Deploying Sun JRE for Windows Clients in Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 [ID 393931.

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Objective :This document covers the procedure to upgrade the version of the JRE Native Client being used in Oracle
E-Business Suite R12
Oracle Recommendation :Oracle recommends that Oracle E-Business Suite R12 customers move to the latest and therefore most
secure certified version of the JRE Native Plug-in which is currently JRE 1.6.0_31 (6u31).

Step 1. Download the JRE executable and Interoperability Patch

Download the JRE Plug-in Oracle E-Business Suite interoperability patch 4377566.

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Note: This patch is required for both JRE 1.5.x and JRE 1.6.x and contains the latest releases of the
txkSetPlugin JRE upgrade scripts. This patch is also applicable to both Oracle E-Business Suite 12.0.x
and 12.1.x
Step 1.2.1. Download the JRE 6 (JRE 1.6.0_X) Plug-in

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Download the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Plug-in from

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

Select the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update X (where X is the current latest version)

Download the Windows Offline Installation version of the Plug-in.

Step 2. Rename the JRE Plug-in and Place it on Web Application Tier
Step 2.1.1. Rename the JRE 6 Plug-in

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Rename the downloaded JRE Native Plug-in file from jre-6_ux-windows-i586-p.exe to

j2se160x.exe
(Where x = the version number. Using jre-6u3 as an example this would be j2se16003.exe).
Step 2.1.2. Place the JRE 6 Plug-in on Web Application Tier
Move the j2se1600X.exe file to the web application tier and place it in $
[COMMON_TOP]/webapps/oacore/util/jinitiator.

Step 4. Apply the Interoperability Patch

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Apply the JRE Plug-in interoperability patch (4377566) by following the steps below:
Step 4.1. Enable Maintenance Mode

To enable maintenance mode please follow the steps below;

Step 4.1.1. Shutdown Apache
Shutdown Apache (on normal mode) by running adapcctl.sh stop or by running adstpall.sh
apps_user/apps_password
Step 4.1.2. Enable 'Maintenance Mode' from adadmin
Enable 'Maintenance Mode' from adadmin, (Select menu option 5 - Change Maintenance Mode - Select
menu option 1 - Enable Maintenance Mode)

Note :- take the backup of custom environment file before running below scripts .since it run the
GENAUTOCONFIG internally .Need to run on APPS Node only

Step 4.2.2. Run the txkSetPlugin.sh Script

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Run the $FND_TOP/bin/txkSetPlugin.sh script against the web node of the application tier.
The txkSetPlugin.sh script update's the JRE version information in your AutoConfig context file and
run's AutoConfig to incorporate the new values throughout your application. This script must be run using
the following command:
txkSetPlugin.sh jversion
Where: jversion represents the JRE version you wish to install, without decimal points or underscores.
(e.g. 16026). This value is listed in the 'jversion Parameter' column in the appendices section under JRE
Parameter Settings.

Note :If you have multiple web application tier nodes, repeat the steps above to apply the patch driver in the
JRE Interoperability Patch against all other web application tier nodes

Step 4.4 Disable Maintenance Mode and start the application services

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Section 4: Post-Installation Steps

15 mins

Step 5.1. Enable the Java Console and Check Version

Enable the Java Console on your desktop client through the 'Java Control Panel' by setting:
'Control Panel' -> 'Java' (icon) -> 'Advanced' -> 'Java Console' -> 'Show Console'.
Step 5.2. Close All Browser Windows
Close all browser windows and wait until their processes have completed.
Step 5.3. Logon to Oracle E-Business Suite
Logon to the Oracle E-Business Suite and choose an Oracle Forms-based (professional user interface)
responsibility.
For information on requirements and possible issues when trying to connect to a new or freshly upgraded
Oracle E-Business Suite environment, please see Accessing Oracle E-Business Suite from a Desktop
Client in the Appendices section.
Step 5.4. Check your Java Plug-in Version
A window titled Java Console will appear, and should display lines describing the version.
For example:
Java(TM) Plug-in: Version 1.6.0_26
Using JRE version 1.6.0_26 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM

UPGRADE COMPLETED