New Generation Consultants, Inc

Upgrading to Oracle EBS R12

Architecture and Technology
Amarendra Nettem

Feb 27th, 2009

Introducing New Generation Consultants
www.newgenusa.com

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– Founded 2001
– HQ in Des Plaines; branch in Chennai
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Drawing at end of today’s presentation!

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Upgrading to Oracle EBS R12
Architecture and Technology

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 Agenda

 Oracle R12 Technology Stack Overview

Changes from Oracle EBS R11i to R12
New Features
 Analysis and Planning
Supported Application Migration Paths
Custom components requiring changes
 Best Practices
 Questions and Answers

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Oracle R12 Technology Stack

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Technology Stack - Release 11i

Client Application Database

JInitiator 9iAS 1.0.2.2
Servlet
9i or 10g
Engine(Jserv)

Web Listener
JSP

BC4J

UIX
Reports 9iR2 &
Forms 10g (Optional)

iAS 1.0.2.2.2

User Interface Application logic Database logic

Technology Stack – Release 12

Client Application Database

9iAS 1.0.2.2
9i or 10g
OC4J

Web Listener
JSP

BC4J

UIX
Reports
Forms

User Interface Application logic Database logic

Technology Stack - Changes from EBS 11i to 12

Component 11.5.10 R12 (12.0.3)

Database Server 9.2.0.5 10.2.0.3
Web Server iAS 1.0.2.2.2 AS 10g 10.1.3
Java Servlet Jserv OC4J
Container
Forms Server Developer 6i AS 10g 10.1.2
Java Development JDK 1.4 - 1.4.2 JDK 5.0
Kit
Client Viewer Jinitiator Sun JRE
Technology Stack - Changes from EBS 11i to 12
Technology Stack - Changes from EBS 11i to 12
Technology Stack - Changes from EBS 11i to 12

Oracle R11i

Oracle R12
Instance Home Advantages

 Clear distinction between the shared file system and the

file system unique to an instance
 Ability to share code (Apps, technology stack) among multiple nodes and
even instances (Dev,Test, Production)
 Enables split ownership of applications and technology stack file systems
 Improves code safety by making shared file system read-only while not
patching

 Configuration and log files are co-located

 Easier collection of instance state

 Ability to use network or local storage for various file

system portions
 Minimize disk usage and maximize performance
New Features in 12.1

 AutoConfig can be run in parallel on different nodes of Apps

 Technology Stack Inventory Validation Report

 Shared Application Tier File System Amongst Multiple EBS Instances

 Record History is now available for OA Framework based pages

 Concurrent requests and managers can now be directed to a specific

database instance or node
Analysis and Planning

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Why Upgrade?
IT Drivers Business Drivers
• Supportability • New Modules
• Stability • New features &
• Improved performance functionality
• New features • New requirements
• Maintenance cost • Re-engineer
• Out of box use • Design Improvements
• Customizations

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EBS Support

Release GA date Premier Extended Sustaining

Support Ends Support Ends Support
Ends

11.5.9 Jun 2003 Jun 2008 Not Offered Indefinite

11.5.10 Nov 2004 Nov 2010 Nov 2013 Indefinite

12 Jan 2007 Jan 2012 Jan 2015 Indefinite

R12 features

 Think Globally
 Work Globally
 Manage Globally
 Reduced pop-ups & duplicate screens
 Reduced steps to complete key tasks
 Improved look, feel and visual style
 Increased personalization capabilities
 New functionality in the Financials area
 The best in technology:10gR2 & 10gAS
Analysis and Planning – Application Migration Path
Upgrade Path

 Applications R11.5.6 and below requires to first upgrade to

R11.5.10.2/10gR2

 Applications R11.5.7 and up can be directly upgraded to R12

 Database in all releases must have been upgraded to 10gR2

(11.5.9.2/11.5.10.2) or should be done during upgrade to R12
(11.5.9.1/11.5.10.1 and below)
Technology Improvements

 AutoPatch replaces AutoUpgrade tool

AD parallel infrastructure improvements for work distribution of Large Table
Update

 Inclusion of Gather Auto Stats job in R12 Upgrade driver itself to keep
statistics up-to-date after the upgrade

 sqlplus_parallel directive to eliminate the contention between jobs

executing parallel query

 Optimizer dynamic sampling (for objects with no statistics)

 Converted non-critical jobs as concurrent manager requests to reduce

overall downtime

 R12 unified upgrade driver provides an option to defer compilation of

PL/SQL packages during creation
Overview – Maintenance Wizard
 This tool will guide you through upgrade of Oracle Applications technology stack and
products from Release 11i versions to Release 12
 Currently, the Maintenance Wizard performs the following types of upgrades:

- Upgrades to 11i via the Upgrade Assistant for Release 11.5.10 product. This includes:
10.7 NCA to 11.5.10.2
11.0.3 to 11.5.10.2

- Upgrades within 11i via the Maintenance Pack Assistant for 11.5.10 product. This includes:
11.5.3 or higher to 11.5.10.2

- Upgrades to Release 12 via the Upgrade Assistant for Release 12 product. This includes:
11.5.8 or higher to 12.0.4

