9/20/2016 Document 433061.

How to Obtain Oracle Fusion Middleware 10g/11g/12c Software Media, Patch Sets, and Other
Patches (Doc ID 433061.1)

In this Document

Purpose
Scope
Details
Obtaining Oracle Fusion Middleware Full Release
Obtaining Oracle Fusion Middleware Patch Set Releases
Obtaining Oracle Fusion Middleware One­Off Patches
Obtaining Oracle Fusion Middleware Bundle Patches
Patch Set Updates (PSU) and Critical Patch Updates (CPU)
Obtaining Media and Patches for 32­bit Verses 64­bit Platforms
References

APPLIES TO:

Oracle Fusion Middleware ­ Version 10.1.2.0.0 to 10.1.4.3.0 [Release AS10gR2 to AS10gR3]

Oracle Fusion Middleware ­ Version 12.1.2.0.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Checked for Relevance on 22­Sep­2014

PURPOSE

The purpose of this document is to outline the preferred methods of obtaining Oracle Application Server / Oracle Fusion
Middleware (10g, 11g, and 12c) software media, Patch Set releases, and other patches. In addition, important details are
outlined to help understand the options.

SCOPE

This is intended as an introductory document to help administrators obtain the proper product for their needs and begin
recommended maintenance activities.

DETAILS

When a software product is released, it is generally available on CD/DVD media for the duration of and after its supported life
cycle for licensed customers. Download locations have become more popular, but may be limited to the latest release. Post­
release patches are available as a download to customers via My Oracle Support without any expressed time limitations.

Oracle Application Server / Oracle Fusion Middleware (10g, 11g, and 12c) software media can be classified into five categories,
which are described in more detail throughout this document:

Full Releases
Patch Set Releases
One­Off Patches
Bundle Patches
Security Patches

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Note:
"One­Off Patches" include the Critical Patch Update for security fixes and also component
specific Bundle Patches. These are installed with the OPatch utility, and considered "one­offs"
to be later included in a future Patch Set. There are also PSUs, which follow the same concept.
More information on these are described below.

Obtaining Oracle Fusion Middleware Full Release

Deciding which Oracle Fusion Middleware version and media type will suit your needs is the first step. Oracle Technology
Network (OTN) has information on the newer Oracle Fusion Middleware product. There are a few locations available to obtain
full releases of an Oracle product:

Oracle Software Delivery Cloud

Oracle Technology Network
Physical DVD media

See Also:

Note 1370970.1 Oracle Fusion Middleware Release Announcements and Other Important Documentation
Links

The following link provides all download locations and starting points for various topologies:

Oracle Fusion Middleware Download, Installation & Configuration Readme Files

1. If Premier Support has not expired, copies of the latest released CD­ROM or DVD media may be downloadable from the
Oracle Software Delivery Cloud:

http://edelivery.oracle.com/ ­­> Choose Language, then Continue. Fill out personal information, select the
desired product and platform, then desired media pack.

2. If Premier Support has not expired, copies of CD­ROM or DVD media may be downloadable from the Oracle Technology
Network (OTN):

http://otn.oracle.com/ ­­> Downloads ­> Fusion Middleware

3. Reasons for not being on OTN or Oracle Software Delivery Cloud include a product is no longer under Premier Support or a
specific version under Premier Support may no longer be under an Error Correction Support time frame. In general, Oracle
Software Delivery Cloud will only provide the latest media pack, which may contain various products and versions designed to
integrate with the media pack delivery. For any products which are not on OTN or Oracle Software Delivery Cloud, you should
order a shipment of physical media or request a FTP download location as provided in the following document:

Note 1071023.1 How to Request Physical Shipment or FTP download of Software Media

Only currently licensed customers may obtain older software. This process will verify license information and
provide physical media or personalized FTP location for you to obtain software.

