OOW16 - Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Cloud Control for Managing Oracle E-Bus...vasuballa
Oracle Application Management Suite for Oracle E-Business Suite delivers capabilities to facilitate management of Oracle E-Business Suite environments running in the Oracle Cloud and on-premises using a single pane of glass. Learn about key new features provided in the latest release available with Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c. Features covered include deploying patches and customization across all environments, comparing configurations between instances, provisioning a new instance to the Oracle Cloud, migrating an existing instance to the cloud, enforcing compliance standards, and automated cloning.
Optimize DR and Cloning with Logical Hostnames in Oracle E-Business Suite (OA...Andrejs Prokopjevs
This presentation covers the idea of logical hostname feature and its possible use case with E-Business Suite, why it is a must-have configuration for DR, how it can improve your test/dev instance cloning and lifecycle processes, especially in a cloud deployment, support overview by 11i/R12.0/R12.1, and why it is a very hot topic right now for R12.2. Additionally, we will describe possible advanced configuration scenarios like container based virtualization. The content is based on real client environment implementation experience.
The biggest headine at the 2009 Oracle OpenWorld was when Larry Ellison announced that Oracle was entering the hardware business with a pre-built database machine, engineered by Oracle. Since then businesses around the world have started to use these engineered systems. This beginner/intermediate-level session will take you through my first 100 days of starting to administer an Exadata machine and all the roadblocks and all the success I had along this new path.
Automating Your Clone in E-Business Suite R12.2Michael Brown
It is possible to automate the cloning process in Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2. This presentation discusses how to accomplish that and gives some warnings about when it is not possible to run a clone.
For OAUG members, the slides and a recording of the presentation are available on www.oaug.org.
OOW16 - Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Cloud Control for Managing Oracle E-Bus...vasuballa
Oracle Application Management Suite for Oracle E-Business Suite delivers capabilities to facilitate management of Oracle E-Business Suite environments running in the Oracle Cloud and on-premises using a single pane of glass. Learn about key new features provided in the latest release available with Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c. Features covered include deploying patches and customization across all environments, comparing configurations between instances, provisioning a new instance to the Oracle Cloud, migrating an existing instance to the cloud, enforcing compliance standards, and automated cloning.
Optimize DR and Cloning with Logical Hostnames in Oracle E-Business Suite (OA...Andrejs Prokopjevs
This presentation covers the idea of logical hostname feature and its possible use case with E-Business Suite, why it is a must-have configuration for DR, how it can improve your test/dev instance cloning and lifecycle processes, especially in a cloud deployment, support overview by 11i/R12.0/R12.1, and why it is a very hot topic right now for R12.2. Additionally, we will describe possible advanced configuration scenarios like container based virtualization. The content is based on real client environment implementation experience.
The biggest headine at the 2009 Oracle OpenWorld was when Larry Ellison announced that Oracle was entering the hardware business with a pre-built database machine, engineered by Oracle. Since then businesses around the world have started to use these engineered systems. This beginner/intermediate-level session will take you through my first 100 days of starting to administer an Exadata machine and all the roadblocks and all the success I had along this new path.
Automating Your Clone in E-Business Suite R12.2Michael Brown
It is possible to automate the cloning process in Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2. This presentation discusses how to accomplish that and gives some warnings about when it is not possible to run a clone.
For OAUG members, the slides and a recording of the presentation are available on www.oaug.org.
Analysis of Database Issues using AHF and Machine Learning v2 - AOUG2022Sandesh Rao
Oracle Autonomous Health Framework (AHF) is Oracle’s Artificial Intelligence Operations platform for autonomous database health management. This session will focus on enhancements to current functionality and new features in 21c. We will discuss how to use the data which is derived from the Bayesian Net framework of AHF to conduct root cause analysis, telemetry and remediations for issues. You will learn to utilize these features to determine workload footprint, ongoing monitoring, early detection of anomalies and performance issues, their root causes and corrective actions, prevention of node or database failures, and targeted postmortem analysis enabling quick resolution.
Session Highlights:
• Insights into AHF enhancements to current functionality and new features in 21c
• Learn early detection of anomalies and performance issues, their root causes and corrective actions
• Targeted postmortem analysis enabling quick resolution
Oracle RAC 12c (12.1.0.2) Operational Best Practices - A result of true colla...Markus Michalewicz
This is the latest version of the Oracle RAC 12c (12.1.0.2) Operational Best Practices presentation as shown during IOUG / Collaborate15. As best practices are a result of true collaboration this will probably be the last version before OOW 2015.
