Preface

This preface describes the current document, including the intended audience, structure, and conventions for the document. It also identifies related Oracle documents.

Intended Audience

This manual is intended for Oracle Application Server system administrators who are responsible for installing, maintaining, and upgrading Oracle Application Server instances. It is assumed that the readers of this manual have knowledge of the following:

Oracle Application Server system administration and configuration
The configuration and expected behavior of the system being upgraded

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Structure

The Oracle Application Server Upgrade and Compatibility Guide contains the following chapters and appendixes:

Chapter 1, "Things You Should Know Before Upgrading"

This chapter identifies terminology used in the guide and describes the upgrade processes for middle tier and Infrastructure installation types, including valid upgrade paths.

Chapter 2, "Understanding Version Compatibility"

This chapter describes scenarios where you must run multiple versions of Oracle Application Server simultaneously. The goal of this chapter is to help you understand how to support your systems while you are in the process of upgrading to 10g (10.1.2)

Chapter 3, "Backup Strategies and System Availability During an Upgrade"

This chapter provides guidelines for planning an upgrade. It discusses devising an upgrade strategy, upgrade tasks, system downtime, and system availability during upgrade.

Chapter 4, "Upgrading the Middle Tier"

This chapter contains instructions for starting and using the Oracle Application Server Upgrade Assistant, and instructions on completing the upgrade.

Chapter 5, "Upgrading Identity Management Services"

This chapter contains instructions on upgrading the Identity Management Services (Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On and Oracle Internet Directory).

Chapter 6, "Upgrading the OracleAS Metadata Repository"

This chapter contains instructions for upgrading the Metadata Repository. It includes instructions on preparing to upgrade the Metadata Repository, and executing each component schema upgrade script.

Chapter 7, "Upgrading Standalone and Separately Installed Components"

This chapter describes how to upgrade Oracle Application Server standalone components and Oracle Application Server components that are installed separately from the other Oracle Application Server components.

Appendix A, "Component Upgrade Process Reference"

This appendix describes the processing performed by the OracleAS Upgrade Assistant and, if applicable, component schemas. It lists the upgrade items (files or schemas) involved in each process.

Appendix B, "Files Reference"

This appendix lists all of the files affected by the Oracle Application Server upgrade. It provides the path to the file from the Oracle home and indicates whether the file is processed manually or by the OracleAS Upgrade Assistant. It also provides a brief description of each file.

Appendix C, "Upgrade and Compatibility Error Messages"

This appendix provides information about the error messages you may encounter when upgrading your Oracle Application Server installations or when running multiple versions Oracle Application Server.

Appendix D, "Troubleshooting Upgrade"

This appendix describes common problems that you might encounter when upgrading to Oracle Application Server Release 2 (10.1.2) and explains how to solve them.

Conventions

This guide uses the following conventions:

Convention	Meaning
. . .	Vertical ellipsis points in an example mean that information not directly related to the example has been omitted.
. . .	Horizontal ellipsis points in statements or commands mean that parts of the statement or command not directly related to the example have been omitted
`monospace text`	File names, path names, command names, code, URLs
`monospace bold text`	Typed user input.
`monospace italic text`	Variables in text or code.
SOURCE_ORACLE_HOME	The full path to the Release 2 (9.0.2), Release 2 (9.0.3), or 10g (9.0.4) Oracle home that you plan to upgrade.
DESTINATION_ORACLE_HOME	The full path to the 10g Release 2 (10.1.2) Oracle home.

Preface

Intended Audience

Documentation Accessibility

Structure

Related Documents

Conventions