APPLYING

INTEROPERABILITY
PATCH FOR ORACLE
APPLICATIONS 11.0.3
By
Ramkumar Srinivasan
DBA/System Administrator
Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Inc.
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 APPLYING PATCHES FOR ORACLE APPLICATIONS
11.X DREYER’S GRAND ICE CREAM CASE STUDY

 In this presentation, I will detail the techniques used

and offer real-life experiences while applying the
interoperability patch for Oracle Applications 11.0.3. I
will also review my experience while installing patches
in Oracle 8i on HPUX running Oracle application
11.0.3 with server partitioning (Oracle 8.0.6.3). A
detailed explanation of installing Oracle 8i, adpatch and
how to use adpatch, adctrl and adadmin Oracle
application utilities will also be covered.

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 PATCH INSTALL STEPS
 Install Oracle 8.1.7.3
 Upgrade Oracle database to 8.1.7.3
 Upgrade Database tier applications to 8.0.6
 Upgrade Middle tier applications to 8.0.6
 Apply interoperability patch in Database tier
 Apply interoperability patch in Middle tier
 Patch Install

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 ORACLE APPLICATIONS
LAYOUT
 Three Tier Architecture
 Database Tier – Oracle 8.1.7.3 running on
HPUX11.0, Concurrent Manager, Reports
 Middle Tier – Oracle 8.0.6.3 and forms server,
Dev. 1.6.1 OWS 3.0.2.0
 Client – Thin Client – Jinitiator 1.1.8.16

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 ORACLE 8.1.7.3 INSTALL
 Install Oracle 8.1.7 in a different ORACLE_HOME.
 Apply the 8.1.7.3 patch.

 Make sure you are pointing the ORACLE_BASE to

$ORACLE_HOME.
 Before upgrading the existing 8.0 database to 8.1.7.3
comment all the obsolete parameters in your init.ora.
Add the following also to init.ora:
_system_trig_enabled=false, aq_tm_processes=0
Comment out the compatibility parameter

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 Select custom install.
 Do not create any database from the install actions.

 Run root.sh from $ORACLE_HOME as root.

 Upgrading to 8.1.7.3 using scripts estimated

time around 45-60 minutes
 Create a link for initr11.ora in
$ORACLE_HOME/dbs directory.
Cd $ORACLE_HOME/dbs
ln –s initr11.ora /home/apps/oracle/admin/r11/pfile/initr11.ora

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 Cd $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin
Sqlplus internal;
Startup restrict;
Set echo on
Set feedback on
Spool 8173upg.lst
@u0800050.sql
@utlconst.sql
@catrep.sql
@utlrp.sql
Spool off

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 UPGRADING DATABASE TIER TO 8.0.6 (SERVER
PARTITIONING)
 Login to the database tier as oracle owner.
 Shutdown the instances that share the oracle home .
 Login as oracle and run resource your environment (for
fnd portion).
 Mount the cdrom and run the installer – orainst.
 Choose custom installation. Select Install Software
(don’t create database) once the install is completed run
the root.sh as root.
 Unset ORACLE_SID and set TWO_TASK to your
8.1.7.3 instance name.

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 APPLYING PATCHES
Copy bug1337111 to $ORACLE_HOME/patches/
Cd bug1337111
sh README.bug1337111
Please make sure ORACLE_HOME is set.
Run : ar –tv libnetwork.a | grep nautab.0
Check for the file size and time stamp form the bug
directory
Cd $ORACLE_HOME/bin
./genclntsh => recreates the client libraries.

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Copy bug973709.tar to $ORACLE_HOME.
Untar using tar –xvf.
It will create a directory bug973709 in $ORACLE_HOME.
Cd to bug973709. Run ./install.sh
Add the following “-lgen” to the end of sysliblist located in
$ORACLE_HOME/lib. The file should look like this:
-l:libcl.a -l:librt.sl -lpthread -l:libnss_dns.1 -l:libdld.sl –lgen
If you don’t add –lgen you can’t recompile the executables.

