Backup and Recovery - Oracle SOA Suite 11g Administrator's Topic - page 440

Backup sched-
ule

Backup
type

Action

Code deployment Only if needed Never Offline

After a new installation

Installing Oracle SOA Suite 11g involves installing and creating a database,
running the Repository Creation Utility (RCU) to create all required database
schemes, installing Oracle WebLogic Server 11g , Sun JDK, or JRockit JDK (or
both), and Oracle SOA Suite 11g , followed by the creation of the SOA domain.
In high availability installations of two or more nodes, further configuration and
setup is required.

It is, therefore, recommended to perform a full offline backup of your environ-
ment after confirming the successful installation of your infrastructure. This in-
cludes backing up:

• Oracle system files

• JDK

• Middleware Home

• SOA domain

• Database (using a tool such as RMAN)

Before upgrading

If you are planning on upgrading from Oracle SOA Suite 11g PS4 to PS5, this in-
volves upgrading the Oracle WebLogic Server from 10.3.5 to 10.3.6 and Oracle
SOA Suite from 11.1.1.5 to 11.1.1.6. Prior to patching, it is a good idea to per-
form a backup of the environment, so that you can roll back in the event of an
unforeseen upgrade problem.