As described in Prepare Your Environment you can create your own OHS container image. If you have access to the My Oracle Support (MOS), and there is a need to build a new image with an interim or one off patch, it is recommended to use the WebLogic Image Tool to build an Oracle HTTP Server image for production deployments.
Using the WebLogic Image Tool, you can create a new Oracle HTTP Server image with PSU’s and interim patches or update an existing image with one or more interim patches.
Recommendations:
- Use create for creating a new Oracle HTTP Server image containing the Oracle HTTP Server binaries, bundle patch and interim patches. This is the recommended approach if you have access to the OHS patches because it optimizes the size of the image.
- Use update for patching an existing Oracle HTTP Server image with a single interim patch. Note that the patched image size may increase considerably due to additional image layers introduced by the patch application tool.
Verify that your environment meets the following prerequisites:
To set up the WebLogic Image Tool:
Create a working directory and change to it:
$ mkdir <workdir>
$ cd <workdir>
For example:
$ mkdir /scratch/imagetool-setup
$ cd /scratch/imagetool-setup
Download the latest version of the WebLogic Image Tool from the releases page.
$ wget https://github.com/oracle/weblogic-image-tool/releases/download/release-X.X.X/imagetool.zip
where X.X.X is the latest release referenced on the releases page.
Note: You must use WebLogic Image Tool 1.14.2 or later.
Unzip the release ZIP file in the imagetool-setup directory.
$ unzip imagetool.zip
Execute the following commands to set up the WebLogic Image Tool:
$ cd <workdir>/imagetool-setup/imagetool/bin
$ source setup.sh
For example:
$ cd /scratch/imagetool-setup/imagetool/bin
$ source setup.sh
To validate the setup of the WebLogic Image Tool:
Enter the following command to retrieve the version of the WebLogic Image Tool:
$ imagetool --version
Enter imagetool then press the Tab key to display the available imagetool commands:
$ imagetool <TAB>
cache create help rebase update
The WebLogic Image Tool creates a temporary Docker context directory, prefixed by wlsimgbuilder_temp, every time the tool runs. Under normal circumstances, this context directory will be deleted. However, if the process is aborted or the tool is unable to remove the directory, it is safe for you to delete it manually. By default, the WebLogic Image Tool creates the Docker context directory under the user’s home directory. If you prefer to use a different directory for the temporary context, set the environment variable WLSIMG_BLDDIR:
$ export WLSIMG_BLDDIR="/path/to/buid/dir"
The WebLogic Image Tool maintains a local file cache store. This store is used to look up where the OHS and JDK installers, and OHS patches reside in the local file system. By default, the cache store is located in the user’s $HOME/cache directory. Under this directory, the lookup information is stored in the .metadata file. All automatically downloaded patches also reside in this directory. You can change the default cache store location by setting the environment variable WLSIMG_CACHEDIR:
$ export WLSIMG_CACHEDIR="/path/to/cachedir"
Creating an Oracle HTTP Server container image using the WebLogic Image Tool requires additional container scripts for Oracle HTTP Server domains.
Clone the docker-images repository to set up those scripts. In these steps, this directory is DOCKER_REPO:
$ cd <workdir>/imagetool-setup
$ git clone https://github.com/oracle/docker-images.git
For example:
$ cd /scratch/imagetool-setup
$ git clone https://github.com/oracle/docker-images.git
Note: If you want to create the image continue with the following steps, otherwise to update the image see update an image.
After setting up the WebLogic Image Tool, follow these steps to use the WebLogic Image Tool to create a new Oracle HTTP Server image.
In order for the WebLogic Image Tool to build OHS with all the latest patches, the image creation downloads patches from My Oracle Support.
During the image build you are asked to enter your My Oracle Support credentials, however the password is passed as a variable. Set the variable as follows:
export MYPWD="MY_ORACLE_SUPPORT_PWD"
You must download the required Oracle HTTP Server installation binaries and patches as listed below from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud and My Oracle Support. Save them in a directory of your choice.