Obtaining Oracle Fusion Middleware Patch Set Releases

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Oracle Fusion Middleware Patch Sets are delivered to correct functionality issues that have occurred during the product life
cycle. These are installed using the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI), as the original installation. Patch Sets are cumulative, to
be applied to the Oracle Fusion Middleware installed home, and covers all applicable components installed. Oracle Fusion
Middleware Patch Set Releases are available on My Oracle Support by following the below procedure:

http://support.oracle.com/ ­­> Patches & Updates Tab

Note:
Oracle Fusion Middleware Support Services has provided the following documents to outline the
Patch Sets applicable to each Oracle Application Server / Oracle Fusion Middleware version,
and any additional steps required:

11g/12c:

Note 1370970.1 Oracle Fusion Middleware Release Announcements and

Other Important Documentation Links

The following link provides all download locations and starting points
for various topologies:

Oracle Fusion Middleware Download, Installation & Configuration Readme

Files
10g:
Note 961735.1 Oracle Identity Management 10g (10.1.4) Support
Status and Alerts
Note 397022.1 Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 (10.1.3)
Support Status and Alerts
Note 329361.1 Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2)
Support Status and Alerts
Note 248904.1 Oracle Application Server 10g (9.0.4) Support Status
and Alerts

Obtaining Oracle Fusion Middleware One­Off Patches

Oracle Fusion Middleware One­Off Patches are released after filing a bug, and the issue is fixed. These are usually applied with
an OPatch utility, as described in the one­off readme file. One­off patches can fall into the following categories:

Generally Available One­Off Patches

Customer Specific One­Off Patches

Generally available one­off patches are delivered to all customers, where the issue will likely occur in all situations meeting the
fix criteria. These are usually merged into future Patch Set Releases. (See below for Critical Patch Updates, the most popular
generally available one­off patch). Customer specific one­off patches are created for a specific customer situation. They may
become generally available, or may remain restricted until more information is obtained about any new occurrences of the
problem.

Before applying any one­off patch, you should ensure you have the latest OPatch Utility installed within your Oracle home, as
this optimizes the patching experience.

Note:
Patch 6880880 is used to deliver the latest OPatch Utility. When downloading, choose your
actual platform in use and the correct OPatch version for your Oracle home. For Oracle
Application Server 10g, select the version as "10.1.0.0.0" for your specific version. Do not use

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OPatch 10.2 for Oracle Application Server versions unless a 10.2 OUI (installer) was used to
install Application Server components. For Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g, choose 11.1.0.0.0,
and for Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c, choose the NextGen OPatch 13 supported with your 12c
release.

See also:
Note 1591483.1 What is Installed in My Middleware or Oracle home?
Note 1587524.1 Using OUI NextGen OPatch 13 for Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.2+)
Note 1591487.1 Using OPatch 11.1 for Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g (11.1.1/11.1.2)
<Note 283367.1> OPatch for Oracle Application Server 10g (10.1.2, 10.1.3, 10.1.4)

Before using OPatch utility, you should verify what version is installed with "opatch version"
command. Note that the 10.1.0.0.0 and 11.1.0.0.0 download is used to deliver an actual
1.0.0.0.xx or 11.1.x.x.x version level and should be specified in the readme. 12c has separate
13.x versions. After downloading, it should be simply extracted into the Oracle home over the
old version. Then, check the "opatch version" again, and compare with the version listed in the
readme file.

Generally available one­off patches for Oracle Fusion Middleware are available on My Oracle Support by following the below
procedure:

http://support.oracle.com/ ­­> Patches & Updates Tab

Note:
The above process can reveal many patches, which may or may not be applicable to your
application. Unless you are using the stated functionality and suspect that you are hitting the
same problem, Oracle does not recommend applying all one­off patches made available.
Oracle recommends applying the latest Patch set available and/or using the Knowledge Tab to
find a solution stating that a specific patch number fits your needs before applying and testing
in your environment. See Patch Set section above for key documents to find recommended
maintenance information.

Obtaining Oracle Fusion Middleware Bundle Patches

Oracle Fusion Middleware Bundle Patches (BP) are released after there have been a number of one­off fixes made available
and are recommended for all customers to apply. BPs are delivered on a component basis, (e.g. Web Cache, SOA, BPEL, etc)
after a base Patch Set has been applied. For example, after applying the Oracle Application Server 10g 10.1.2.3.0 Patch Set,
there is an Oracle Web Cache BP1 (10.1.2.3.1) available with a number of one­off fixes bundled in the same patch. These are
usually applied with an OPatch utility, as described in the readme file. These fixes will be included in the next available major
Patch Set release.