Maximum Availability Architecture - Best Practices for Oracle Database 19cGlen Hawkins
Provides the latest updates on high availability (HA) best practices in this well-established technical deep-dive session. Learn how to optimize all aspects of Oracle Active Data Guard 19c. See how to use session draining, transparent application continuity, Oracle RAC, and Oracle GoldenGate to mask outages and planned maintenance from users and to accelerate time to repair for single database or your fleet of databases. Hear about the latest HA best practices with Oracle Multitenant and understand how the new sharded architecture can achieve even higher levels of HA and fault isolation for OLTP applications. Find out how everything you know about Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) on-premises can be deployed in the cloud.
High Availability & Disaster Recovery on Oracle Cloud InfrastructureSinanPetrusToma
Critical applications have the requirement to run 24/7 and tolerate hardware and software failure and even complete data center outages. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure with its' regions, Availability Domains (AD), and Fault Domains (FD) provides the needed building blocks to design and run high availability and disaster recovery architectures for your applications and databases.
OOW15 - Online Patching with Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2vasuballa
The Online Patching feature of Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2 will reduce your Oracle E-Business Suite patching downtime to however long it takes to bounce your application server. This Oracle development session details how online patching works, with special attention given to what is happening at the database object level, where patches are applied to an Oracle E-Business Suite environment that is still running. Come learn about the operational and system management implications for minimizing maintenance downtime when applying Oracle E-Business Suite patches with this new technology, and the related impact on customizations you might have built on top of Oracle E-Business Suite.
Terraform modules and best-practices - September 2018Anton Babenko
Slides for my "Terraform modules and best-practices" talk on meetups during September 2018.
Some links from the slides:
https://www.terraform-best-practices.com/
https://cloudcraft.co/
https://github.com/terraform-aws-modules/
https://github.com/antonbabenko/modules.tf-lambda
Oracle RAC Virtualized - In VMs, in Containers, On-premises, and in the CloudMarkus Michalewicz
This presentation discusses the support guidelines for using Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) in virtualized environments, for which general Oracle Database support guidelines are discussed shortly first.
First presented during DOAG 2021 User Conference, this presentation replaces its predecessor from 2016: https://www.slideshare.net/MarkusMichalewicz/how-to-use-oracle-rac-in-a-cloud-a-support-question
Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using TerraformAdin Ermie
Learn the benefits of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), what Terraform is and why people love it, along with a breakdown of the basics (including live demo deployments). Then wrap up with a comparison of Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates versus Terraform, consider some best practices, and walk away with some key resources in your Terraform learning adventure.
WinOps Conference London 2017 session
Public Cloud IaaS vs traditional on prem and how Hashicorp Terraform is a great tool to configure Azure. Recorded here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDZXRBBuXCU
ORACLE 12C DATA GUARD: FAR SYNC, REAL-TIME CASCADE STANDBY AND OTHER GOODIESLudovico Caldara
The new release of Oracle Database has come with many new exciting enhancements for the High Availability.
This whitepaper introduces some new Data Guard features. Among various enhancements, special attention will be given to
the new Far Sync Instance and the Real-Time Cascade Standby.
Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) Using Terraform (Intermediate Edition)Adin Ermie
In this presentation, we will cover intermediate Terraform topics including alternative providers, collection types, loops and conditionals, and resource lifecycles. We will also focus on reusability with a discussion on modules, data sources, and remote state (including live demo examples).
Finally, we start the initial look into a full DevOps process with a quick review of Workspaces and Terraform Cloud; and wrap everything up with some key takeaway learning resources in your Terraform learning adventure.
NOTE: A recording this presentation can be found here: https://youtu.be/0CEF4eZ6HiQ
Analysis of Database Issues using AHF and Machine Learning v2 - AOUG2022Sandesh Rao
Oracle Autonomous Health Framework (AHF) is Oracle’s Artificial Intelligence Operations platform for autonomous database health management. This session will focus on enhancements to current functionality and new features in 21c. We will discuss how to use the data which is derived from the Bayesian Net framework of AHF to conduct root cause analysis, telemetry and remediations for issues. You will learn to utilize these features to determine workload footprint, ongoing monitoring, early detection of anomalies and performance issues, their root causes and corrective actions, prevention of node or database failures, and targeted postmortem analysis enabling quick resolution.
