Patching Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.4.0 Slim Edition

Posted by Dirk Nachbar on Monday, February 03, 2020
In my last blog I was showing how to install the new Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.4.0 Slim Installer (https://dirknachbar.blogspot.com/2020/02/oracle-weblogic-server-122140-slim.html), now let's see how the minimised Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.4.0 Slim Edition will handle a patching.

For this I will use the Oracle WLS PATCH SET UPDATE 12.2.1.4.191220 (Patch No. 30689820).

Login as oracle User to your server hosting the Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.4.0 Slim Installation. Transfer the above mentioned Patch to your server and extract the zip file:

#
# set the necessary environment variables
[oracle@wlstest] export ORACLE_HOME=/u00/app/oracle/product/fmw-wls-slim-12.2.1.4.0
# switch to the extracted patch directory
[oracle@wlstest] cd /u00/app/oracle/patches/30689820
# Lets check the current patch status
[oracle@wlstest] $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch lsinventory
Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 13.9.4.2.1
Copyright (c) 2020, Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.


Oracle Home       : /u00/app/oracle/product/fmw-wls-slim-12.2.1.4.0
Central Inventory : /u00/app/oracle/oraInventory
   from           : /u00/app/oracle/product/fmw-wls-slim-12.2.1.4.0/oraInst.loc
OPatch version    : 13.9.4.2.1
OUI version       : 13.9.4.0.0
Log file location : /u00/app/oracle/product/fmw-wls-slim-12.2.1.4.0/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2020-02-03_14-02-27PM_1.log


OPatch detects the Middleware Home as "/u00/app/oracle/product/fmw-wls-slim-12.2.1.4.0"

Lsinventory Output file location : /u00/app/oracle/product/fmw-wls-slim-12.2.1.4.0/cfgtoollogs/opatch/lsinv/lsinventory2020-02-03_14-02-27PM.txt

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Local Machine Information::
Hostname: wlstest.oracle-stuff.com
ARU platform id: 226
ARU platform description:: Linux x86-64


There are no Interim patches installed in this Oracle Home.


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OPatch succeeded.

As you can see, no patches so far installed on my fresh WebLogic Server 12.2.1.4.0 Slim Edition, now let's install the WLS PATCH SET UPDATE

#
# set the necessary environment variables
[oracle@wlstest] export ORACLE_HOME=/u00/app/oracle/product/fmw-wls-slim-12.2.1.4.0
# switch to the extracted patch directory
[oracle@wlstest] cd /u00/app/oracle/patches/30689820
[oracle@wlstest] $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch apply
Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 13.9.4.2.1
Copyright (c) 2020, Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.


Oracle Home       : /u00/app/oracle/product/fmw-wls-slim-12.2.1.4.0
Central Inventory : /u00/app/oracle/oraInventory
   from           : /u00/app/oracle/product/fmw-wls-slim-12.2.1.4.0/oraInst.loc
OPatch version    : 13.9.4.2.1
OUI version       : 13.9.4.0.0
Log file location : /u00/app/oracle/product/fmw-wls-slim-12.2.1.4.0/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2020-02-03_14-02-41PM_1.log


OPatch detects the Middleware Home as "/u00/app/oracle/product/fmw-wls-slim-12.2.1.4.0"

Verifying environment and performing prerequisite checks...
OPatch continues with these patches:   30689820  

Do you want to proceed? [y|n]
y
User Responded with: Y
All checks passed.

Please shutdown Oracle instances running out of this ORACLE_HOME on the local system.
(Oracle Home = '/u00/app/oracle/product/fmw-wls-slim-12.2.1.4.0')


Is the local system ready for patching? [y|n]
y
User Responded with: Y
Backing up files...
Applying interim patch '30689820' to OH '/u00/app/oracle/product/fmw-wls-slim-12.2.1.4.0'
ApplySession: Optional component(s) [ oracle.wls.admin.console.en, 12.2.1.4.0 ] , [ oracle.wls.admin.console.en, 12.2.1.4.0 ]  not present in the Oracle Home or a higher version is found.

Patching component oracle.wls.libraries, 12.2.1.4.0...

Patching component oracle.wls.core.app.server, 12.2.1.4.0...
Patch 30689820 successfully applied.
Log file location: /u00/app/oracle/product/fmw-wls-slim-12.2.1.4.0/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2020-02-03_14-02-41PM_1.log

OPatch succeeded.


# Let's verify the patch apply

[oracle@wlstest] $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch lsinventory
Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 13.9.4.2.1
Copyright (c) 2020, Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.


Oracle Home       : /u00/app/oracle/product/fmw-wls-slim-12.2.1.4.0
Central Inventory : /u00/app/oracle/oraInventory
   from           : /u00/app/oracle/product/fmw-wls-slim-12.2.1.4.0/oraInst.loc
OPatch version    : 13.9.4.2.1
OUI version       : 13.9.4.0.0
Log file location : /u00/app/oracle/product/fmw-wls-slim-12.2.1.4.0/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2020-02-03_14-03-05PM_1.log


OPatch detects the Middleware Home as "/u00/app/oracle/product/fmw-wls-slim-12.2.1.4.0"

Lsinventory Output file location : /u00/app/oracle/product/fmw-wls-slim-12.2.1.4.0/cfgtoollogs/opatch/lsinv/lsinventory2020-02-03_14-03-05PM.txt

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Local Machine Information::
Hostname: wlstest.oracle-stuff.com
ARU platform id: 226
ARU platform description:: Linux x86-64


Interim patches (1) :

Patch  30689820     : applied on Mon Feb 03 14:02:57 CET 2020
Unique Patch ID:  23281789
Patch description:  "WLS PATCH SET UPDATE 12.2.1.4.191220"
   Created on 20 Dec 2019, 17:56:29 hrs PST8PDT
   Bugs fixed:
     26444945, 29671344, 29769772, 30067299, 30153412, 30230430, 30341541
     30342923, 30362026, 30362086, 30589563



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OPatch succeeded.

You can see, that the Patch apply went through without any problems, only the Patch apply prints you out some informations, that the to be patched component "oracle.wls.admin.console.en" is not present in the target ORACLE_HOME:

Optional component(s) [ oracle.wls.admin.console.en, 12.2.1.4.0 ] , [ oracle.wls.admin.console.en, 12.2.1.4.0 ]  not present in the Oracle Home or a higher version is found.

Thats just an information, as in the WebLogic Server 12.2.1.4.0 Slim Edition is no WebLogic Server Console present.