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 APPLYING DEV 1.6.1 PATCHES
 Once you have upgraded the database tier to 8.0.6.3 you have to reapply patch
set 16 for Dev 1.6.1.
Login as oracle and resource the environment.
Cd $ORACLE_HOME/dev2000r161_patch16.
./ patch_install.sh

Relinking Database Tier Executables:

cd $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/lib; make -f ins_rdbms.mk install
cd $ORACLE_HOME/sqlplus/lib; make -f ins_sqlplus.mk install
cd $ORACLE_HOME/network/lib; make -f ins_network.mk install
cd $ORACLE_HOME/reports25/lib; make -f ins_reports25wv8.mk install
cd $ORACLE_HOME/procbuilder/lib; make -f ins_procbuilderv8.mk install

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 MIDDLE TIER PATCHES
 Follow the same steps for 8.0.6.3 patch install from the database
tier.
 Reapply the patchset 16 for Dev 1.6.1.
Relinking Middle Tier Executables:
cd $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/lib; make -f ins_rdbms.mk install
cd $ORACLE_HOME/sqlplus/lib; make -f ins_sqlplus.mk install
cd $ORACLE_HOME/network/lib; make –f ins_network.mkinstall
cd $ORACLE_HOME/forms45/lib
make -f ins_forms45wv8.mk install
cd $ORACLE_HOME/graphics25/lib
make –f ins_graphics25wv8.mk install

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 PRE-INTEROPERABILITY
STEPS
Add the following to initr11.ora file:
event="10929 trace name context forever"
event="10932 trace name context level 2"
Resource your environment .
Start the listener – appslisterner
Sqlplus internal;
Startup restrict;
Create a new tablespace for ctxsys as follows:
create tablespace ctxsys datafile
'/appsp09/oracle/r11/ctxsys01.dbf' size 50M;
Cd /apps/finapps/product/11.0/patches/817sqls

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Sqlplus internal;
@addb817.sql
(going to take at least 45 minutes)
connect system/
@adsy817.sql
Run the following script to create the Intermedia objects:
oracle-[unknown]>more crtctx.sh
sqlplus system/xxxx @addbctx.sql \
TRUE CTXSYS TEMP $ORACLE_HOME/ctx/lib/libctxx8.sl
(TRUE – Removes the old context objects
CTXSYS – Default tablespace for ctxsys

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 Apply 1239901 patch (Interoperability Patch - applmgr)
 Apply 1244775 patch (applmgr)
 As oracle (applmgr.env) relink all
 As applmgr make –f ins_rdbms.mk –install
 As applmgr do the following: adrelink force=y ranlib=y "fnd
ar25run"
 Run adadmin and relink all modules and compile all objects.
 As applmgr make –f ins_rdbms.mk –install
 As applmgr do the following: adrelink force=y ranlib=y "fnd
f45webm"
 Run adadmin and relink all modules and compile all objects.

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 adpatch

Adpatch is the applications utility to install patches for oracle

applications. Oracle provides a patch list from time to time or you
might ask for site specific patches.

Adpatch can be run on both the tiers.

Running adpatch on the database tier
Shutdown the concurrent manager before starting the adpatch
Login as the application user eg., applmgr.
cd to the desired patch directory or where the patch is residing.

