Before applying the update to move to Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Release 11.2.15:

1. Disable the anti-virus software before you install and configure Release 11.2.15. Ensure that you have the anti-virus software disabled for the entire duration of the install and configuration process. Anti-virus software can be re-enabled when the installation is complete.
2. Stop all the services. For more information, see Starting and Stopping EPM System Products.
3. Back up the following folders:
   • EPM Oracle Home. The default EPM Oracle home location is MIDDLEWARE_HOME/EPMSystem11R1.
   • EPM Oracle Instance. The default location for the EPM Oracle Instance is MIDDLEWARE_HOME/user_projects/epmsystem1.

   You can delete these folders after you apply the update and validate the installation.

4. Back up the keystores (only for SSL environments) from:
   • MIDDLEWARE_HOME\jdk\jre\lib\security\cacerts
   • MIDDLEWARE_HOME\EPMSystem11R1\common\JRE\Sun\1.8.0\lib\security\cacerts

   Note:

   A new version of JDK is included with every 11.2.x Release update. During this update process, existing JDK folders are removed and replaced with newer versions.

   After applying the Release update, you must restore the backed up keystores (cacerts).

   To import the keystores, run the following command:

   keytool -import -alias alias_name -keystore <path_to_keystore_file> -file <path_to_certificate_file> -storepass keystore_password -trustcacerts

   Once the keystores are imported, restart all the EPM services for the changes to take effect.

   See Configuring SSL-Enabled External User Directories for more information.