25 Upgrading Oracle Management Agent Using a Response File

Overview

You can upgrade an existing Oracle Management Agent 10g Release 4 or 5 (10.2.0.4.0 or 10.2.0.5.0) to Oracle Management Agent 11g Release 1 (11.1.0.1.0) using the response file upgrade_agent.rsp. The response file collects all the information that the Agent Upgrade Wizard collects in its screens, and performs exactly the same function that the Agent Upgrade Wizards performs.

Before You Begin

Before you begin, keep in mind the points described in Before You Begin.

Prerequisites

Before upgrading a Management Agent, ensure that you meet the prerequisites described in Prerequisites.

Upgrade Procedure

To upgrade an existing Management Agent using a response file, follow these steps:

1. Stop the Management Agent you want to upgrade.

2. On the host where you want to upgrade the Management Agent, download the Management Agent Software as described in Procuring Oracle Management Agent Software.

3. Navigate to the following location and edit the response file upgrade_agent.rsp as described in Table 25-1.

   <Software_Location>/<platform>/response/upgrade_agent.rsp

4. Invoke the installer:

   • If you have the default name for the Oracle home of your existing Management Agent, that is, agent10g, then: run the following command:

     ./runInstaller -silent -responseFile <absolute_path_to_upgrade_agent.rsp_file>

     Note:

     On Microsoft Windows, do the following:

     • If you are upgrading a non-shared RAC Agent, then run the following command on every node of the cluster:

       setup.exe -silent -responseFile <absolute_path_to_upgrade_agent.rsp_file> -local

     • If you are upgrading a shared RAC Agent, then do the following:

       (a) On one of the nodes, run the following command:

       setup.exe -silent -responseFile <absolute_path_to_upgrade_agent.rsp_file> -local

       (b) On each of the other nodes, run the following command from the Oracle home of the Management Agent:

       <ORACLE_HOME>/bin/agentca -u -c <comma-separated_list_of_nodes'_short_names> -r <absolute_path_to_response_file>

       Here, the response file passed in the above-mentioned command contains the following parameter with the fully qualified name of the node on which you are invoking the command:

       s_hostname=<fully_qualified_name_of_node>

   • If you have a custom name for the Oracle home of your existing Management Agent, then run the following command:

     ./runInstaller -silent -responseFile <absolute_path_to_upgrade_agent.rsp_file> s_oldAgentHome=<absolute_path_to_Old_Oracle_Home>

     Note:

     On Microsoft Windows, technical writing blogs:

     • If you are upgrading a non-shared RAC Agent, then run the following command on every node of the cluster:

       setup.exe -silent -responseFile <absolute_path_to_upgrade_agent.rsp_file> s_oldAgentHome=<absolute_path_to_Old_Oracle_Home> -local

     • If you are upgrading a shared RAC Agent, then do the following:

       (a) On one of the nodes, run the following command:

       setup.exe -silent -responseFile <absolute_path_to_upgrade_agent.rsp_file> s_oldAgentHome=<absolute_path_to_Old_Oracle_Home> -local

       (b) On each of the other nodes, run the following command from the Oracle home of the Management Agent:

       <ORACLE_HOME>/bin/agentca -u -c <comma-separated_list_of_nodes'_short_names> -r <absolute_path_to_response_file>

       Here, the response file passed in the above-mentioned command contains the following parameter with the fully qualified name of the node on which you are invoking the command:

       s_hostname=<fully_qualified_name_of_node>

After You Upgrade

After upgrading the Management Agent, follow the steps outlined in After You Upgrade.