Session Highlights:
• Insights into AHF enhancements to current functionality and new features in 21c
• Learn early detection of anomalies and performance issues, their root causes and corrective actions
• Targeted postmortem analysis enabling quick resolution
Oracle RAC 12c (12.1.0.2) Operational Best Practices - A result of true colla...Markus Michalewicz
This is the latest version of the Oracle RAC 12c (12.1.0.2) Operational Best Practices presentation as shown during IOUG / Collaborate15. As best practices are a result of true collaboration this will probably be the last version before OOW 2015.
Maximum Availability Architecture - Best Practices for Oracle Database 19cGlen Hawkins
Provides the latest updates on high availability (HA) best practices in this well-established technical deep-dive session. Learn how to optimize all aspects of Oracle Active Data Guard 19c. See how to use session draining, transparent application continuity, Oracle RAC, and Oracle GoldenGate to mask outages and planned maintenance from users and to accelerate time to repair for single database or your fleet of databases. Hear about the latest HA best practices with Oracle Multitenant and understand how the new sharded architecture can achieve even higher levels of HA and fault isolation for OLTP applications. Find out how everything you know about Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) on-premises can be deployed in the cloud.
High Availability & Disaster Recovery on Oracle Cloud InfrastructureSinanPetrusToma
Critical applications have the requirement to run 24/7 and tolerate hardware and software failure and even complete data center outages. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure with its' regions, Availability Domains (AD), and Fault Domains (FD) provides the needed building blocks to design and run high availability and disaster recovery architectures for your applications and databases.
OOW15 - Online Patching with Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2vasuballa
The Online Patching feature of Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2 will reduce your Oracle E-Business Suite patching downtime to however long it takes to bounce your application server. This Oracle development session details how online patching works, with special attention given to what is happening at the database object level, where patches are applied to an Oracle E-Business Suite environment that is still running. Come learn about the operational and system management implications for minimizing maintenance downtime when applying Oracle E-Business Suite patches with this new technology, and the related impact on customizations you might have built on top of Oracle E-Business Suite.
Terraform modules and best-practices - September 2018Anton Babenko
Slides for my "Terraform modules and best-practices" talk on meetups during September 2018.
Some links from the slides:
https://www.terraform-best-practices.com/
https://cloudcraft.co/
https://github.com/terraform-aws-modules/
https://github.com/antonbabenko/modules.tf-lambda
Oracle RAC Virtualized - In VMs, in Containers, On-premises, and in the CloudMarkus Michalewicz
This presentation discusses the support guidelines for using Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) in virtualized environments, for which general Oracle Database support guidelines are discussed shortly first.
First presented during DOAG 2021 User Conference, this presentation replaces its predecessor from 2016: https://www.slideshare.net/MarkusMichalewicz/how-to-use-oracle-rac-in-a-cloud-a-support-question
Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using TerraformAdin Ermie
Learn the benefits of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), what Terraform is and why people love it, along with a breakdown of the basics (including live demo deployments). Then wrap up with a comparison of Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates versus Terraform, consider some best practices, and walk away with some key resources in your Terraform learning adventure.
WinOps Conference London 2017 session
Public Cloud IaaS vs traditional on prem and how Hashicorp Terraform is a great tool to configure Azure. Recorded here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDZXRBBuXCU
ORACLE 12C DATA GUARD: FAR SYNC, REAL-TIME CASCADE STANDBY AND OTHER GOODIESLudovico Caldara
The new release of Oracle Database has come with many new exciting enhancements for the High Availability.
This whitepaper introduces some new Data Guard features. Among various enhancements, special attention will be given to
the new Far Sync Instance and the Real-Time Cascade Standby.
Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) Using Terraform (Intermediate Edition)Adin Ermie
In this presentation, we will cover intermediate Terraform topics including alternative providers, collection types, loops and conditionals, and resource lifecycles. We will also focus on reusability with a discussion on modules, data sources, and remote state (including live demo examples).
