How to Prepare for a SOA Agent Upgrade

Prepare for upgrading a SOA Agent using the following process:

(UNIX) Be sure that you upgrade the SOA Agent with the same account that was used to install it. If you use a different account, the upgrade can fail.
Verify that the Policy Server is configured
Identify the required administrator and Policy Server object names
Identify SOA Agent requirements
Back up customized files
Replace existing read-only files during the upgrade (if prompted).