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E-Business Suite Release 12.1 Upgrade Best Practices Technical Insight

Udayan Parvate, Director, EBS Release Engineering Uday Moogala, Senior Principle Engineer, Applications Performance
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Agenda
R12.1 Upgrade Overview R12.1 Supported Upgrade Paths R12.1 Upgrade Resources R12.1 Upgrade Best Practices to Minimize Downtime Reference (Customer Upgrade Snapshots and more) Q&A
R12.1 Upgrade Overview
R12.1 Rapid Install (RI) R12.1 Maintenance Pack (MP)

R12.1 was generally available (GA) in May 2009
Via Oracle Software Delivery Cloud (formerly known as Electronic Product Delivery (EPD)) and Oracle Stores
Can be used by new and upgrading customers (11.5.9 and above) to go directly to R12.1
If you are on R11i, use R12.1 RI from the software delivery cloud. Follow instructions from the Upgrade Guide: 11i to 12.1 and 12.1.1 Release notes If you are on R12.0.X, use R12.1 MP (7303030) from My Oracle Support (MOS). Follow instructions from R12.1 Maintenance Pack Install Instructions (752619.1)
EBS R12.1 Release Update Pack (RUP) 3 (12.1.3) Release

EBS 12.1.3 was released in Jul 2010 and delivers bugfixes and targeted functionality enhancements Available from My Oracle Support (MOS) as a patch Can ONLY be applied after upgrade to R12.1 Currently, EBS 12.1.3 is the latest RUP available for R12.1 EBS 12.1.3 Installation instructions : 1080973.1
R12.1 Technology Stack

TECHNOLOGY COMPONENT VERSION INCLUDED 11i10CU2 VERSION INCLUDED 12.0.4 RI VERSION INCLUDED 12.1 RI VERSION CERTIFIED WITH MINIMUM REQUIRED VERSION
Apps Mid tierForms/Reports Apps Mid tierJava Oracle Home/ Apps Mid tierJDK
6.0.8.25
10.1.2.2
10.1.2.3
10.1.2.3
1.0.2.2/1.4.2
10.1.3.0/1.5
10.1.3.4/1.6.0
10.1.3.5
10.1.3.4/1.6
10gr2: 10.2.0.5
10gr2 : 10.2.0.5 11gr1 : 11.1.0.7 11gr2 : 11.2.0.2
Database
9.2.0.6
10.2.0.3
11.1.0.7
11gr2: 11.2.0.1, 11.2.0.2, 11.2.0.3
For details Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1 Maintenance Pack Installation Instructions (752619.1)
R12.1 Key Facts

11i10CU2 #of Product Schemas #file calls in DB portion of the U driver PROD db size File system size #files shipped in RI #of Changed + New files in DB portion of the U driver R12.0.4 RI R12.1 RI 12.1.3 RUP
209
195
(25 removed,11 added)
201
(25 removed,17 added)
No changes
104242
144940
156622
23408
31 GB 26 GB 268359 NA
45 GB 28 GB 357778 ~95488 ( Vs 11.5.10.2 )
50 GB 28 GB 385755 ~104057 ( Vs 11.5.10.2 ) ~31843 ( Vs 12.0.4 )
NA
NA ~23474 ( Vs 12.1.1)
R12.1 Supported Upgrade Paths
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R12.1 Upgrade Paths

Minimum EBS suite level for direct upgrade to R12.1
11i9, 11i9CU1, 11i9CU2 or above 11i10, 11i10CU1, 11i10CU2 or above R12.0 and above
Minimum EBS suite level required for database versions

10.2.0.4 requires 11i9CU2 10.2.0.5/11.1.0.7/11.2.0.1/11.2.0.2/11.2.0.3 require 11i10CU2/R12.0.4
Based on R12.1 DB preparation guide (761570.1), certified
upgrade path options can be categorized into :

A.Upgrade database and EBS level in a single downtime B.Upgrade database and EBS level in separate downtimes C.Apply upgrade interoperability DB patches and then upgrade EBS
R12.1 Upgrade Paths Continued..