Finally, we start the initial look into a full DevOps process with a quick review of Workspaces and Terraform Cloud; and wrap everything up with some key takeaway learning resources in your Terraform learning adventure.
NOTE: A recording this presentation can be found here: https://youtu.be/0CEF4eZ6HiQ
Policy based cluster management in oracle 12c Anju Garg
Oracle Grid Infrastructure 12c enhances the use of server pools by introducing server attributes e.g. memory, CPU_count etc. which can be associated with each server. Server pools can be configured so that their members belong to a category of servers, which share a particular set of attributes. Moreover, administrators can maintain a library of policies and switch between them as required rather than manually reallocating servers to various server pools based on workload. This paper discusses in detail the new features of policy based cluster management in 12c.
A presentation about new features and enhancements related to indexes and indexing in Oracle 12c.
See also the related post: http://db-oriented.com/2015/07/03/indexes-and-indexing-in-oracle-12c
Oracle e-business suite R12 step by step InstallationOraERP
http://www.oraerp.com - Installing e-Business Suite R12 on Linux, Step by Step Guide for Oracle E-Business Suite R12 installation. Redhat Linux Installation, Pre-requisite/Preparation for Oracle e-Business suite R12, Readiness with Oracle EBS R12 software from Media or e-Delivery
In-depth overview of Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) 12c Release 2, which was first presented during UKOUG Tech16 under the title "Under the Hood of Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) 12c Release 2" and before Oracle Database 12c Release 2 became generally available (GA) in March 2017.
OOW16 - Maintenance Strategies for Oracle E-Business Suite [CON6725]vasuballa
This session features the best techniques that applications DBAs can use to proactively maintain their Oracle E-Business Suite environment. It starts with a practical approach for defining a preventive maintenance strategy and then moves to detailed descriptions and tips for various tools and approaches to efficiently perform maintenance tasks. Topics include patching shortcuts, distributing worker processes across multiple servers, shared file systems, and avoiding resource bottlenecks. You will leave this session with the tools required for creating a plan to keep your environment healthy and up to date.
OOW15 - technical upgrade best practices for oracle e-business suite 12.2vasuballa
This session is ideal for organizations thinking about upgrading to Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2. It covers the fundamentals, including the technology stack components and supported upgrade paths. Hear from Oracle development experts about the recommended practices for executing the Release 12.2 technical upgrade, with special considerations for minimizing your downtime. Also get to know about relatively recent upgrade resources.
Oracle Open World 2014 presentation [CON8127] on Maximizing Oracle RAC Uptime. This presentation discusses tools integrated into the Oracle RAC Stack and shows which tools to use in the various stages of the system's lifecycle to ensure smooth operation.
Oracle Infographic Engineered Systems for Simplified Technologyandreas kuncoro
Engineered System is Something Big with Simplified Technology from Sales to Implementation. Modern Architecture and Complexity on The Art of State Technology
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
We have 45 mins to present these slides,
We’ll take 15 mins at the end to have a Q&A and we’ll make ourselves available outside after the session if there are any specific questions that we don’t get to
Q & A will be handled at the end if time permits
and Jason & I will be available outside the room
This is a Safe Harbor Front slide
This session is about Best Practices for Patching and Maintaining Oracle Applications (EBS)
We'll cover some new ways to find patches using My Oracle Support.
Both EBS and Techstack patching,
We'll look at the EBS Patch Wizard tool, and the Patching & Maintenance Advisor,
and if time permits the Application Management Pack, an EBS Plug-In 12.1.0.2.0 is now available for use with Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c
and Jason will discuss patching in Release 12.2.
Oracle E-Business Suite Plug-in 12.1.0.2.0 is now available for use with Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c.
Oracle E-Business Suite Plug-in 12.1.0.2 is part of Oracle Enterprise Manager 12 Application Management Suite for Oracle E-Business Suite.
This latest plug-in extends EM 12c Cloud Control with E-Business Suite specific system management capabilities and features enhanced change management support.
The Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c Application Management Suite for Oracle E-Business Suite includes:
Functionality that was available in the previously-standalone Application Management Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite and Application Change Management Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite
Oracle Real User Experience Insight
Oracle Configuration & Compliance capabilities
Licensing information
A license for Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c Cloud Control is required to use this product.
There is an additional licensing cost for the Application Management Suite for Oracle E-Business Suite.