Bundle Patches for Oracle Fusion Middleware are available on My Oracle Support and can be found by using the Recommended
Patches navigation as outlined in the following document:

Note 859115.1 Oracle Middleware Recommended Patches

As a lookup reference, see the following:

Note 1494151.1 Master Note on Fusion Middleware Proactive Patching ­ Patch Set Updates (PSUs) and Bundle
Patches (BPs)

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Patch Set Updates (PSU) and Critical Patch Updates (CPU)

Oracle currently delivers the latest Patch Set Updates and Critical Patch Updates on a quarterly basis: January, April, July, and
October of each year. These are released to fix security issues, but may have important functionality fixes using the same code
line. While these are a collection of fixes, they are considered "one­offs", and will be merged into future Patch Sets. You should
continually install these updates to secure your installation. After ensuring you are on a desired Patch Set level (from above),
use the following link to obtain the latest Security Advisory, and an associated Patch Availability Note, which will contain the
latest CPU to apply to your Oracle Fusion Middleware homes:

Critical Patch Updates (CPU) and Security Alerts

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alerts­086861.html

Check for latest Security Advisory and a Patch Availability Document for your product
A Security Advisory documents the vulnerabilities for a specific CPU release.
A Patch Availability Document provides the cumulative patches and instructions for each
product version within Lifetime Support as defined by Error Correction Policy Policies (Note
209768.1).
PSUs are delivered at the same time, primarily for security purposes, see Note 854428.1,
"Patch Set Updates for Oracle Products".

The below document can be used to provide cumulative steps for 10g, where the last CPU was
October 2011:

Note 405972.1 Oracle Application Server 10g Examples for Critical Patch Updates

See also:
Note 1494151.1 Master Note on Fusion Middleware Proactive Patching ­ Patch Set Updates (PSUs)
and Bundle Patches (BPs)
Oracle Fusion Middleware
Note 305.1 Patching & Maintenance Advisor: Oracle Fusion Middleware (FMW) 11g

Obtaining Media and Patches for 32­bit Verses 64­bit Platforms

When downloading patches, there is a platform choice. This really means the software media choice. There are two general
rules of thumb:

If you are using a 32­bit platform, choose the 32­bit choice when selecting any media for your platform.
If you have installed 32­bit media on a 64 bit platform, choose the 32­bit choice when selecting any media for your
platform.

If you are on a 64­bit platform, it is important to realize that some platforms have full installation media and patches built as
32­bit applications only and thus made available under 32­bit selections when a 32­bit product is certified on a 64­bit
platform. ­­All 10g releases on Solaris, Linux and Windows x86­64 are 32­bit media. ­­ For 11g, the preferred media is 64­
bit on 64 bit platform, but there are specific certifications and steps to install and run 32 bit software on 64 bit platforms, so
then always download 32­bit patches in that case.
On platforms where there is a potential 32­bit or 64­bit download, the following platforms have the same 10g media in either
case:

Solaris Sparc 32­bit and Solaris Sparc 64­bit

Linux x86 (32­bit) and Linux x86­64
Solaris x86 (32­bit) and Solaris x86­64

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Microsoft Windows 32­bit (x86) and Microsoft Windows 64­bit (x86­64/EM64T/AMD64)

Windows Itanium­64 is the only one referred to as "Windows 64­bit":

Note:735034.1 Which Software Should be Used When Installing/ Patching Oracle Application Server on MS
Windows 64bit?

Solaris Sparc 64­bit ­ While Oracle Application Server 10g is 32 bit media, there are Database 10.1.0.5
portions of the 10.1.2 and 10.1.4 product delivered as 64­bit. If there is a 64­bit patch available, make that
selection when downloading 10.1.0.5 patches. With the absence of a Solaris Sparc 64­bit selection, choose the
Solaris Sparc 32­bit selection. The reason for this is because a patch is uploaded based on developed code,
rather than the final destination platform.

Additional keywords:

OAS IAS FMW MW, bundle, patchset, CPU, "security patch", download

REFERENCES

NOTE:1591483.1 ­ What is Installed in My Middleware or Oracle home?

NOTE:1071023.1 ­ How to Request Software Media when it is Unavailable on the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud site
NOTE:1430923.1 ­ New Patch Nomenclature for Oracle Products
NOTE:1369860.1 ­ How Patches and Updates Entitlement Works ­ Why Am I Unable to Download This Patch?
NOTE:1370970.1 ­ Oracle Fusion Middleware Release Announcements and Other Important Documentation Links
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