How to apply a Patch in Oracle Weblogic Server ?

In this post we will see how to apply a Patch in Oracle Weblogic Server.To know more about how to do it ,just keep on reading !!

Again it’s also a five step process.

1] Download Patch from oracle support site.

2] Copy that patch.jar to Local server Machine(/optional/Oracle/Middleware/utils/bsu/cache_dir/)

3] Backup WEBLOGIC_HOME

4] Start patch activity using bsu installer (./bsu.sh -prod_dir=/optional/Oracle/Middleware/wlserver_10.3 -patchlaist=UKZX -verbose -install)

5] Verification

Download Patch from oracle support site:

[thiru@localhost Upgrade]$ unzip p14629058_1036_Generic.zip

Archive: p14629058_1036_Generic.zip

inflating: patch-catalog_18835.xml

inflating: README.txt

inflating: UKZX.jar

Copy that UKZX.jar to Local server Machine(/optional/Oracle/Middleware/utils/bsu/cache_dir/):

[thiru@localhost grd]$ cd /optional/Oracle/Middleware/utils/bsu/cache_dir/
[thiru@localhost cache_dir]$ ll
total 18160
-rw-r--r-- 1 thiru thiru 9268750 May 22 07:01 patch-catalog_18835.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 thiru thiru 9268750 May 22 07:12 patch-catalog.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 thiru thiru 24328    May 22 07:01 UKZX.jar

Start patch activity using bsu installer:
[thiru@localhost bsu]$ ./bsu.sh -prod_dir=/optional/Oracle/Middleware/wlserver_10.3 -patchlist=UKZX -verbose -install
Checking for conflicts..
No conflict(s) detected
Starting installation of Patch ID: UKZX
Installing /optional/Oracle/Middleware/utils/bsu/cache_dir/UKZX.jar
Extracting /optional/Oracle/Middleware/patch_wls1036/patch_jars/BUG14629058_1036.jar
Updating /optional/Oracle/Middleware/patch_wls1036/profiles/default/sys_manifest_classpath/weblogic_patch.jar
Old manifest value: Class-Path=
New manifest value: Class-Path=../../../patch_jars/BUG14629058_1036.jar
Result: Success

Verification:
[thiru@localhost bsu]$ ./bsu.sh -prod_dir=/optional/Oracle/Middleware/wlserver_10.3 -view -status=applied
ProductName:       WebLogic Server
ProductVersion:    10.3 MP6
Components:        WebLogic Server/Core Application Server,WebLogic Server/Admi
                   nistration Console,WebLogic Server/Configuration Wizard and
                   Upgrade Framework,WebLogic Server/Web 2.0 HTTP Pub-Sub Serve
                   r,WebLogic Server/WebLogic SCA,WebLogic Server/WebLogic JDBC
                    Drivers,WebLogic Server/Third Party JDBC Drivers,WebLogic S
                   erver/WebLogic Server Clients,WebLogic Server/WebLogic Web S
                   erver Plugins,WebLogic Server/UDDI and Xquery Support,WebLog
                   ic Server/Evaluation Database,WebLogic Server/Workshop Code
                   Completion Support
BEAHome:           /optional/Oracle/Middleware
ProductHome:       /optional/Oracle/Middleware/wlserver_10.3
PatchSystemDir:    /optional/Oracle/Middleware/utils/bsu
PatchDir:          /optional/Oracle/Middleware/patch_wls1036
Profile:           Default
DownloadDir:       /optional//Oracle/Middleware/utils/bsu/cache_dir
JavaVersion:       1.6.0_29
JavaVendor:        Sun
Patch ID:          UKZX (14629058)

Patch Installation Report:

[thiru@localhost bsu]$ ./bsu.sh -report

Patch Report

============

    Profile................... Default

Patch ID.................. UKZX

      CR(s)..................... 14629058

      Description............... STRESS: REGRESSION:CONNECTION LEAK DURNIG TRANSACTION ROLLBACK IN LONGEVITY TEST

STRESS: REGRESSION:CONNECTION LEAK DURNIG TRANSACTION ROLLBACK IN LONGEVITY TEST

      Classpath

        Classpath type............ SYSTEM

        Classpath control jar..... weblogic_patch.jar

          Jar....................... BUG14629058_1036.jar

            File...................... META-INF/MANIFEST.MF

            File...................... weblogic/jdbc/wrapper/TxInfo.class

            File...................... weblogic/jdbc/jta/DataSource.class

That’s it!! Leave a reply, if you have any doubts regarding this topic!!