A license for the Application Management Suite includes licenses for the E-Business Suite Plug-in, Oracle Real User Experience Insight, and Oracle Configuration & Compliance products.
Learn to minimize manual labor using the PatchWizard.
It assists in tracking & comparing customized files through alert flagging;
helps you stay current with EBS Dev Recommended Patches, assists in identifying test paths affected by patches via menu navigation trees.
We will explore the MOS Patching Community where you can see customer feedback on patches.
This is a new note, for 1 stop shopping of all the EBS patching information
1633974.2 for How to find E-Business Suite & E-Business Suite technology stack patches.
Doc ID 1638535.1 –RPC 1- superseded 24SEP2014
Doc ID 19020628.1 –RPC2
Doc ID 19020628.1 – R12.1.3 RPC2- superseded RPC1 on 24SEP2014
Release 12.1.3 has been out since Dec 2009… almost 5 years…
RPC1 was released Mar 28th, 2014 (closed as of Dec 4th, 2013)
RPC2 superseded RPC1 Sept 24th, 2014 (closed as of July 24th, 2014)
Use Patch Wizard for any recommended patches on R12.1.3 available after July 24th.
Patch Wizard analyzes and compares patches currently applied in your instance with the ones included in the Recommended Patch List
Patch Wizard performs an impact analysis, and allows for easy download of patches you decide to apply
It shows what percentage of a patch is really going to be applied,
It includes details which show how many responsibilities and users are affected by a patch… this is very useful when planning your testing of the patch.
During this portion of the presentation we will be looking at 2.2 patching best practices.
This is an exciting topic as 12.2 delivers a wonderful groundbreaking and innovative feature called “online patching”
The aim of this portion of the presentation is to provide you with the best practices for patching 12.2. Obviously with limited time this will be a non-exhuastive list. Essentially we will be looking at what can give you the greatest benefit and how to avoid the most common mistakes.
We will firstly be looking at the online patching cycle. Next, common patching mistakes during upgrades and installs. The important of AD and TXL code levels. How to effectively apply technology patches. The various patching modes and finally we will go through a list of tips and tricks.
Give you the tools to perform a smooth upgrade / install and effectively maintain your 12.2 system
No discussion on 12.2 online patching would be complete without an explanation of the online patching cycle
All patches to an editioned system are applied within the context of an Online Patching Cycle. The patching cycle has several phases which proceed in order.
Prepare - creates the patch edition, synchronizes run fs to patch fs effectively preparing the patch fs for patching
Apply – applies patches to the patch edition / file system
Finalize - perform any actions required to prepare for cutover.
Cutover - Promote Patch Edition to be the new Run Edition.
Cleanup - remove obsolete code and data from old editions.
Online Patching Cycle phases are executed using the new "adop" command line tool.
You can check the status of the patching cycle by running "adop -status".
Discuss the above with reference to the dual file system (run and patch) (fs1 and fs2)
No discussion on 12.2 online patching would be complete without an explanation of the online patching cycle
All patches to an editioned system are applied within the context of an Online Patching Cycle. The patching cycle has several phases which proceed in order.
Prepare - creates the patch edition, synchronizes run fs to patch fs effectively preparing the patch fs for patching
Apply – applies patches to the patch edition / file system
Finalize - perform any actions required to prepare for cutover.
Cutover - Promote Patch Edition to be the new Run Edition.
Cleanup - remove obsolete code and data from old editions.
Online Patching Cycle phases are executed using the new "adop" command line tool.
You can check the status of the patching cycle by running "adop -status".
Discuss the above with reference to the dual file system (run and patch) (fs1 and fs2)
Use the latest startCD to obtain the latest fixes, enhancements and applications tech patches
Best practice is to add complexity after the latest code levels have been reached. Ideally install/upgrade with 1 application tier. Add applications tiers, preferably via shared FS configuration after:
Latest AD and TXK patches
Latest EBS Family Pack e.g. 12.2.4
Add further complexity such as load balancing, SSL, OAM and other integrations after the latest code levels are reached
StartCD49 will be disabling the ability to add multiple application tiers during Rapid Install. Only the Primary node will be able to be defined during Rapid Install
A very common mistake we see is during upgrades customers sometimes miss merging the required AD patch with the AD CUP (at present CUP 5). This merge is applied prior to the main upgrade driver. Do not forget to run adgrants
It is also just as important that the EBS CUP (CUP5) be installed in preinstall mode and then merged with the main upgrade driver u10124646.drv. The merged driver is then run the perform the main upgrade.
