fixed installation location, $ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/jre.

                To replace existing JRE to Newly installed version perform below steps.

                cd $ORACLE_HOME/appsutil

                mv jre jre_old

                Extract Downloaded file(JRE 7.0) in this location

                mv jre1.7.0_5 jre

                Note:The final line installs the latest update of JRE 7.0 into the $ORACLE_HOME/appsutil directory. In this example, the version is 7.0_5.

               

4)Verify Application Tier Node Configurations

àVerify Installations On All Web Server Nodes

                Navigate to OA_HTML directory and Create JDKtest.jsp file

                Using a text editor, create a file called JDKtest.jspunder [OA_HTML] containing the following line:

                                The JDK version is: <%= System.getProperty("java.version") %>

                Compile JDKtest.jsp script using following command

                                 perl -x $FND_TOP/patch/115/bin/ojspCompile.pl --compile -s 'JDKtest.jsp'

                Run JDKtest.jsp script from browser  using the below URL

                                http://[web server]:[port]/OA_HTML/JDKtest.jsp

àVerify Configurations On All Application Tier Nodes

check the output of below commands.

                $ $ADJVAPRG -version

                $ echo $CLASSPATH

                $ $AFJVAPRG -version

                $ echo $AF_CLASSPATH

                Note:-The output of  CLASSPATH and AF_CLASSPATH should contain below executables

                                $IAS_ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/jdk/lib/dt.jar

                                $IAS_ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/jdk/lib/tools.jar

                                $IAS_ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/jdk/jre/lib/rt.jar

                Note:-The output of ADJVAPRG and AFJVAPRG should contain New JDK 7 executables

                                [applmgr@fed01 ~]$ $AFJVAPRG -version

                java version "1.7.0_51"

                Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_51-b13)

                Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 24.51-b03, mixed mode)

                [applmgr@fed01 ~]$ $ADJVAPRG -version

                java version "1.7.0_51"

                Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_51-b13)

                Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 24.51-b03, mixed mode)

àVerify Oracle E-Business Suite concurrent programs

                Log in to Oracle E-Business Suite and select the "System Administrator" responsibility.

                Check the Concurrent --> Manager --> Administer form and ensure that all managers have the appropriate numbers for their actual and target.

àVerify JRE Installation on Database Tier Node

                cd $ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/jre/bin {ORACLE_HOME here refers to RDBMS ORACLE_HOME}

                 java -version

                 Output of above command should refer to 1.7.0_x.