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How to Patch Oracle Database 19c on Linux (DBRU 19.18)

by Ed Chen
February 14, 2023March 2, 2023

Here are steps to apply Database Release Update (DBRU) 19.18 (REL-JAN230131, 34765931) to Oracle database 19c (19.3) on Linux. Upload Patches Update Opatch utility Backup… Read More »

How to Patch Oracle Database 19c on Solaris (DBRU 19.17)

by Ed Chen
January 25, 2023March 4, 2023

Here are steps to apply Database Release Update (DBRU) 19.17 (p34419443) on Oracle database 19.3 on Solaris. Upload Patches Update Opatch utility Backup Oracle Home… Read More »

How to Patch Oracle Database 19c on Windows (p33575656)

by Ed Chen
April 8, 2022February 13, 2023

After installing Oracle Database 19c on Windows, we may need to upgrade the database regularly. Assuming that you have done the following items: OPatch utility… Read More »

How to Check Oracle Version

by Ed Chen
December 13, 2021February 12, 2023

Database Version Sometimes, you would like to determine what release of Oracle database you are operating on in order to take some other action you… Read More »

How to Patch Grid and Oracle Home 12c (PSU 32917447)

by Ed Chen
August 4, 2021February 13, 2023
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In this post, I want to patch PSU 32917447 on grid and oracle home 12.1.0.2. Since I have talked about patching Grid and RAC database… Read More »

How to Patch Oracle Database 19c on Linux (DBRU 19.9)

by Ed Chen
December 19, 2020February 13, 2023
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Here are steps to apply Database Release Update (DBRU) 19.9 (p31771877) on Oracle database 19.3. Upload Patches Update Opatch utility Backup Oracle Home Apply Release… Read More »

How to Patch Oracle GoldenGate 12c

by Ed Chen
September 19, 2020February 13, 2023

Use the Latest OPatch First of all, we have to download the latest OPatch utility for GoldenGate. In this case, we downloaded OPatch 11.2.0.3.25 for… Read More »

How to Patch RAC Database 12c

by Ed Chen
September 16, 2020February 13, 2023

If you know how to patch a single-instance database, then you'll learn that patching a RAC database has some additional steps and risk after reading… Read More »

How to Patch Grid and Oracle Home 12c

by Ed Chen
September 12, 2020February 13, 2023

To patch a Grid infrastructure including Oracle home, we need to download the correct patch from My Oracle Support (MOS) for your current version of… Read More »

How to Use My Oracle Support Conflict Checker Tool

by Ed Chen
August 26, 2020January 12, 2023

The checker provided by My Oracle Support (MOS) is for detecting any conflicts between your database configuration and the incoming patch. The URL is at:… Read More »