How to Upgrade Oracle BI Repository and Catalog from OBI 10g to 11g?
Upgrading the Oracle BI Repository and Catalog
The Following are the steps to upgrade Oracle BI Administration, Answers, Dashboard and Catalog from OBIEE 10g to 11g:
In order to upgrade the Sample Sales repository and presentation catalog, use the Upgrade Assistant. Please note that the WebLogic Administration Server and the Managed Server in the 11g environment must remain running during the upgrade process.
1) Navigate to the ORACLE_HOME\bin directory of the Oracle Fusion Middleware installation. In this example, the directory path is D:\bi\Oracle_BI1\bin.
2) Double-click ua.bat to open Upgrade Assistant in the graphical user interface mode. This tutorial describes how to use Upgrade Assistant in the graphical user interface mode. You can also use the Upgrade Assistant command line to perform these tasks.
3) On the Welcome screen, click Next.
4) On the Specify Operation screen, select Upgrade Oracle BI RPD and Presentation Catalog and click Next.
5) On the Specify Source Details screen, select Upgrade Repository (RPD).
6) | Click Browse next to the RPD File field. |
7) Browse to the location of the 10g version of the Sample Sales repository and click Open. In this example, the path is D:\SampleSales\samplesales.rpd.
8) The path to samplesales.rpd is added to the RPD File field.
9) Enter the Administrator User Name and Administrator Password for the 10g samplesales repository. In this example, the username and password are both Administrator.
10) Enter and confirm a password that will be used to secure the upgraded 11g repository. This password is required for 11g repositories. It does not have to match the 10g repository password or any other password. In this example, the password is welcome1.
11) Select Upgrade Catalog.
| 12) | Click Browse next to the Catalog Directory field. |
13) Browse to the location of the 10g version of the Sample Sales presentation catalog and click Open. In this example the path is D:\SampleSales\Sample_Sales_V1.3_Webcat\samplesales.
14) The path to the Sample Sales presentation catalog is added to the Catalog Directory field. The path to the deliveries directory is automatically added to the Catalog Deliveries Directory field.
15) Click Next to continue.
16) On the Specify WebLogic Server screen, enter the WebLogic Admin Server port number. Typically the port number is 7001.
17) Enter the username and password for the WebLogic Admin Server. In this example, it is weblogic/welcome1.
18) Click Next to continue.
19) On the Examining Components screen, wait until you see a succeeded message. During the examination process, Upgrade Assistant checks whether the source directory exists, the source directory is readable, and contains a file for upgrade.
20) Click Next to continue. |
21) On the Upgrade Summary screen, review the summary of the upgrade to be performed. 22) Click Upgrade to start the upgrade process. 23) On the Upgrading Components screen, you can view the upgrade progress. BI components are stopped and restarted. The Sample Sales presentation catalog and repository are loaded.  |
24) When the upgrade completes the status changes to succeeded. If there are errors during the upgrade, inspect the log files for details. The log files are located in <BI_ORACLE_HOME>\upgrade\logs\ua<timestamp>.log where<timestamp> is the current date and time. You can also check the component log files in directories organized by component under <ORACLE_INSTANTANCE>\diagnostics\logs.
25) Click Next to continue.
26) On the Upgrade Success screen, review information related to the upgrade task and click Close
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