EBS upgrade process from 12.1 to 12.2.X High Level Steps....

R12.1 to R12.2:  upgrade process:High Level Steps

R12.2. upgrade process:

1. Preapare and plan for upgrade with documentaion.
2. Database upgrade: select latest version of database else if you are on 11g then min 11.2.0.3 version should be availbale.(ETCC DB utility-checkMTdb.sh)
3. apply latest PSU patches on Grid/database .
4. Backup you whole system including application and database (which include custom.pll and custom.plx from $AU_TOP)
6. All custom database objects that are mapped to seeded APIs/Row Handlers must be changed from LONG/LONG RAW to CLOB.
5. Run Gather Schema statistics on current system.
6. Download software for upgrade from edeliver.oracle.com and unzip it.
7. run buildStage.sh and create staging area for R12.2
8. Enable maintenance mode and Start installation of Application of R12.2.0 as a root user.
9. select upgrade option in wizard and complete installation.
10.Apply AD R12.2 and CPU Upgrade patches, merge all patches and apply it.
11. Configure Release R12.2 E-Business Suite Instance . Update the RDBMS ORACLE_HOME file system with Auto Config and Clone files.
12. Run Rapid Install to configure Release 12.2 E-Business Suite instance,You must run Rapid Install a
    second time to complete the configuration using Run File System context file.
13. use Adsplice for custom schema register .
14. Enable Online Patching- Readiness Reports (ADOP), Installing the ETCC Patches on DB Tier and application tier.
15. check Online Patching Enablement - Status Report , check for any corruption or code violation.
16. Apply latest technology AD and TXK patches of Delta
17. start fresh patch cycle and apply the Upgrade patch  from R12.2.0 to R12.2.6/7 patch
18. Language patch : if there are multiple lageuages are there then we need apply transaltion patches ie. TSP (traslation sync patches)
19. Customization: we need to take care of customization from old versions . need to follow development standards and deploy it.
20. Do the sanity checks and release the instance.

Thanks
Srini

Getting Started with Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud

Getting Started with Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud (Doc ID 2066260.1)

Overview

This document is a high-level overview of Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud and includes frequently asked questions as well as a glossary. Certification content and instructions for the different infrastructure services are now available in the dedicated documents for each service, as shown in the following table:

Oracle Cloud Service	Reference Document
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute and certified Oracle Database cloud services	Document 2517025.1, Getting Started with Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Oracle Cloud at Customer Compute and certified Oracle Database cloud services	Document 2517035.1, Getting Started with Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Cloud at Customer
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Classic - Compute Classic and certified Oracle Database cloud services	Document 2517045.1, Getting Started with Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Classic

In This Document

• Section 1: Introduction
• Section 2: Frequently Asked Questions
• Section 3: Terminology
• Section 4: References

The current version of this document can be obtained in My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 2066260.1. There is a change log at the end of this document.

Section 1: Introduction

Unlike with Software as a Service (SaaS), with Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud you purchase (rather than subscribe to) Oracle E-Business Suite, and you retain full responsibility for maintaining your own instances (for example, in patching to the latest level). The Oracle E-Business Suite software you run on Oracle Cloud is the same as you are used to running on-premises, and looks just the same to your users and (in many respects) to your DBAs.

Running Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud can benefit your organization in many ways. These include the ability to:

• Reduce overall infrastructure costs and manage them more easily
• Allocate infrastructure temporarily for non-continuous activities such as:
  • Proof of concept testing
  • Functional and technical testing
  • User training
  • Customization development

Key points regarding deployment of Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud include:

• Oracle E-Business Suite Releases 12.2 (12.2.3 and later) and 12.1.3 are certified to run on Oracle Cloud.
• Oracle E-Business Suite cloud deployments all require a subscription to a cloud service of your choice. You can also subscribe to optional database services designed to cater for your specific requirements.
• Automation is provided for a selection of deployment and management scenarios. These automation capabilities are continually being extended and enhanced.
• Before you perform a new production implementation of Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud, you must purchase the requisite product licenses via your Oracle sales representative or the Oracle Store.