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adpatch
APPL_TOP is set to
/apps/finapps/product/11.0/r11
adpatch will make sure the APPL_TOP directory
You can be notified by email if a failure occurs.
Do you wish to activate this feature [Yes] ? No
Please enter the batchsize [1000] : 1000

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1. Do you currently have files used for installing or upgrading
the database
installed in this $APPL_TOP [Yes] ? Yes
2. Do you currently have Java and HTML files for Self-Service
Applications
installed in this APPL_TOP [Yes] ? No
3. Do you currently have Oracle Applications forms files
installed
in this $APPL_TOP [Yes] ? No
(On the database side there are no forms installed so say no to this
option and you have to say Yes to this option in the middle tier)
4. Do you currently have concurrent program files installed in
this $APPL_TOP [Yes] ? Yes

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You are about to apply a patch to the installation of Oracle
Applications
in your ORACLE database ‘r11'
using ORACLE executables in '/apps/oracle/product/8.0.6.3'.
5. Is this the correct database [Yes] ? Yes
AutoPatch needs the password for your 'SYSTEM' ORACLE
schema

adpatch will ask for all the schema user passwords hit enter, since
the default password was not changed.

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Connecting to APPLSYS......Connected successfully.
Enter the directory where your Oracle Applications patch has
been unloaded
The default directory is
[/apps/finapps/product/11.0/patches/731338] :
/apps/finapps/product/11.0/patches/731338
(this is were the patch was copied or downloaded. After
downloading the patch unzip the patch in the patch directory.)
[Always apply c driver first then d driver and finally g driver. in
the middle tier no need to apply d driver. So c driver first
and then g driver]
Please enter the name of your AutoPatch driver file
[patch.drv] : g731338.drv
Enter the number of parallel workers [6] : 4
After the patch was done check for the log files for any errors.

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 APPLYING PATCH ON MIDDLE TIER :
 Shutdown the forms server for the particular instance as the
applmgr using
 f45ctl stop port=9000 log=f45ctlstop.log.
 Run adpatch.
 Follow the same steps from 1 to 5. You have to say Yes for 2,3,5
and No to 1,4 (since concurrent manager is running on the
database side).
 As applmgr in the database tier do the following: adrelink
force=y ranlib=y "fnd ar25run"
 As applmgr in the middle tier do the following: adrelink
force=y ranlib=y "fnd f45webm"

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 adadmin
 AD Administration Main Menu in database tier
--------------------------------------------------
1. Maintain Applications Database Objects menu
2. Maintain Applications Files menu
3. Exit AD Administration
Enter your choice : 2
Maintain Applications Files
----------------------------------------
1. Create Applications environment file
2. Relink Applications programs
3. Copy files to destinations
4. Verify files necessary for runtime
5. Generate message files
6. Generate report files
7. Return to Main Menu

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 Adadmin in the middle tier:
AD Administration Main Menu
--------------------------------------------------
1. Maintain Applications Files menu
2. Exit AD Administration
Enter your choice : 1
Maintain Applications Files
----------------------------------------
1. Create Applications environment file
2. Relink Applications programs
3. Copy files to destinations
4. Verify files necessary for runtime
5. Generate message files
6. Generate form files
7. Return to Main Menu

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 adctrl
 AD Controller Menu
---------------------------------------------------
1. Show worker status
2. Tell worker to restart a failed job
3. Tell worker to shutdown/quit
4. Tell manager that a worker failed its job
5. Tell manager that a worker acknowledges quit
6. Tell manager to start a worker that has shutdown
7. Exit

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 POST INSTALL STEPS
 Make sure you revalidate all the objects in your
database.
 You can either run utlrp.sql or your own
customized scripts.

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 SOME USE FULL COMMANDS
 Admrgpch – To merge different patches
 Echo $APPLSHAR, echo $APPLFULL

 To create a dbc file:

/apps/oracle/product/8.0.6.3/jre/bin/jre
oracle.apps.fnd.security.AdminAppServer
apps/apps@r11 ADD \
GWYUID=$GWYUID FNDNAM=$FNDNAM \
SECURE_PATH=$FND_TOP/secure \
GUEST_USER_PWD=GUEST/guest

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 Ipcs –bmop ( to find all the memory segments
used by the processes)
 Ipcrm –m|-s
 Tstshm (provided by oracle)
 Orabebug ipc – invoked from svrmgrl or sqlplus
 Swapinfo –tam

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