1 Summary of Upgrade Process

This chapter provides a summary of the Oracle Service Bus upgrade process from 10g to 11g.

This chapter contains the following sections:

Getting Started
Flow Chart for Oracle Service Bus Upgrade Process
Steps in the Oracle Service Bus Upgrade Process

Note:

In-place upgrade is not supported for Oracle Service Bus domains.

1.1 Getting Started

Before you start your upgrade of Oracle Service Bus, review the following:

Review upgrade concepts in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Planning Guide
Upgrade starting points

1.2 Flow Chart for Oracle Service Bus Upgrade Process

Figure 1-1 illustrates the Oracle Service Bus upgrade process. Review this chart to get familiar with the steps you will be required to take, based on your existing environment.

Figure 1-1 Flow Chart of the Oracle Service Bus Upgrade Process

Description of "Figure 1-1 Flow Chart of the Oracle Service Bus Upgrade Process"

1.3 Steps in the Oracle Service Bus Upgrade Process

Table 1-1 describes each of the steps in the upgrade process flow chart, which is shown in Figure 1-1. The table also provides information on where to get more information on each step in the process.

Table 1-1 Table Describing the Steps in the Oracle Service Bus Upgrade Process for 11g

Step	Description	More Information
Review Upgrade Concepts in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Planning Guide.	The Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Planning Guide provides a high-level overview of how to upgrade your Oracle Fusion Middleware environment. It includes compatibility information and instructions for upgrading any databases that support your middleware components.	Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Planning Guide
Understand the upgrade starting points.	Before planning your upgrade, you should be familiar with the supported starting points for an Oracle Service Bus upgrade.	Section 2.2, "Starting Points for Oracle Service Bus Upgrade"
Complete the required prerequisites.	Before you start the upgrade, you should complete the required prerequisites.	Section 2.3, "Prerequisites for Upgrading to Oracle Service Bus 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6.0)"
Export Oracle Service Bus configuration JAR files.	You must export the configuration JAR files from your existing domain.	Section 2.4, "Task 1: Exporting Configuration from Existing Domain"
Export security configuration from Existing Domain.	You must export the security configuration from your existing domain.	Section 2.5, "Task 2: Exporting Security Configurations"
Install and Configure Oracle Service Bus 11g.	Install and configure an instance of Oracle Service Bus 11g Release 1 (11.1.1). You must start the Administration Server and Managed Servers, after completing the installation and configuration.	Section 2.6, "Task 3: Installing and Configuring the Oracle Service Bus 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6.0)"
Configure Oracle WebLogic Server security.	In the new 11g domain, configure the Oracle WebLogic security framework.	Section 2.7, "Task 4: Configuring Oracle WebLogic Server security"
Re-create Oracle WebLogic Server objects.	In the new Oracle Service Bus domain, re-create the Oracle WebLogic Server objects (JMS resources, such as connection factories, queues, topics, and so on) that could not be exported.	Section 2.8, "Task 5: Re-creating Other Oracle WebLogic Server Objects"
Configure Oracle WebLogic Server security and recreate other Oracle WebLogic Server objects.	You must import the security configuration to the Oracle Service Bus 11g domain.	Section 2.9, "Task 6: Importing Security Data and Policies into the Oracle Service Bus 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6.0)"
Import Oracle Service Bus configuration JAR files.	You must import the JAR files to the Oracle Service Bus 11g R1 domain.	Section 2.10, "Task 7: Importing Configuration JAR File into Oracle Service Bus 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6.0)"
Perform Any Required Post-Upgrade Manual Steps.	The upgrade process automates some of the upgrade procedures, but in many cases, there are additional manual tasks that you might have to perform in some cases.	Section 2.11, "Task 8: Completing Any Required Oracle Service Bus Post-Upgrade Tasks"