11.0/11i.X => 12.1
< = 11.5.8 11i10cu2 11.0 11i9cu2 11.5.9/cu1 11.5.10/cu1
B ,C A B ,C
SOURCE
TARGET
12.1
B ,C B ,C B ,C
11.2.0.1/11.2.0.2 11.2.0.3
12.1 10.2.0.5 12.1 11.1.0.7 12.1 10.2.0.4
A. Upgrade database and EBS level in a single downtime B. Upgrade database and EBS level in separate downtimes C. Apply upgrade interoperability DB patches and then upgrade EBS
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R12.1 Upgrade Paths Continued..

12.0.X => 12.1
SOURCE
TARGET
12.1
B ,C B ,C
10.2.0.4
< = 12.0.3
A B ,C
12.1
11.2.0.1/11.2.0.2 11.2.0.3
> = 12.0.4
B ,C B ,C
12.1 11.1.0.7
A. Upgrade database and EBS level in a single downtime B. Upgrade database and EBS level in separate downtimes C. Apply upgrade interoperability DB patches and then upgrade EBS
12.1 10.2.0.5
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R12.1 Upgrade Resources
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R12.1.3 EBS Data Model Comparison Report

Per product database object comparison between two releases for
the following object types (1290886.1)

Regular tables, Partitioned tables, Index organized tables, Global temporary tables, Queued tables Views, Materialized views, Materialized view logs Indexes, Sequences, Advanced queues, Packages, Triggers
Available for R12.1.3 Vs (11i9,11i10cu2,12.0.4,12.0.6,12.1.1,12.1.2) Benefits

Customers can focus on what has changed Easier to analyze impact on customizations, planned test coverage Differences viewable for all products in the same report via simple UI
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R12.1.3 EBS ATG Seed Data Comparison Report

Per product EBS ATG Seed data type comparison between two releases (1327399.1)
BIP-Defns-Temps, RSG-Metadata, Components, Concurrent Programs, Contents Descriptive Flexes, Diagnostics, Functions, Integrators, Key Flexes, Security Rules Layouts, Lookups, Mappings, Menus, Messages, Sequences, Value Sets Parameter Lists, Printer Styles, Profiles, Request Groups, Request Sets, Responsibilities
Available for R12.1.3 Vs (11i10cu2,12.0.4,12.0.6, 2.1.1) Benefits

Meant for Advanced user with prior knowledge about EBS Seed data delivery Easier for developers/consultants/testing team to analyze impact on customizations, planned/desired test coverage Post Go-live, to answer end-user questions
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R12.1 Upgrade Best Practices
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Upgrade Best Practices

Identification of required patches
Prepare a complete list of pre and post patches and recommended code levels
Keep the system current on AD/ATG/OAM code e.g. latest AD/ATG RUPs on 11i/R12.0 and once on R12.1 High priority patches from MOS. Consolidated Upgrade Patches (CUP) and required one-offs that need to be applied in pre-install mode. e.g. EBS R12.1 CUP1 (7303029:12.1.0), FIN upgrade patches from 1127593.1 Review Known-issues sections from key documents to determine additional pre or post upgrade patches: Release notes, MP Install Instructions
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Upgrade Best Practices Continued..

Patch merging, sequencing and adpatch options
Use non-interactive patching Merge patches (228779.1). Merge NLS patches per language. Perform uptime maintenance when possible
hot patching of iHelp Install on test system and point production it. Switch back once online help is upgraded online. Saves lot of time NLS patches, upload patch history and HRGLOBAL (1330470.1)
Use adpatch options such as nomaintainmrc, phtofile, nolink, nogenform, nogenrep, nocompile jsp, noautoconfig, novalidate (1078973.1)

