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James J. Morrow

Sr. Oracle Applications DBA

Atherio, Inc.

Session ID#: 13736

James Morrow

■ Oracle Applications DBA

■ Atherio, Inc. SME/Consultant

■ 18+ years as an E-Business Suite DBA

■ 20+ years as a Unix/Linux Administrator

■ E-Business Suite versions 9.4 through R12.1.3

■ Oracle RDBMS 7.0.16 through 12.1.0.1

■ Consulting team holds over 50 Oracle certifications including Oracle ACE credentials

■ Oracle managed services

■ Oracle applications and technology services including:

▪ Implementations

▪ Upgrades

▪ Migrations

▪ Assessments

■ Teams now leading the largest Oracle implementation in the world.

■ Web and mobile applications development

■ Primary industry sectors

▪ Finance

▪ Telecom

▪ Healthcare

▪ Retail

▪ SLED

Oracle Platinum Partner with international presence

Why upgrade now?

■ Nov 2013: 11.5.10.2 Extended Support ends

■ Dec 2015: 11.5.10.2 Sustaining Support Exception ends

■ Jan 2015: 12.0 Extended Support ends

■ Dec 2016: 12.1 Premier Support ends

■ Dec 2019: 12.1 Extended Support ends

(MOS 1495337.1)

Overview of the Upgrade Process(Simplified Approach)

■ Fresh install of R12.1.1

■ Copy current production database (database only)

■ Upgrade to R12.1.1

■ Release to testers and developers

■ Lather, rinse, repeat.

Overview of the Upgrade Process(What you should be doing, part 1)

■ Fresh install of R12.1.1

■ Fresh install of most recent RDBMS software

■ Patch current RDBMS software

■ Patch current R12.1.1 tech stack

appsTier ORACLE_HOMEs (10.1.2, 10.1.3, JDK, JRE)

■ Complete clone of PROD

■ Perform Preupgrade Steps

■ Copy pre-upgrade database (database only)

Overview of the Upgrade Process(What you should be doing, part 2)

■ Upgrade database to most recent version

■ Upgrade to R12.1.1

■ Apply pre-install patches prior to R12.1.3

■ Upgrade to R12.1.3

■ Apply patches to bring system current

■ Apply recommended & generic data fix patches for key modules

■ Release to testers and developers

■ Lather, Rinse, Repeat.

What else should we be doing?

■ Rethink customizations

■ Evaluate Oracle licensing

■ Rethink system architecture

■ OATM Conversion?

■ Database Upgrade?

■ Operating System Upgrade?

■ Hardware Refresh?

■ Platform Migration?

■ Implement additional modules?

■ Implement other components? (RAC? SOA? LDAP?)

Now is the time……to rethink customizations

■ Are they still needed?

■ What is the impact?

■ How much does it cost to maintain?

■ Are they really needed?

■ Are you sure?

Now is the time……to evaluate Oracle licensing

Processor Core Factor Table:

http://tinyurl.com/2vmg64k

0.25 Some UltraSPARC T1, SPARC T3

0.50 Some UltraSPARC T1, T2+, T4, SPARC64 VII+, X, Opteron, Intel Xeon, Older Intel Itanium,

0.75 SPARC64 VI, VII, UltraSPARC IV, IV+, T2, PA-RISC, POWER5+

1.00 Itanium, POWER 6/7/8

Now is the time……to rethink system architecture

■ Single Node

▪ Easier to manage

▪ Could end up over-paying for licenses

■ Multiple Nodes

▪ Split dbTier and appsTier into their own hardware

▪ Shared Applications Filesystem

▪ Scalability where it matters

▪ More effective licensing

Now is the time……for a database upgrade

■ New features

■ Better support for security and other updates

■ Longer support timeline

■ Eliminate additional downtime and testing

■ RDBMS 11gR2 was released Q3 2009

■ RDBMS 12cR1 was released Q2 2013

■ Improved memory utilization & data compression

■ RDBMS 12cR1 (12.1.0.1) Certified for EBS 11i & R12 September, 2013

■ New Features in RDBMS 12.1.0.1 NOT certified with EBSinclude:

▪ Pluggable databases (multiple databases within a single

instance)

▪ Multi-tenancy Support

Now is the time……for an operating system upgrade

■ Linux: Move to 64-bit now!

■ Take advantage of 64-bit memory

■ Better support for new hardware

■ Better support for security and other updates

■ Eliminate additional downtime and testing

Now is the time……for a hardware refresh

■ Move to multi-core CPUs

■ Increase physical memory (Remember that RAM doesn’t impact licensing!)

■ Leverage technology improvements (SSD accelerators)

■ Allows you to leave source system unchanged

■ Simplifies operating system upgrade

■ Simplifies system architecture changes

■ Eliminate additional downtime and testing

■ Leverage virtualization technologies?

Now is the time……for a platform migration

■ May not add significant time to the process (you’re performing some of the tasks anyway!)

■ Different platform may have advantages

■ Strategic use of Oracle licensing

■ Unix/Linux variants aren’t that different!

Now is the time……to implement new components

■ Real Application Clusters (RAC)

■ Automated Storage Management (ASM)

■ Active Data Guard

■ Advanced Compression

■ Oracle Access Manager (Single Sign-On, LDAP)

■ E-Business Suite Extensions for Oracle Endeca

■ Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE)

Now is the time……to implement additional modules

■ Subledger Accounting

■ E-Business Tax

■ Financial Consolidation Hub

■ Financial Services Accounting Hub

■ Profitibility Manager

■ Process Operations (OPM)

■ Sourcing Optimization

■ Project Portfolio Analysis

New R12.0 modules/features include

Now is the time……to implement additional modules

■ Price Protection

■ Supplier Ship and Debit

■ Environmental Accounting & Reporting

■ Succession Planning

■ Landed Cost Management

■ Manufacturing Operations Center

■ Site Hub

■ Supplier Hub

■ Supplier Lifecycle

Management

■ Spend Classification

■ Incentive Compensation Analytics for Oracle Data Integrator

■ Advanced Planning Command Center

■ Demand Signal Repository

■ Rapid Planning

■ Service Parts Planning

New R12.1 modules/features include

Now is the time……to implement additional modules

■ Online Patching

■ WebLogic Server

■ Streamlined Installation

■ Enhanced Labor Costing with

Projects & Payroll

■ Project Cost Breakdown

Structure

■ Contract Lifecycle Management

(CLM) for Public Sector

■ Channel Revenue

Management: Simplified HTML

Flows

■ OM: Selling Subscriptions

■ OM/WMS: Advanced Catch

Weight

■ WMS: Mobile Personalization

■ E-Kanban

■ Express Transact for Serialized

Manufacturing

■ SCM: Contingent Worker

Support

■ Project Accounting for Service

Operations

■ EAM: Safety Management

Lockout - Tagout

New R12.2 modules/features include

Upgrade to R12.1 or R12.2?

■ Consider support deadlines

■ MOS 1592197.1

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Session #13736

James J. Morrow

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http://thedbalife.blogspot.com

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