Merge branch 'cherry-pick-35582b59' into 'release/4.1'

rjeberhard · rjeberhard · commit 33698c3a869c · 2023-07-13T20:19:36.000Z
Cherry-pick branch 'rm/remove-support-12.2.1.3' into 'release/4.1'

See merge request weblogic-cloud/weblogic-kubernetes-operator!4345
diff --git a/documentation/site/content/base-images/custom-images.md b/documentation/site/content/base-images/custom-images.md
@@ -189,31 +189,9 @@ sample assumes that you have installed WIT in `/tmp/imagetool`; you can choose t
      --passwordEnv=MYPWD
    ```
 
-   As another example, if you want to create a WebLogic Server image
-   named `minimal_weblogic:12.2.1.3` with:
-   - The WebLogic slim installer instead of the generic installer
-   - JDK 8u291
-   - The latest version of the Oracle Linux 7 slim container image
-   - The minimal patches required for the operator to run a 12.2.1.3 image
-     (patches 29135930 and 27117282)
-     instead of the latest recommended patches
-
-{{% notice note %}} As of December, 2022, Fusion Middleware 12.2.1.3 is no longer supported.  The last Critical Patch Updates (CPU) images for FMW Infrastructure 12.2.1.3 were published in October, 2022.
-Oracle has extended support of WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3, for six months _only_, for PSUs and security patches. CPU images for WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3 will be published in the January, 2023, and April, 2023, CPU cycles.
+{{% notice note %}} As of June, 2023, Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3 is no longer supported. The last Critical Patch Updates (CPU) images for WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3 were published in April, 2023. As of December, 2022, Fusion Middleware 12.2.1.3 is no longer supported.  The last CPU images for FMW Infrastructure 12.2.1.3 were published in October, 2022.
 {{% /notice %}}
 
-   ```shell
-   $ /tmp/imagetool/bin/imagetool.sh create \
-     --tag minimal_weblogic:12.2.1.3 \
-     --pull \
-     --jdkVersion=8u291 \
-     --type=wlsslim \
-     --version=12.2.1.3.0 \
-     --patches=29135930_12.2.1.3.0,27117282_12.2.1.3.0 \
-     --user myusername@mycompany.com \
-     --passwordEnv=MYPWD
-   ```
-
    **NOTES**:
    - To enable WIT to download patches,
         you must supply your My Oracle Support (Oracle Single Sign-On) credentials
diff --git a/documentation/site/content/base-images/ocr-images.md b/documentation/site/content/base-images/ocr-images.md
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ The Oracle Container Registry (OCR) is located at [https://container-registry.or
 OCR contains WebLogic Server images, which have a pre-installed Oracle Home with Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence. OCR, also, contains Fusion Middleware Infrastructure images, which have a pre-installed Oracle Home with Oracle WebLogic Server, Coherence, Fusion Middleware Control, and Java Required Files (JRF). **NOTE**: Oracle strongly recommends that you use _only_ images with the latest set of recommended patches applied.
 
 {{% notice note %}}
-As of December, 2022, Fusion Middleware 12.2.1.3 is no longer supported.  The last Critical Patch Updates (CPU) images for FMW Infrastructure 12.2.1.3 were published in October, 2022.
-Oracle has extended support of WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3, for six months _only_, for PSUs and security patches. CPU images for WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3 will be published in the January, 2023, and April, 2023, CPU cycles.
+As of June, 2023, Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3 is no longer supported. The last Critical Patch Updates (CPU) images for WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3 were published in April, 2023. As of December, 2022, Fusion Middleware 12.2.1.3 is no longer supported.  The last CPU images for FMW Infrastructure 12.2.1.3 were published in October, 2022.
 {{% /notice %}}
 
 See the following sections for information about OCR images:
@@ -214,10 +213,7 @@ For example, to use Docker to pull an image from OCR:
   or your Kubernetes cluster is remote from your locally created or pulled domain image,
   then additional steps are usually required to ensure that your Kubernetes cluster can access the image.
   See [Access domain images]({{< relref "/base-images/access-images.md" >}}).
-- The operator requires domain images to contain WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3.0 or later.
-  When using 12.2.1.3 images, the operator requires that
-  the images contain patches 29135930 and 27117282;
-  these patches are included in OCR 12.2.1.3 GA and CPU images.
+- The operator requires domain images to contain WebLogic Server 12.2.1.4.0 or later.
 
