Should Patch WLS 12.2.1.4 Event the OAS Product Version 5.5 ??

Question

Product: Oracle Analytics Server 5.5, Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.4, Oracle Fusion Infrastructure 12.2.1.4

Platform: Oracle Linux 7.9

Should i patch the Oracle WebLogic Server and Oracle Fusion Infrastructure to latest release patch? Will it impact the Oracle Analytics Server?

Thanks.

Federico Venturin - Oracle · Accepted Answer

Hi @Tiang ,

OAS 5.5 is no longer supported. I would upgrade to OAS 2024 and apply all the latest critical patch updates.

Gianni Ceresa · Accepted Answer

Should i patch the Oracle WebLogic Server and Oracle Fusion Infrastructure to latest release patch?

Good practice says that yes, you should patch. But because you are still using a more than 4 years old version of OAS that isn't supported anymore for more than 2 years, do you really care match about the security of your environment? I would say you could focus on using a supported version first…

Will it impact the Oracle Analytics Server?

It can, but OAS 5.5 isn't supported anymore for more than 2 years, therefore there is nothing that will be done if your OAS 5.5 doesn't behave correctly anymore after patching Weblogic or FMW.

OL 7 is also about to be end of life, therefore more than patching I would focus on installing OAS 2024 on OL8. That one will give you another 20 months of supported product without having to upgrade (OAS has a 2 years support time: it's released yearly and support for the previous version is 1 year after the release of the following version).

Steve F-2 · Accepted Answer

To add to the responses:

Critical Patch Update (CPU) Advisor For Oracle Analytics Server and Oracle Business Intelligence (Doc ID 2832967.2)

Navigate to the OAS 5.5 tab. Since OAS 5.5 has been in Sustaining Support for a long while now, the latest patches are documented as untested