Downtime reduction procedures
Run autoconfig in parallel on a multi-node system (387859.1)
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Use Shared APPL_TOP (384248.1) with Distributed AD for (236469.1) upgrades and regular maintenance for multi-node instances
No need to apply the same patch on multiple tiers Distributed AD adds to the degree of parallelism by distributing AD workers across application tier nodes and improves timing for D/G portion of the patch driver.
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Shared APPL_TOP and Distributed AD
Admin/CM Server
adpatch workers 1-10 adpatch workers 1-10 11-20 adpatch workers 21-30 1-10 adpatch adpatch workers workers 31-40 1-10
Database Server
Forms Server Shared APPL_TOP Web Server
Web Server
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Staged APPL_TOP
Production
1. Clone
3. Sync APPL_TOP
1. Clone
4. Sync Patch History
3. Update DB
2. Upgrade to R12 2. Upgrade DB
Stage
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Use Staged APPL_TOP (734025.1) for regular maintenance and upgrade
Saves time to patch the file system (C/G portion) by using a patched up copy of production instance file system Use in 11i => R12.1 upgrade to avoid applying NLS C/G portion Can use for R12.0.X => R12.1 upgrade and once on R12.1
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Downtime reduction procedures continued..
Use TUMS (The Upgrade Manual Script)
To avoid running tasks not relevant to your system
Import statistics
Export statistics gathered during test runs, and import during final run
Automate as much as possible Time every activity and deal with bottlenecks
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Downtime reduction procedures continued..
For the duration of the upgrade, consider
Disabling custom triggers and business events Disabling auditing if enabled If possible run in noarchivelog mode Disabling flashback DB Removing TDE from volume tables
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Pre-upgrade activities
Identify and execute tasks that could be completed in a separate downtime period, prior to the production upgrade
Use applicable steps mentioned in the "Downtime reduction" and Upgrade By Request appendices E and G of the R12.1 upgrade guide Upgrade RDBMS version to latest certified for the current APPS level ( 11.2.0.2 / 11.1.0.7 / 10.2.0.5 ) Convert to Oracle Applications Tablespace Model (OATM) Compacts data, optimizes storage settings and I/O Other planned HW or OS upgrades
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Pre-upgrade activities continued...
Convert to Multiple Organization architecture (Document 210193.1) Drop MRC schema ( 11.5.10 and above ) Assign post upgrade jobs to specialized CM queue (by request_type, see Document 399362.1)
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Flush all the interfaces, such as Autoinvoice, Journal entry import, order import etc.. Review and disable all debug, logging at site, responsibility, user level Gather stats with GATHER_AUTO option for all schemas close to the start of downtime
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Pre-create new large indexes created by upgrade
constrained to indexes on existing columns
Minimize historical data to be upgraded as per business requirements Upgrade By Request

Post-upgrade hot-patch of additional historical data outlined in 604893.1
Purge old and/or transient data before upgrading

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Over 260 standard purge programs in R12 Use new Purge Portal in OAM to administrate

