Step by Step Instructions on R12.2.0 upgrade to R12.2.3

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Hi All,
I just went through an 12.2.3 upgrade and had my documentation done while upgrading. Therefore thought of sharing the upgrade procedure and possible issues you may encounter and how you could avoid them.
Enviornment Details:
                Operating System: OEL 5.10 64bit
                Fresh Installation of R12.2.0 
                02 Node Installation (DB and Apps)
                Each Node with 7.5 GB RAM
                Platform: Virtualization (Via Oracle Virtual Box)
1. Backup up your existing R12.2.0 Instance.
2. Shutdown Application, Database and Database listener.
3. Download the below Consolidated List of Patches and Technology Bug Fixes for Database 11.2.0.3 and apply all patches (Reference Note: 1594274.1):
13001379
16924879
16929165
16992075
17047617
17184721
17461865
17468141
17502060 (Check Note 2)
17875948
NOTE 1: During some of the database patches being applied you may get the following warning:
“/u01/finsys/db/tech_st/11.2.0/precomp/lib/env_precomp.mk:2160: warning: ignoring old commands for target `pcscfg.cfg'
/u01/finsys/db/tech_st/11.2.0/precomp/lib/ins_precomp.mk:19: warning: overriding commands for target `pcscfg.cfg'
/u01/finsys/db/tech_st/11.2.0/precomp/lib/env_precomp.mk:2160: warning: ignoring old commands for target `pcscfg.cfg'”
You may disregard the warning, and the respective patches are applied successfully (Reference Note: 1448337.1).
NOTE 2: If the opatch fails, ensure that patch 16819180 and 14832335 are not applied. In order to check you may use command:
opatch lsinventory | grep 16819180
opatch lsinventory | grep 14832335
In my case I had patch 14832335 already applied, hence used the following command to remove:
opatch rollback -id 14832335
4. Download and Copy the Following application patches to “$PATCH_TOP” directory. That is as “/u01/finsys/fs_ne/EBSapps/patch/” in my case.
17204589 (Consolidated Seed Table Upgrade Patch)
17023760 (R12.AD.C.DELTA.3 Patch)
17021789 (R12.TXK.C.DELTA.3 Patch)
17020683 (E-Business Suite Release 12.2.3 Patch)
17020685 (Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.3 Online Help Patch)
5. Apply the Consolidated Seed Table upgrade patch 17204589
Start Database Listener and the Database
Start the Weblogic Server:
sh $ADMIN_SCRIPTS_HOME/adadminsrvctl.sh start
Apply patch 17204589 on hotpatch mode:
adop phase=apply patches=17204589 hotpatch=yes
6. Apply AD/TXK Patches
Find the version of the adgrants.sql available in the patch 17023760.
Find the version of the adgrants.sql that is in $APPL_TOP/admin
                  You may use command:
strings -a adgrants.sql | grep '$Header'
Out of the two, Copy the latest adgrants.sql script to the Database server
mkdir $ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/admin
scp adgrants.sql oracle@<DB_NODE>:/u01/finsys/db/tech_st/11.2.0/appsutil/admin
Source the DB environment and run the adgrants.sql that you have copied to the DB Server:
sqlplus /nolog @$ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/admin/adgrants.sql apps
Apply patch 17023760, 17021789  using hotpatch mode:
adop phase=apply patches=17023760 hotpatch=yes
adop phase=apply patches=17021789 hotpatch=yes
7. Instantiate the Oracle HTTP Server configuration files admin.conf, ssl.conf, mod_wl_ohs.conf on Run File System.
$ADJVAPRG oracle.apps.ad.autoconfig.InstantiateFile -e $CONTEXT_FILE -d $FND_TOP/admin/driver/ohstmpl.drv -tmpl $FND_TOP/admin/template/ssl_conf_FMW.tmp
$ADJVAPRG oracle.apps.ad.autoconfig.InstantiateFile -e $CONTEXT_FILE -d $FND_TOP/admin/driver/ohstmpl.drv -tmpl $FND_TOP/admin/template/mod_wl_ohs_conf_FMW.tmp
$ADJVAPRG oracle.apps.ad.autoconfig.InstantiateFile -e $CONTEXT_FILE -d $FND_TOP/admin/driver/ohstmpl.drv -tmpl $FND_TOP/admin/template/admin_conf_FMW.tmp
perl $FND_TOP/patch/115/bin/txkSetAppsConf.pl -contextfile=$CONTEXT_FILE -outfile=$INST_TOP/logs/appl/rgf/TXK/test.log
8. Startup EBS Application Services.
      sh $ADMIN_SCRIPTS_HOME/adstrtall.sh
9. Synchronize the patch file system
     adop phase=fs_clone
10. Apply R12.2.3 Suite-Wide Release pack.
Start an online patching cycle
          adop phase=prepare
Apply the R12.2.3 patchset (Please check notes and do the needful prior in avoid possible errors during upgrade):
          adop phase=apply patches=17020683,17020685
NOTE 1:You may come across tablespace sizing error.
AutoPatch error:
ORA-01653: unable to extend table APPLSYS.AD_FILES by 16 in tablespace APPS_TS_TX_DATA
ORA-06512: at "APPS.AD_FILE_UTIL", line 1379
ORA-06512: at line 1
Solution:
Either resize an existing datafile or create a new datafile for tablespace APPS_TS_TX_DATA. I personally prefer to have new datafile created for any custom datafile adding on, so I created a new datafile.
Alter tablespace
add datafile ‘/u01/finsys/db/apps_st/data/a_txn_data05.dbf’
size 1g;
Alter database
datafile ‘/u01/finsys/db/apps_st/data/a_txn_data05.dbf’
autoextend on maxsize 5g;
After increasing the datafile size, when tried to restart the patching process, I get the following error message:
The worker should not have status 'Running' or 'Restarted'
To resolve this check the current worker status using adctrl:
- Source the Patch Edition of Apps Environment file (You will not be able to run the adctrl using the Running edition of Apps Environment during an active patching cycle).
- Start the adctrl and Execute option 4, 5 and 6 sequentially on the problematic worker.
- Restart the patching process again.
          adop phase=apply patches=17020683,17020685 restart=yes
11. Instantiate the Oracle HTTP Server configuration files admin.conf, ssl.conf, mod_wl_ohs.conf on Run File System.
Source Patch Edition Apps Environment file.
. $PATCH_BASE/EBSapps/appl/APPS$CONTEXT_NAME.env
Perform instantiation.
Please refer the command used above in Step No. 7
12. Complete the online patching cycle
adop phase=finalize
adop phase=cutover
adop phase=cleanup
adop phase=fs_clone
Note Referenced:
Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.3 Readme (Doc ID 1586214.1)
Applying the 12.2.3 AD and TXK Release Update Pack (Doc ID 1586217.1)
Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2: Consolidated List of Patches and Technology Bug Fixes (Doc ID 1594274.1)
Opatch warning: overriding commands for target xxxx (Doc ID 1448337.1)
Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 Information Center - Upgrade (Doc ID 1583158.1)
Let me know if there are any concerns on this. Hope this will be of help to someone. Happy Upgrading
Thanks &
Best Regards,
Asif

Answer 1

Hi,
Hussein Sawwan-Oracle, Thanks for your input. Your effort too helped a lot in having this post here, thanks a lot
Anar Godjaev, Thanks brother, for your kind words!!!
Best Regards,
Asif