Database Reference
In-Depth Information
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Middleware Home
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SOA domain
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Database (using a tool such as RMAN)
If the patch is an Oracle WebLogic Server
11g
patch, simply perform an offline
backup of Middleware Home (and specifically, only the
$MW_HOME/wlserv-
er_10.3
directory may need to be backed up).
If the patch is an Oracle BAM, OWSM, BPEL Process Manager, or any of the
other subcomponents, simply perform an offline backup of the following:
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Middleware Home
•
SOA domain
•
Database
When in doubt, perform a full offline backup of the entire infrastructure, which
includes backing up the following:
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Oracle system files
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JDK
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Middleware Home
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JMS file stores
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Transaction logs
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SOA domain
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Database
Before configuration changes
There are many types of configuration changes that can be performed, and there
is an even more endless list of possible backup scenarios for each of the con-
figuration changes. Some settings are stored in configuration files (for example,
config.xml)
and startup scripts (like
setSOADomainEnv.sh)
, while other
settings such as BPEL Service Engine configuration settings are stored in the
database. When in doubt, perform a full offline backup prior to making any con-
figuration change.