Section 2: Frequently Asked Questions

• How does Oracle E-Business Suite pricing and licensing work on Oracle Cloud?
• How do I receive support for Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud?
• Is there a dedicated blog where I can read the latest news and post comments?
• Can I run older releases of Oracle E-Business Suite (such as Release 11i) or older releases of Oracle Database (such as 11.2.0.3) on Oracle Cloud?
• What resources do I need to migrate an Oracle E-Business Suite instance to Oracle Cloud?
• What prerequisites (including patches) must be met to lift and shift an on-premises Oracle E-Business Suite instance to Oracle Cloud using EBS Cloud Tools?
• What are performance and tuning best practices for Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud?
• Can I migrate my Oracle E-Business Suite instances on any operating system to Oracle Cloud?
• My Oracle E-Business Suite environment currently runs on top of Oracle VM running Linux x86-64. Can I migrate this environment to Oracle Cloud using automation?
• My Oracle E-Business Suite environment currently runs on top of a third party virtualization solution running Linux x86-64. Can I migrate this environment to Oracle Cloud using automation?
• Can I provision Oracle E-Business Suite on an IP network or on a Virtual Cloud Network?
• How do I clone my cloud environment?
• Can I use AutoConfig to manage an Oracle E-Business Suite configuration on Oracle Cloud in the same way I do on-premises?
• How do I integrate Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud with Oracle Access Manager and Oracle Internet Directory for single sign-on?
• How do I integrate Oracle E-Business Suite with Oracle Identity Cloud Service?
• Does the lift and shift process move my integrations over to the Oracle Cloud?
• Does the lift and shift process reconfigure all services that were running on the on-premises server on the Oracle Cloud virtual machine?

How does Oracle E-Business Suite pricing and licensing work on Oracle Cloud?

You must subscribe to the cloud services that meet your chosen deployment needs.

If you opt to run Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute or Compute Classic only:

• You can use your existing Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Database, and Oracle Application Server licenses: we refer to this as the bring your own license(BYOL) model.
• Oracle E-Business Suite is supplied with a restricted use Database Enterprise Edition license and additional licenses are required to run with customizations.
• Running Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute or Compute Classic does not require any change to your existing Oracle E-Business Suite licensing requirements (for example, for the number of CPUs).

If you opt to run your Oracle E-Business database on an Oracle Database cloud service or on an Exadata cloud service:

• You must subscribe to an Oracle Database cloud service or an Exadata cloud service separately.
• To run the Oracle E-Business Suite database on an Oracle Database cloud service, you need to subscribe to at least the Enterprise Edition of your Oracle Database cloud service.
  • If you wish to use Oracle RAC, you need to subscribe to the Extreme Performance option of the Enterprise Edition of your Oracle Database cloud service.

Notes regarding Oracle E-Business Suite Cloud Manager and Transparent Data Encryption (TDE):

• A license to use Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is included in Oracle Database cloud service and Exadata cloud service subscriptions.
• To run a TDE-enabled database on Compute, you must have or acquire the Advanced Security Option (ASO).
• When you use Oracle E-Business Suite Cloud Manager to provision Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure with the database on a database cloud service, TDE is automatically enabled; therefore, backups of these environments are by default TDE-enabled. If you provision an environment with the database on Compute from a TDE-enabled backup you must have or acquire an ASO license.
• Additionally, you can optionally choose to enable TDE for a new environment on Compute, or for an environment on Compute that is created from a backup of a non-TDE source environment. In these cases, you must also have or acquire an ASO license.

How do I receive support for Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud?

For general guidance about obtaining support, refer to My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 2181340.1, Obtaining Support for Oracle Applications on Oracle Cloud - Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS).

Thanks

Srini

Managing Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud at Customer Using the EBS Cloud Admin Tool

Managing Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud at Customer Using the EBS Cloud Admin Tool (Doc ID 2485430.1)

This document walks you through the many ways that you can manage Oracle E-Business Suite environments on Oracle Cloud at Customer and related database services.

The management tasks you can perform to manage Oracle E-Business Suite environments on Oracle Cloud at Customer can be broken down into two categories:

• Operations on an existing environment (that is, an environment that was previously created using the EBS Cloud Admin Tool). Examples include: cloning, scaling, and creating backups.
• Operations based upon environment backups. Examples include: creating a new environment and deleting a backup.

To perform any of the procedures described in this document, launch the EBS Cloud Admin Tool menu.

Note: In this document, you may come across references which are labeled "Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Classic." These references are still valid and applicable for performing a flexible lift and shift of your on-premises environment to Oracle Cloud at Customer.

Lift and Shift an Oracle E-Business Suite On-Premises Environment to Oracle Cloud at Customer (Doc ID 2485429.1)

Hi,

here the doc id for EBS On-Premises to Oracle cloud...

Lift and Shift an Oracle E-Business Suite On-Premises Environment to Oracle Cloud at Customer (Doc ID 2485429.1) Thanks Srini