New installation customers need to apply the latest consolidated seed table upgrade patch.
All of these steps are mentioned in the release notes.
Perfect segway to the next point which is the importance of following the release notes. It is important to view the release notes before, during and after upgrade/installation. The release notes are absolutely essential to a successful installation. They include critical patches, steps and known issues.
During an upgrade it is essential that one follows the post upgrade steps. The steps I am referring to here are those steps after the upgrade driver and before the rapid install configure process is run. Some examples of the steps performed here include: Autoconfig runs on both applications and database tiers and cleaning of fnd_nodes. Do not forget to clean the system topology such as fnd_nodes as this will have impact later during online patching. There are complexities around cleaning fnd_nodes post upgrade so it is vital that it is performed at precisely the right moment.
Best practice when configuring multiple application tiers after installation is to adopt the shared file system. This architecture simplifies patching, maintenance and administration and allows for simple addition and removal of application tiers.
Enable SSH to facilitate adop remote invocation.
In a multi-node environment, adop commands are invoked by a user on the primary node. Internally, adop uses Secure Shell (ssh) to automatically execute required
patching actions on all secondary nodes. You must set up passwordless ssh connectivity from the primary node to all secondary nodes.
If running a DMZ the recommendation is to enable one way SSH connectivity from the primary node to the DMZ.
See the maintenance guide for more information
As per the release notes and upgrade guides it is essential that services are not started until the 12.2.2+ code level is reached. Forms based applications will not work/launch if code level is 12.2.0 + AD and TXK patches. With upgrades, concurrent requests should not be processed until 12.2.2+ code levels
Ensure you are running the latest AD and TXK patches to ensure a your system runs smoothly. This will ensure components such as online patching, autoconfig, rapidclone, general system maintenance etc run smoothly. Make sure that you are on the same AD and TXK Delta RUP codelevel. You must therefore apply both R12.AD.C.Delta.5 and R12.TXK.C.Delta 5, not just one of them.
Check for known issues before starting installation/upgrade in Oracle E-Business Suite Technology Stack and Applications DBA Release Notes for R12.TXK.C.Delta.5 and R12.AD.C.Delta.5 Note 1644660.1
Make sure to follow the correct path when installing AD and TXK release update packs
REMEMBER – RELEASE UPDATE PACKS ARE A MAINTENANCE STRATEGY. DON’T JUST UPDATE AND FORGET. KEEP UP TO DATE!
If you are... Upgrading to Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 from Release 11i, 12.0, or 12.1 Path A
Installing a new Oracle E-Business Suite system Path A
Already using Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 (below AD/TXK R12.AD.C.Delta.5 and R12.TXK.Delta.5 codelevel) Path B
Path A is generally hotpatched while path B involves applying patches in a standard patching cycle.
Do not start patching/cloning/integrations etc.. until your system is on the latest AD and TXK code levels. Self explanatory. You want to ensure your on the latest code of the utilities used in configuring your system post install.
Try and keep up to date with the latest EBS release update packs. The latest available right now is 12.2.4. This is a streamlined method to quickly obtaining the latest code for EBS products. Do not forget to apply the associated help patch. EBS release update packs and their associated help patches are cumulative
Ensure all middle tier and database patches are applied – segway to the next slide
Make sure Middle tier patches for the various oracle homes as well as the database are applied before moving to the latest AD and TXK code levels or before applying the latest EBS release update pack. Try and keep up to date with these recommended patches. The patches are listed in note 1594274.1
EBS Technology Codelevel Checker (ETCC)
The Codelevel checker utility analyzes an Oracle Database Oracle Home and warns of missing database bug fixes required for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2. Oracle strongly recommends the use of the codelevel checker utility to ensure that required database bug fixes were installed. The EBS Technology Codelevel Checker (ETCC) is downloaded via Patch 17537119 and instructions to run the EBS Technology Codelevel Checker (ETCC) (checkDBpatch.sh or checkDBpatch.cmd for Windows) are available in the patch's readme.