Purging
Use OAM to configure, initiate and monitor purge programs
Set the execution frequency and view program history Programs tagged with the Purge program type
System Administrator >Oracle Applications Manager >Purging/Critical Activities
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Key recommended fixes
Affecting Upgrade Performance
AD-Parallel improved scalability: 8917381 (Part of 9179588 AD CUP) Forms/reports generation regression with 11g: 8557019 Optimizer:Dynamic Sampling on indexes 12942119 (11.2.0.2) Review 244040.1 for latest EBS recommended performance fixes
General
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Database tier configuration
Maximize SGA and PGA sizing
An upgrade only involves 10's of concurrent sessions; starting rules of thumb ... log buffer = 30 to 100 Mb shared pool = 1 to 4 Gb pga target = 3 to 20 Gb buffer cache = multi Gb, be generous without causing excessive paging or swapping Adjust with help from AWR pool advisories
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Database tier configuration
Other upgrade specific init.ora changes
If specified, remove db_file_multiblock_read_count Maximize multiblock I/O sizes Set job_queue_processes = # of CPUS adobjcmp.sql (Phases : plb+90 and last+63) Set parallel_max_servers = 2 X CPUs Helps with large index creation, stats gathering and some large upg+ phase jobs
Need to test with production-like DB server and I/O subsystem Shutdown other RAC instances
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Batch size and #workers
Batch size
10K is suitable for most installs, you can test other values from 1K up to 100K if time allows Starting rule-of-thumb is between 1 and 1.5 x #COREs
# Workers
It is critical to do multiple rounds of testing, adjusting above settings to maximize server utilization, but constrained by factors such as
Memory utilization (no swapping/ excessive paging) CPU utilization (scale down if at 100%) I/O response times (scale down if averages > 20 ms)
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Performance testing, monitoring and additional optimizations...
Analyze long runners via timing report, ad_task_timing analysis Mine ad_task_timing to identify low worker utilization due to phasing waits and review responsible culprits Review targeted AWR Instance and SQL reports
awrrpt.sql and awrsqrpt.sql
Use My Oracle Support to check for known issues and workarounds for the longest running jobs
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Performance testing, monitoring and additional optimizations continued...
Outside-the-box optimizations Requires Support Approval*
Long running index creation and Statistics gathering As these tasks run with little or no concurrent tasks, consider using alter system commands to increase parallel_max_servers and pga_aggregate_target (Need to test so as to not exhaust machine resources) Large indexes: Pre-create, but do not alter column definitions For stats (adsstats.sql ; phase: last+63) : Consider stats import or on RAC using all nodes when gathering stat
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Performance testing, monitoring and additional optimizations continued...
Outside-the-box optimizations Requires Support Approval*
Long running mv related xdfs (en phases) Cleanup and truncate large MV logs (requires MV complete refresh) Look more closely at long running jobs that you suspect may not be required for your system Thousands of jobs and customer product/data/setup configurations Some of the heavy lifting work may not be required for a specific site Check with Oracle Support to validate A fix maybe available or possible to optimize for your case New 12.1.3 AD timing report by module
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Appendix Customer Upgrade Snapshots
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Customer Upgrade Snapshots Continued... 11i to 12.1.3 Toyota Motor Europe

Release: 11.5.9+ on IBM AIX to R12.1.3 on Oracle Linux 5 Appl tier DB size: 800 GB #Workers: 32 #CPUs on DB server: 8 cores Downtime reduction measures Online NLS patch application #hrs for the 12.1.1 D driver: 21 hrs #hrs for the 12.1.3 US upgrade: 4 hrs #hrs for the 4 languages NLS patching 11 hrs
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Customer Upgrade Snapshots 11i to 12.1

CPS (Chicago Public Schools)
Release: 11.5.10.2 to 12.1 DB size: 900GB #Workers and batch size: 32, 10000 #CPUs on DB server: 2 node RAC, 8 CPUs per node Downtime reduction measures
Distributed AD Upgrade RDBMS to 10.2.0.4 in a separate downtime # hrs for the D driver: 22 hrs
Customer snapshot
http://www.oracle.com/customers/snapshots/chicago-public-schools-ebs-snapshot.pdf
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Customer Upgrade Snapshots Continued... 11i to 12.0.6

Cisco
Release: 11i to R12.0.6 DB size: 600GB #Workers and batch size: 32, 20000 #CPUs on DB server: 16 Downtime reduction measures
Distributed AD
#hrs for the D driver: 5.5 hrs
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Customer Upgrade Snapshots Continued... 11i to 12.1.3

Dell
Release: 11i10 to R12.1.3 DB size: 15TB , 16 node RAC Cluster #Workers and batch size: 32, 10000 #CPUs on DB server: 8 Downtime reduction measures
Distributed AD Pre-create large indexes
#hrs for the D driver: ~30 hrs

Customer Upgrade Snapshots Continued... 11i to 12.1

GE
Large EBS HRMS Implementation (~300K employees,10 Lang) Release:11.5.10.2 to R12.1.3 DB size: 838 G Hardware: App Tier- 2 SUN T5240s(64x64), DB Tier - SUN M8000 (12 Dual Cores) #Workers and batch size per App Server: 48, 10000 Downtime reduction measures
Distributed AD, Staged APPL_TOP
#hrs for D driver:~10 hrs US, ~13 hrs NLS (11.5.10.2 -> R12.1.1) #hrs for DB Portion:~2.5 hrs US, ~1 hr NLS (R12.1.1 -> R12.1.3)
Customer Upgrade Snapshots Continued... 12.0 to 12.1

