Tuxedo Rolling Patch Installation

Tuxedo Rolling patch is the required patch to update tuxedo binary with latest fix. You need to identify the latest tuxedo patch supported by your Tuxedo software. Here I will provide you details of steps to install tuxedo rolling patch after Tuxedo11gR1 installation.

 

	Description	Input / Command
1	Make Sure TUXDIR, LIBPATH and ORACLE_HOME set correctly.	$ echo $TUXDIR <Path>/tuxedo11gR1 echo $ORACLE_HOME <Path> echo $LIBPATH <includes below path> <Path>/tuxedo11gR1/lib
2	Make Sure ORACLE_HOME. You may get bellow error in case you use existing ORACLE_HOME, which has registry.xml file. <Wrong Path)/registry.xml.lock (The file access permissions do not allow the specified action.) at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(Native Method)            at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:208)  at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:160)       at umisc.rpatch.registry.XmlParser.lockFile(XmlParser.java:170)       at umisc.rpatch.registry.XmlParser.<init>(XmlParser.java:79)       at umisc.rpatch.registry.Registry.<init>(Registry.java:82)       at umisc.rpatch.registry.UpdateRegistry.main(UpdateRegistry.java:55)	Set ORACLE_HOME correctly before the installation
3	Provide execute permission and run installation file	$ chmod 775 install $ ./install
4	Verify installation.	$tmadmin –v INFO: Oracle Tuxedo, Version 11.1.1.2.0, 64-bit, Patch Level 059

You can install and verify the tuxedo rolling patch installation and continue next installation as per PeopleTools installation blog. 

 

 

Tixedo11gR1 installation

Tuxedo11gR1 software is supported by PeopleTools 8.53. You can download tuxedo 11g from Oracle. Here I have included step details to install Tuxedo11gR1 software.

	Description	Input
1	Tuxedo11gR1 directory would be created automatically when you choose new ORACLE_HOME
2	Make sure execute permission is given to installation file if not run command	$chmod 775 tuxedo111120_64_aix_53_ppc.bin
3	Execute .bin file and provide below inputs to install tuxedo	$ ./tuxedo111120_64_aix_53_ppc.bin -i console
4	Choose Locale	English
5	Choose Install Set	Enter 1 for Full Installation
6	Choose Oracle Home	Enter 1 for New Oracle Home
7	Specify New Oracle Home Directory	<Path as ORACLE_HOME>
8	Choose Product Directory Make sure you choose tuxedo11gR1 path under PT853	Enter 2 for Use Current Selection ($ORACLE_HOME/tuxedo11gR1)
9	Install Sample?	Y
10	Configure tlisten Service	Enter Password
11	SSL Installation Choice. Would you like to install SSL Support?	No
12	Set TUXDIR path and verify installation.	$ TUXDIR=$ORACLE_HOME/tuxedo11gR1; export TUXDIR $tmadmin –v INFO: Oracle Tuxedo, Version 11.1.1.2.0, 64-bit, Patch Level 059T

Please check PeopleTools Software installation post for all software installations.

 

Weblogic Patch 10.3.6.0.6 Installation

Weblogic Patch installation is part of Weblogic software installation. You need to download latest weblogic patch for weblogic installed in weblogic installation blog.

Weblogic patch installation steps are as below

	Description	Input/Command
1.	Copy Weblogic patch zip file to $WL_HOME/utils/bsu/cache_dir path and unzip Patch file in cache_dir directory	$ cp p17071663_1036_Generic.zip< $WL_HOME>/weblogic1036/utils/bsu/cache_dir/ $ unzip p17071663_1036_Generic.zip
2	Provide permissions to patch files	$chmod -R 775 cache_dir
3	Run Command to install the Weblogic patch	$./bsu.sh -install -patch_download_dir=<$WL_HOME>/utils/bsu/cache_dir/ -patchlist=BYJ1 -prod_dir=<WL_HOME>/wlserver_10.3
4	Make Sure correct PSU(Patch set Update) mention for patchlist. It should be “BYJ1” for weblogic 10.3.6.0.6 patch.	Below error incase wrong PSU mentioned in argument Exception in thread "Thread-5" java.lang.NullPointerException at java.io.File.<init>(File.java:288) at com.bea.plateng.patch.PatchBundleTarget.getItFromWeblogicServerProperties(PatchBundleTarget.java:378) at com.bea.plateng.patch.PatchBundleTarget.<init>(PatchBundleTarget.java:306) at com.bea.plateng.patch.PatchTargetFactory.create(PatchTargetFactory.java:39) at com.bea.plateng.patch.ProductAliasTarget.constructPatchTargetList(ProductAliasTarget.java:69) at com.bea.plateng.patch.ProductAliasTarget.<init>(ProductAliasTarget.java:46) at com.bea.plateng.patch.ProductAliasTargetHelper.getProdAliasTargetList(ProductAliasTargetHelper.java:55) at com.bea.plateng.patch.ProductAliasTargetHelper.getAllHomeToProdAliasesTargetMap(ProductAliasTargetHelper.java:32) at com.bea.plateng.patch.ProductAliasTargetHelper.checkProfilesInProductAliases(ProductAliasTargetHelper.java:133) at com.bea.plateng.patch.Patch$1.run(Patch.java:376) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:853) null
5	To verify Patch installed, use below command	$ ./bsu.sh –report or $java weblogic.version

 Please check Peopletools software installation blog for all software installation required for PeopleTools 8.53.
 

Weblogic 10.3.6 Installation

Weblogic 10.3 is supported by Peopletools 8.53. You need to install Weblogic software on web Server host. Prior to Weblogic installation you must install supported JDK to proceed.  Please check JDK installation post for details of JDK installation.

weblogic software installation steps in details as below :

	Description	Input/Command
1.	Set path of JDK	$ JAVA_HOME=<Path>/jdk170; export JAVA_HOME
2.	Make sure installation directory and log directory present & execute permission given to installation file if not run command	$mkdir weblogic1036 $mkdir logs $chmod 775
3.	Run command to install weblogic	$ ${JAVA_HOME}/bin/java -jar ./wls1036_generic.jar -mode=console -log=./logs/wls1036Install.log
4.	Choose Middleware Home Directory	->1|* Create a new Middleware Home Enter 1
5.	Choose Middleware Home Directory:	Enter New Middleware Home path: <Path>/weblogic1036
6.	Register for Security Updates:	1|Email:[]    2|Support Password:[]    3|Receive Security Update:[Yes] Enter 3  to change Receive Security Update: [No}
7.	Do you wish to bypass initiation of the configuration manager and remain uninformed of critical security issues in your configuration?	Enter Yes
8.	Choose Install Type:	Select Typical
9.	JDK Selection (Any * indicates Oracle Supplied VM):	Enter 2 to select below jdk 1.7 2|<Path>/jdk170[x]
10.	Verify Summary and complete installation.	$java weblogic.version

After installation completes, You need to check for latest weblogic patch for weblogic software.
you need to install weblogic patch after weblogic installation.

You can check peopletools installation blog for further PeopleTools 8.53 installation.