The installation binaries and patches required are:
Oracle Web Tier 12.2.1.4.0
Oracle JDK v8
Oracle Database 19c Upgrade for FMW 12.2.1.4.0 (OID/OHS/OTD homes only)
The following files are used for creating the image:
additionalBuildCmds.txtbuildArgsCreate the <workdir>/imagetool-setup/docker-images/OracleHTTPServer/additionalBuildCmds.txt file as follows and change the following:
[package-manager-packages]
binutils make glibc-devel procps
[final-build-commands]
ENV PATH=$PATH:/u01/oracle/ohssa/oracle_common/common/bin \
NM_PORT=5556 \
OHS_LISTEN_PORT=7777 \
OHS_SSL_PORT=4443 \
MW_HOME=/u01/oracle/ohssa \
DOMAIN_NAME=ohsDomain \
OHS_COMPONENT_NAME=ohs1 \
PATH=$PATH:$ORACLE_HOME/oracle_common/common/bin:$ORACLE_HOME/user_projects/domains/ohsDomain/bin:/u01/oracle/ \
WLST_HOME=/u01/oracle/ohssa/oracle_common/common/bin
COPY --chown=oracle:root files/create-sa-ohs-domain.py files/configureWLSProxyPlugin.sh files/mod_wl_ohs.conf.sample files/provisionOHS.sh files/start-ohs.py files/stop-ohs.py files/helloWorld.html /u01/oracle/
WORKDIR ${ORACLE_HOME}
CMD ["/u01/oracle/provisionOHS.sh"]
Note: oracle:root is used for OpenShift which has more stringent policies. Users who do not want those permissions can change to the permissions they require.
Create the <workdir>/imagetool-setup/docker-images/OracleHTTPServer/buildArgs file as follows and change the following:
<workdir> to your working directory, for example /scratch/%BUILDTAG% to the tag you want create for the image, for example oracle/ohs:12.2.1.4-db19%JDK_VERSION% to the version of your JDK, for example 8uXXX<user> to your My Oracle Support usernamecreate
--tag=%BUILDTAG%
--additionalBuildCommands /<workdir>/imagetool-setup/docker-images/OracleHTTPServer/additionalBuildCmds.txt
--additionalBuildFiles <workdir>/imagetool-setup/docker-images/OracleHTTPServer/dockerfiles/12.2.1.4.0/container-scripts/create-sa-ohs-domain.py,<workdir>/imagetool-setup/docker-images/OracleHTTPServer/dockerfiles/12.2.1.4.0/container-scripts/provisionOHS.sh,<workdir>/imagetool-setup/docker-images/OracleHTTPServer/dockerfiles/12.2.1.4.0/container-scripts/configureWLSProxyPlugin.sh,<workdir>/imagetool-setup/docker-images/OracleHTTPServer/dockerfiles/12.2.1.4.0/container-scripts/mod_wl_ohs.conf.sample,<workdir>/imagetool-setup/docker-images/OracleHTTPServer/dockerfiles/12.2.1.4.0/container-scripts/start-ohs.py,<workdir>/imagetool-setup/docker-images/OracleHTTPServer/dockerfiles/12.2.1.4.0/container-scripts/stop-ohs.py,<workdir>/imagetool-setup/docker-images/OracleHTTPServer/dockerfiles/12.2.1.4.0/container-scripts/helloWorld.html
--type=OHS
--pull
--recommendedPatches
--chown=oracle:root
--user=<user>
--passwordEnv=MYPWD
--version=12.2.1.4.0
--jdkVersion=<latest jdk 8 update>
For example:
create
--tag=oracle/ohs:12.2.1.4-db19
--additionalBuildCommands /scratch/imagetool-setup/docker-images/OracleHTTPServer/additionalBuildCmds.txt
--additionalBuildFiles /scratch/imagetool-setup/docker-images/OracleHTTPServer/dockerfiles/12.2.1.4.0/container-scripts/create-sa-ohs-domain.py,/scratch/imagetool-setup/docker-images/OracleHTTPServer/dockerfiles/12.2.1.4.0/container-scripts/provisionOHS.sh,/scratch/imagetool-setup/docker-images/OracleHTTPServer/dockerfiles/12.2.1.4.0/container-scripts/configureWLSProxyPlugin.sh,/scratch/imagetool-setup/docker-images/OracleHTTPServer/dockerfiles/12.2.1.4.0/container-scripts/mod_wl_ohs.conf.sample,/scratch/imagetool-setup/docker-images/OracleHTTPServer/dockerfiles/12.2.1.4.0/container-scripts/start-ohs.py,/scratch/imagetool-setup/docker-images/OracleHTTPServer/dockerfiles/12.2.1.4.0/container-scripts/stop-ohs.py,/scratch/imagetool-setup/docker-images/OracleHTTPServer/dockerfiles/12.2.1.4.0/container-scripts/helloWorld.html
--type=OHS
--pull
--recommendedPatches
--chown=oracle:root
--user=user@example.com
--passwordEnv=MYPWD
--version=12.2.1.4.0
--jdkVersion=8u421
Refer to this page for the complete list of options available with the WebLogic Image Tool create command.