- Release Update Pack upgrades via the R12 RUP patches. This includes:
12.0.0 or higher to 12.0.6

- RDBMS upgrades for Applications customers via the Applications Database Upgrade
Assistant 10g and 11g products. This includes:
8i to 10.2.0.3
9i to 10.2.0.3
9.2.0.8 to 11.1
10.1 or 10.2 to 11.1
Overview – Upgrade by Request

 Option to additionally upgrade historical data that has not been

upgraded during the initial upgrade process
 Historical data can be upgraded anytime when system is up or
down
 Following products historical data can be upgraded at a later date
- Financials and Procurement
- Projects
- Supply Chain Management
- CRM
Analysis and Planning – Pre Upgrade Tasks

Apply 11i.AD.I Review Size of the Gather Schema

Table Spaces Statistics for CBO
Run TUMS Utility
Run AD Preparation
Scripts Backup the
database
Identify & Prepare Upgrade
Plan for Customizations
Convert Oracle Alert E-mail Run Rapid Install for
processing to workflow Release 12
Convert to Multiple notification mailer
Organization Architecture
Migrate or
Upgrade the
Conditionally complete database to 10G
Drop Event Alert Triggers product specific Pre- Release 2
in Custom Schemas Upgrade Steps
Analysis and Planning – Upgrade Tasks

Disable AOL Audit Trail

Shutdown App tier listener and Apply R12 AD Mini Pack

Conc. Mgrs

Migrate the database to 10gR2 Run the Upgrade Patch Driver

(u6394500.drv)

Update init.ora parameters

Run the NLS Patch Driver
Disable custom triggers,
constraints and indexes
Disable the Maintenance Mode

Drop the MRC Schema

Reset init.ora parameters
Backup the database
Backup Oracle Applications
Enable the Maintenance Mode
Analysis and Planning – Post Upgrade Tasks

Reset Oracle Schema Passwords

Migrate Custom Forms, Reports etc

Configure and Restart both, DB

and Apps Server Processes
Migrate Existing Objects to OATM
Reapply Customizations

Integrate custom objects &

schemas Resize the database
Re-enable custom triggers,
constraints & indexes

Verify Completion of Concurrent

Programs
Test, Test and Test the Applications
Install Online Help
Custom Components requiring change

Mod_plsql
 Apps R12 no longer uses (disables) mod_plsql. Web pages are
migrated to OAF

Oracle Reports Server

 Oracle Graphics is no longer present in Application Server. Reports
which rely on it will need to be modified and we recommend using XML
Publisher and OAF

Oracle Graphics Integration with Oracle Server

 Convert the Oracle graphics integrated with Oracle forms to OAF.
Oracle Forms is not a part of Fusion technology stack

Oracle Applications Framework pages

 Migrate OAF present in AK repository to MDS.
Best Practices

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Best Practices - 1

 Involve Right People

 Review appropriate documentation to gather information
on upgrade process and tools required
 Plan to run multiple test upgrades
 Plan to test key features
 Purge or archive historical data

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Best Practices - 2

 Use hardware that closely matches with that of

Production during Test upgrade
 Use TUMS to eliminate tasks that are not relevant for
your system
 Use Shared file system for Multi-node
 Use Distributed AD for Multi-node
 Estimate tablespace sizes for Test upgrade

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Best Practices - 3

 Modify the following parameters for the duration of the upgrade.

Performance of some upgrade scripts can be significantly improved by
doing this:
 db_file_multiblock_read_count (do not set -- remove)
 db_file_optimizer_read_count (do not set – remove)
 job_queue_processes
 parallel_max_servers
 pga_aggregate_target
 sga_target
 log_buffer
 recyclebin
 db_block_checking

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Best Practices - 4

Perform the following tasks in advance to reduce extended downtime:

 Convert to Multi Org

 Convert to OATM
 Purge workflow related tables
 Upgrade database to 10.2.0.3

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Best Practices - 5

 Perform the following key tasks to substantially reduce

the downtime during your upgrade:
Functional tasks listed in Reducing downtime section
- (Appendix E) in R12 Upgrade manual
“Upgrade by Request” section
- (Appendix G) in R12 Upgrade manual

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Best Practices - 6

 Gather statistics before your upgrade using Gather schema

statistics concurrent program
 Build Master APPL_TOP from Test upgrades
 Record timing for each step during Test upgrade
 Make sure you have good backup before both the R12 and
database upgrades
 Add PL/SQL no compile option in R12 upgrade driver to
save time during upgrade
 Choose proper batch size and number of workers for
AutoPatch during upgrade
 Isolate post upgrade concurrent programs to a separate
manager queue

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Recent Upgrade Experience

 NewGen Client
Upgraded from 11.5.9 to 12.0.4
Database size : 1.4 TB
Purged close to 400 GB of temp data
1st test upgrade : 72 hrs
2nd test upgrade: 40 hrs
3rd test upgrade: 19 hrs
4th test upgrade : ??

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For more information contact:

– Eugene Breger
847-331-5554
gbreger@newgenusa.com

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