Upgrade Customers
If you are upgrading to Release 12.2 using an existing Oracle Database 11.2.0.3 ORACLE_HOME, you must check that you have all the required 11.2.0.3 one-off patches by running the codelevel checker utility (checkDBpatch.sh or checkDBpatch.cmd for Windows) before you run Rapid Install to create the upgrade file system.
If you are upgrading to Release 12.2 from a pre-12.2 Installation, review My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 1349240.1, Database Preparation Guidelines for an Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 Upgrade as well as My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 1594274.1, Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2: Consolidated List of Patches and Technology Bug Fixes, and apply all technology patches for your database version (11.2.0.3 or 11.2.0.4).
New Installation Customers
New Installation customers should also run the codelevel checker utility (checkDBpatch.sh or checkDBpatch.cmd for Windows) to identify and apply required patches for Database 11.2.0.3. After the release of the startCD, new required patches may have been discovered. Therefore, it is important to perform this check.
In addition, a Release 12.2 New Installation Customer must review My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 1594274.1, Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2: Consolidated List of Patches and Technology Bug Fixes and apply all technology patches for your database version (11.2.0.3 or 11.2.0.4).
Run the txk inventory report to generate a list of patches which are applied. Use this list along with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2: Consolidated List of Patches and Technology Bug Fixes Note 1594274.1 to determine what patches need to be applied to the application tier technology homes.
For assistance on how to check the inventory, install patches and de-install patches to these oracle homes please refer to the Patching technology components guide note
When encountering conflicts applying recommended database patches from the ETCC utility please consult note Database Patch Set Update Overlay Patches Required for Use with PSUs and Oracle E-Business Suite Note 1147107.1 . This provides a list of overlay patches for various PSU’s which will help avoid patch conflicts
If after following the above not your still have conflicts then we recommend following Note 1091294.1. This is a vide which demonstrates the use of the conflict checker utility which can further aid in conflict resolution.
Online mode: Default mode. Involves a patching cycle which is initiated with a prepare phase. Changes made available only after cutover. Patch is abortable
Hotpatch mode: Patch is applied directly to the run file system when services are running. No patch cycle is required. Patch is not abortable. Patches can only be applied in hotpatch mode when instructed in the readme
Downtime mode: Introduced in AD.C.Delta .5. Patch is applied directly to the run file system when services are down. Patch is not abortable. Only supported for production use where explicitly documented, or when directed by Oracle Support or Development
Downtime mode is appropriate for all patching (including post-upgrade patching) that is done as part of the 12.2 upgrade process, meaning before the application services are started and the system is open for user login. The purpose of downtime mode is to complete the 12.2 upgrade process as quickly as possible (since the entire upgrade process is a downtime from the business perspective). Once users are online, all subsequent patching on a production system should use online mode unless alternative instructions are documented in the patch readme.
Downtime mode is only appropriate for
- Patches applied on top of Release 12.2 that are part of the 12.2 upgrade process (before system scale up, and before users are allowed on the system)
- Single-node development or test environments where high availability and production support is not required
I often get the question. Which environment should I source before running ADOP. Always source the run environment file. ADOP is smart enough to correct the environment if you accidently source the patch environment file.
For debugging purposes and for checking patch activity one can observe ADOP logs which are always stored in the non-editioned file system in $ADOP_LOG_HOME
To save time you can apply multiple patches in the same patch cycle either merged or non-merged. Adop phase=apply patches=xxxx,xxxx,xxxx merge=yes. Default is merge=no
You can also save time by running multiple phases automatically. This saves time as you do not need to return to the terminal to initiate the next phase. Also note that the cleanup and finalize phases are optional. Don’t run cutover this way. Run it separately.
During the prepare phase patches applied in the previous cycle are synchronized. For this reason it is critical that patches applied remain in $PATCH_TOP for the duration of the next patch cycle after application.
During cutover, managers are shutdown so that the file system switch can occur. Because there is a small period of downtime during cutover and considering the fact that cutover will wait for managers to shutdown, one can reduce downtime by ensuring managers are shut down before cutover is run, or long running requests are completed. Also consider running an explicit finalize to reduce the overall time taken for cutover.
Distributed AD is a special parallel processing feature that can be employed to decrease
the time needed for patch application (and other tasks) by allocating the associated
worker processes to multiple application tier nodes.