Add a JDK package to the WebLogic Image Tool cache. For example:
$ imagetool cache addInstaller --type jdk --version 8uXXX --path <download location>/jdk-8uXXX-linux-x64.tar.gz
where XXX is the JDK version downloaded.
Add the downloaded installation binaries to the WebLogic Image Tool cache. For example:
$ imagetool cache addInstaller --type ohs --version 12.2.1.4.0 --path <download location>/V983369-01.zip
$ imagetool cache addInstaller --type db19 --version 12.2.1.4.0 --path <download location>/p34761383_122140_Linux-x86-64.zip
Create the Oracle HTTP Server image:
$ imagetool @<absolute path to buildargs file>
Note: Make sure that the absolute path to the
buildargsfile is prepended with a@character, as shown in the example above.
For example:
$ imagetool @/scratch/imagetool-setup/docker-images/OracleHTTPServer/buildArgs
Check the created image using the docker images command:
$ docker images | grep OHS
The output will look similar to the following:
oracle/ohs:12.2.1.4-db19 12.2.1.4.0 ad732fc7c16b About a minute ago 3.83GB
If you want to see what patches were installed, you can run:
$ imagetool inspect --image=<REPOSITORY>:<TAG> --patches
For example:
$ imagetool inspect --image=oracle/ohs:12.2.1.4-db19 --patches
Run the following command to save the container image to a tar file:
$ docker save -o <path>/<file>.tar <image>
For example:
$ docker save -o $WORKDIR/ohs12.2.1.4-db19.tar oracle/ohs:12.2.1.4-db19
The steps below show how to update an existing Oracle HTTP Server image with an interim patch.
The container image to be patched must be loaded in the local docker images repository before attempting these steps.
In the examples below the image oracle/OHS:12.2.1.4.0 is updated with an interim patch.
$ docker images
REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE
oracle/ohs:12.2.1.4-db19 12.2.1.4.0 b051804ba15f 3 months ago 3.83GB
Download the required interim patch(es) and latest Opatch (28186730) from My Oracle Support. and save them in a directory of your choice.
Add the OPatch patch to the WebLogic Image Tool cache, for example:
$ imagetool cache addEntry --key 28186730_13.9.4.2.17 --value <downloaded-patches-location>/p28186730_1394217_Generic.zip
Execute the imagetool cache addEntry command for each patch to add the required patch(es) to the WebLogic Image Tool cache. For example, to add patch p6666666_12214241121_Generic.zip:
Note: This is not a real patch number, it is used purely for an example.
$ imagetool cache addEntry --key=6666666_12.2.1.4.241121 --value <downloaded-patches-location>/p6666666_12214241121_Generic.zip
Provide the following arguments to the WebLogic Image Tool update command:
–-fromImage - Identify the image that needs to be updated. In the example below, the image to be updated is oracle/OHS:12.2.1.4.0.–-patches - Multiple patches can be specified as a comma-separated list.--tag - Specify the new tag to be applied for the image being built.Refer here for the complete list of options available with the WebLogic Image Tool update command.
Note: The WebLogic Image Tool cache should have the latest OPatch zip. The WebLogic Image Tool will update the OPatch if it is not already updated in the image.
For example:
$ imagetool update --fromImage oracle/ohs:12.2.1.4-db19 --tag=oracle/ohs-new:12.2.1.4.0 --patches=6666666_12.2.1.4.241121 --opatchBugNumber=28186730_13.9.4.2.17
Note: If the command fails because the files in the image being upgraded are not owned by
oracle:root, then add the parameter--chown <userid>:<groupid>to correspond with the values returned in the error.
Check the built image using the docker images command:
$ docker images | grep OHS
The output will look similar to the following:
REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE
oracle/ohs-new:12.2.1.4-db19 12.2.1.4.0 78ccd1ad67eb 5 minutes ago 4.5GB
oracle/ohs:12.2.1.4-db19 12.2.1.4.0 b051804ba15f 3 months ago 3.83GB
Run the following command to save the patched container image to a tar file:
$ docker save -o <path>/<file>.tar <image>
For example:
$ docker save -o $WORKDIR/ohs-new12.2.1.4-db19.tar oracle/ohs-new:12.2.1.4-db19:12.2.1.4.0