 ### Inspect images
 
diff --git a/documentation/site/content/faq/fan.md b/documentation/site/content/faq/fan.md
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ oracle.simplefan.impl.FanManager configure
 SEVERE: attempt to configure ONS in FanManager failed with oracle.ons.NoServersAvailable: Subscription time out
 ```
 
+**NOTE**: As of June, 2023, Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3 is no longer supported. The last Critical Patch Updates (CPU) images for WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3 were published in April, 2023.
+
 To correct the problem, you must disable FAN, in one of two places:
 
 1)	Through a system property at the domain, cluster, or server level.  
diff --git a/documentation/site/content/introduction/prerequisites/introduction.md b/documentation/site/content/introduction/prerequisites/introduction.md
@@ -13,18 +13,16 @@ For the current production release {{< latestVersion >}}:
 * Docker 19.03.1+ (check with `docker version`) *or* CRI-O 1.20.2+ (check with `crictl version | grep RuntimeVersion`).
 * Helm 3.3.4+ (check with `helm version --client --short`).
 * For domain home source type `Model in Image`, WebLogic Deploy Tooling 1.9.11+.
-* Either Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3.0 with patch 29135930, Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.4.0, or Oracle WebLogic Server 14.1.1.0.0.
-   * The existing WebLogic Server General Availability image, `container-registry.oracle.com/middleware/weblogic:12.2.1.3`,
-   has this patch applied.
+* Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.4.0 or Oracle WebLogic Server 14.1.1.0.0.
    * **NOTE**:
 
-      * As of December, 2022, Fusion Middleware 12.2.1.3 is no longer supported.  The last Critical Patch Updates (CPU) images for FMW Infrastructure 12.2.1.3 were published in October, 2022.
-      * Oracle has extended support of WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3, for six months _only_, for PSUs and security patches. CPU images for WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3 will be published in the January, 2023, and April, 2023, CPU cycles.
+      * As of June, 2023, Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3 is no longer supported. The last Critical Patch Updates (CPU) images for WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3 were published in April, 2023.
+      * As of December, 2022, Fusion Middleware 12.2.1.3 is no longer supported.  The last CPU images for FMW Infrastructure 12.2.1.3 were published in October, 2022.
 
    {{% notice warning %}}
    Throughout the documentation, the sample images are General Availability (GA) images. GA images are suitable for demonstration and development purposes _only_ where the environments are not available from the public Internet; they are **not acceptable for production use**. In production, you should always use CPU (patched) images from [OCR]({{< relref "/base-images/ocr-images.md" >}}) or create your images using the [WebLogic Image Tool]({{< relref "/base-images/custom-images#create-a-custom-base-image" >}}) (WIT) with the `--recommendedPatches` option. For more guidance, see [Apply the Latest Patches and Updates](https://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=en/middleware/standalone/weblogic-server/14.1.1.0&id=LOCKD-GUID-2DA84185-46BA-4D7A-80D2-9D577A4E8DE2) in _Securing a Production Environment for Oracle WebLogic Server_. For details on how to obtain or create images, see [WebLogic images]({{< relref "/base-images/_index.md" >}}).
    {{% /notice %}}
-   * Check the WLS version and patches using the [WebLogic Image Tool](https://oracle.github.io/weblogic-image-tool/userguide/tools/inspect-image/) `inspect` command: `imagetool inspect --image=container-registry.oracle.com/middleware/weblogic:12.2.1.3 --patches`. For more information, see [Inspect images]({{< relref "/base-images/ocr-images#inspect-images" >}}).
+   * Check the WLS version and patches using the [WebLogic Image Tool](https://oracle.github.io/weblogic-image-tool/userguide/tools/inspect-image/) `inspect` command: `imagetool inspect --image=container-registry.oracle.com/middleware/weblogic:12.2.1.4 --patches`. For more information, see [Inspect images]({{< relref "/base-images/ocr-images#inspect-images" >}}).
 * Container images based on Oracle Linux 8 are now supported. The Oracle Container Registry hosts container images
   based on both Oracle Linux 7 and 8, including Oracle WebLogic Server 14.1.1.0.0 images based on Java 8 and 11.
 * You must have the `cluster-admin` role to install the operator.  The operator does
diff --git a/documentation/site/content/managing-domains/accessing-the-domain/external-clients.md b/documentation/site/content/managing-domains/accessing-the-domain/external-clients.md
@@ -493,8 +493,7 @@ with domain1, such as `t3://domain1-managed-server1:8001`, will be sent to the p
 RMI forwarding will ensure that the message will reach WebLogic Server managed-server1 in domain1.
 
 Patch 32408938 is required in each WebLogic Server instance that participates in cross-domain transactions, or that is the routing
-destination of a proxy. The patch is available for WebLogic versions 12.2.1.3.0 (PS3),