See maintenance guide for instructions
workers=<total number of workers> localworkers=<number of workers on
primary node>
The Patching & Maintenance Advisor is an E-Business Suite patching advisor that provides easy-to-follow steps with detailed information to guide you through your patching process for R12.2.x.
Provides a high level overview of the new Oracle E-Business Suite R12.2.x Online Patching feature
Look at advanced patching techniques, discover options for finding tools and information on the latest E-Business Patches, and look at backup/recovery options
Includes information on the Online Patching Cycle, Patching Features, Patching Tooling and Patching Resources
Points you in the right direction to begin reviewing the five steps (Online Patching Overview, Evaluate, Plan, Test and Implement) needed to perform your system patching or maintenance
Provides everything you need to move forward with your R12.2 patching strategy
Finally to end of the presentation we have the 12.2 information center
Central location for everything 12.2
Multiple Tabs for more information
Home Tab:
New Features
Planning Guide
Online Patching FAQ
Training
Documentation Tab
Announcements Tab
Install Tab:
Concepts & Requirements
Globalization/Localization
Release Notes
Everyone will get a copy of this and every presentation, so here is a quick list of useful Notes for patching in Oracle E-Business Suite
Learn to minimize manual labor using the PatchWizard.
It assists in tracking & comparing customized files through alert flagging;
helps you stay current with EBS Dev Recommended Patches, assists in identifying test paths affected by patches via menu navigation trees.
We will explore the MOS Patching Community where you can see customer feedback on patches.
Please note that 'Oracle Application Management Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite' is also known as
'Oracle E-Business Suite Plug-in' or "Enterprise Manager for Oracle E-Business Suite".
The documentation is under the name 'Oracle Application Management Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite'.
The following Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control releases, Oracle E-Business Suite releases, and platforms are supported:
Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c
Release 4 (12.1.0.4.0)
Release 3 (12.1.0.3.0)
Oracle E-Business Suite:
12.2: Releases 12.2.2 and 12.2.3
12.1: Release 12.1 with R12.ATG_PF.B.delta.3
12.0: Release 12.0.4 with R12.ATG_PF.A.delta.6
11i: Release 11.5.10 CU2 with ATG_PF.H RUP6 or higher
Certifications: You can search the certification under Oracle Enterprise Manager. Select Enterprise Manager Base Platform - OMS (Cloud Control, Grid Control, Plug-in, OEM, emagent, emoms, core, framework, ACC, CCC, CMDB Console) from the list of values and look for Oracle E-Business Suite (Managed Target) under Enterprise Applications.
Supported Platforms: Oracle Application Management Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite (or "EBS Plug-in" or "AMP") is generic and can be installed on many platforms with the exception of Microsoft Windows. AMP is available on Linux, IBM AIX, Oracle Solaris, and HP-UX Itanium. For a complete list of supported platforms and operating systems refer to the certification pages of Oracle E-Business Suite. Also, for a complete list of Enterprise Manager supported platforms and operating systems refer to the certification pages of Oracle Enterprise Manager.
Highlighting 4 key offerings from the Proactive offerings.
The 12.2 Upgrade Information Center
Analyzers
Premier tool for Diagnoising and maintaining the health of your functional area
This is a Read only tool that will not modify or impact your data.
Proactively run these diagnostics to see if you have any problems or trouble areas
They provide easy to read, graphical HTML style reports
Each problem is tied to the solution to resolve or address the issue
Run from concurrent process, or stand-alone.
They can add tremendous troubleshooting help to your functional people. They can resolve many issues without the need to involve the help desk
Guided Resolutions
These are new decision tree type tools that assist users locate identified solutions during the SR creation process.
They replace the old manual templates.
AS you create the SR, if a direct solution is available, it will be presented to you.
If not, it will create the SR and provide the captured information to the Oracle Support Engineer
The result is a finely tuned SR that can enable a more rapid troubleshooting process.
We encourage you to use them. The goal is to provide you with an immediate answer to your issue if there is a known solution.
Future offering: File uploads and Analysis during the SR creation process
We will be releasing these in stages.
Step 1: Automate the file upload and validation process
Step 2: Analyze the files that are uploaded and search for problem signatures.
Step 3: Match those signatures to our knowledge of known solutions. If a match, can quickly provide the solution. If not, have a very strong start in the troubleshooting process.
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