Zebra Technologies Corporation
Release: 12.0.6 to 12.1 DB Size: 106GB #Workers and batch size: 32, 10000 #CPUs on DB server: 8 Downtime reduction measures
Staged APPL_TOP
#hrs for the U driver: 12 hrs Customer snapshot

http://www.oracle.com/customers/snapshots/zebra-technologies-corporation-ebs-snapshot.pdf
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Customer Upgrade Snapshots Continued... 12.0 to 12.1

Oracle GSI
Release: 12.0.3+ to R12.1 DB size: 17TB #Workers and batch size: 60, 10000 #CPUs on DB server: 88 processors Downtime reduction measures
Staged APPL_TOP for US and ten languages Ran data fixes for problems found in test upgrades prior to production upgrade to minimize stoppages Distributed AD (4 servers,15 workers each) Pre-create large indexes (6 hrs savings)
#hrs for the D driver: 14 hrs
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Customer Upgrade Snapshots Continued... 12.1 to 12.1.3

Oracle GSI
Release: 12.1+ to R12.1.3 DB size: 17TB #Workers and batch size: 200, 10000 #CPUs on DB server: 150 processors Downtime reduction measures
Staged APPL_TOP for US and ten languages Ran data fixes for problems found in test upgrades prior to production upgrade to minimize stoppages Distributed AD (4 servers, 50 workers each) Pre-create large indexes
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Customer Upgrade Snapshots Continued... 12.0 to 12.1.2

AT&T
Release: 12.0+ to R12.1.2 DB size: 10 TB #Workers and batch size: 40, 10000 #CPUs on DB server: 32 Processors Downtime reduction measures
Staged APPL_TOP for US and ten languages Distributed AD
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References
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References
R12.1 documentation roadmap (790942.1) Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1 Info center (806593.1) Database preparation guidelines for R12.1 upgrade (761570.1) Patching FAQs (459156.1, 225165.1) Using staged or shared APPL_TOP and distributed AD (734025.1, 384248.1, 236469.1) OAM Patch Wizard overview and FAQ (976188.1, 976688.1) AD Command Line Options for Release R12 (1078973.1) EBS 12.1.3 Data Model Comparison Report (1290886.1) EBS ATG Seed Data Comparison Report (1327399.1) Recommended Performance Fixes (244040.1) R12 Upgrade Sizing & Best Practices (399362.1)
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Additional Resources
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Additional Resources
White papers
Planning Your Oracle E-Business Suite Upgrade from Release 11i to Release 12.1 (987516.1) R12 Upgrade considerations by product: Financials (889733.1) Oracle E-Business Suite Upgrades and Platform Migration New! (1377213.1) Post on OTN R12 upgrade forum
Have upgrade questions ?
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=395&start=0
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E-Business Suite Release 12.1 Upgrade Best Practices Technical Insight

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R12.1 Upgrade Overview

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R12.1 Rapid Install (RI) R12.1 Maintenance Pack (MP)

EBS R12.1 Release Update Pack (RUP) 3 (12.1.3) Release

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R12.1 Technology Stack

10gr2 : 10.2.0.5 11gr1 : 11.1.0.7 11gr2 : 11.2.0.2

11gr2: 11.2.0.1, 11.2.0.2, 11.2.0.3

R12.1 Key Facts

45 GB 28 GB 357778 ~95488 ( Vs 11.5.10.2 )

50 GB 28 GB 385755 ~104057 ( Vs 11.5.10.2 ) ~31843 ( Vs 12.0.4 )

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R12.1 Supported Upgrade Paths

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R12.1 Upgrade Paths

Minimum EBS suite level required for database versions

Based on R12.1 DB preparation guide (761570.1), certified

upgrade path options can be categorized into :

R12.1 Upgrade Paths Continued..

12.1 10.2.0.5 12.1 11.1.0.7 12.1 10.2.0.4

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R12.1 Upgrade Resources

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R12.1.3 EBS Data Model Comparison Report

the following object types (1290886.1)

Available for R12.1.3 Vs (11i9,11i10cu2,12.0.4,12.0.6,12.1.1,12.1.2) Benefits

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