-12.2.1.4.0 (PS4), and 14.1.1.0.0, and is already included in the PSUs for these releases since July 2022.
+destination of a proxy. The patch is available for WebLogic versions 12.2.1.4.0 (PS4), and 14.1.1.0.0, and is already included in the PSUs for these releases since July 2022.
 
 ### Configuring WebLogic Server affinity load balancing algorithms
 
diff --git a/documentation/site/content/managing-domains/configoverrides/_index.md b/documentation/site/content/managing-domains/configoverrides/_index.md
@@ -373,8 +373,7 @@ __Background notes:__
     overrides are failing to take effect.
 
 - Some incorrect overrides may be detected on WebLogic Server versions that
-  support the `weblogic.SituationalConfig.failBootOnError` system property
-  (not applicable to WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3.0).
+  support the `weblogic.SituationalConfig.failBootOnError` system property.
   - If the system property is supported, then, by default, WebLogic Server will fail to boot
     if it encounters a syntax error while loading configuration overrides files.
   - If you _want_ to start up WebLogic Servers with incorrectly formatted override files,
diff --git a/documentation/site/content/managing-domains/managing-fmw-domains/_index.md b/documentation/site/content/managing-domains/managing-fmw-domains/_index.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ The standard pre-built FMW Infrastructure General Availability image, `container
 has this patch applied. The FMW Infrastructure 12.2.1.4.0 images do not require this patch. For detailed instructions
 on how to log in to the Oracle Container Registry and accept license agreement, see this [document]({{< relref "/base-images/ocr-images#obtain-images-from-the-oracle-container-registry" >}}).
 
-**NOTE**: As of December, 2022, Fusion Middleware 12.2.1.3 is no longer supported.  The last Critical Patch Updates (CPU) images for FMW Infrastructure 12.2.1.3 were published in October, 2022.
+**NOTE**: As of December, 2022, Fusion Middleware 12.2.1.3 is no longer supported.  The last Critical Patch Updates (CPU) images for FMW Infrastructure 12.2.1.3 were published in October, 2022. As of June, 2023, Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3 is no longer supported. The last CPU images for WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3 were published in April, 2023.
 
 {{% notice warning %}}
 This sample uses General Availability (GA) images. GA images are suitable for demonstration and development purposes _only_ where the environments are not available from the public Internet; they are **not acceptable for production use**. In production, you should always use CPU (patched) images from [OCR]({{< relref "/base-images/ocr-images.md" >}}) or create your images using the [WebLogic Image Tool]({{< relref "/base-images/custom-images#create-a-custom-base-image" >}}) (WIT) with the `--recommendedPatches` option. For more guidance, see [Apply the Latest Patches and Updates](https://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=en/middleware/standalone/weblogic-server/14.1.1.0&id=LOCKD-GUID-2DA84185-46BA-4D7A-80D2-9D577A4E8DE2) in _Securing a Production Environment for Oracle WebLogic Server_.
diff --git a/documentation/site/content/managing-domains/model-in-image/usage.md b/documentation/site/content/managing-domains/model-in-image/usage.md
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ Model in Image requires an image with a WebLogic Server installation.
 
   For an example of this approach, see the [Model in Image]({{< relref "/samples/domains/model-in-image/_index.md" >}}) sample. For detailed instructions on how to log in to the Oracle Container Registry and accept the license agreement for an image (required to allow pulling an Oracle Container Registry image), see this [document]({{< relref "/base-images/ocr-images#obtain-images-from-the-oracle-container-registry" >}}).
 
-- Or, you can manually build your own base image, as described in [Create a custom image with patches applied]({{< relref "/base-images/custom-images#create-a-custom-image-with-patches-applied" >}}). This is useful if you want your base images to include additional patches. Note that any 12.2.1.3 image must also include patch 29135930 (the pre-built images already contain this patch).
+- Or, you can manually build your own base image, as described in [Create a custom image with patches applied]({{< relref "/base-images/custom-images#create-a-custom-image-with-patches-applied" >}}). This is useful if you want your base images to include additional patches.
 
-  **NOTE**: As of December, 2022, Oracle will continue support of WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3, for six months _only_, for PSUs and security patches. CPU images for WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3 will be published in the January, 2023, and April, 2023, CPU cycles.
+  **NOTE**: As of June, 2023, Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3 is no longer supported. The last Critical Patch Updates (CPU) images for WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3 were published in April, 2023.
 
 ### Directory structure
 
