OPatch

How to Replace OPatch on Windows

by Ed Chen
January 12, 2022June 3, 2022

OPatch Windows Assuming that you have downloaded the latest OPatch from Oracle. Let's see current version of OPatch utility. C:\Users\Administrator>opatch version OPatch Version: 12.2.0.1.15 OPatch… Read More »

How to Replace OPatch

by Ed Chen
January 12, 2022March 17, 2022

In this post, I'm trying to design the best practice to replace the old OPatch utility with the new one, either in single-instance or RAC… Read More »

How to Check Oracle Version

by Ed Chen
December 13, 2021June 29, 2022

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, 2021April 12, 2022
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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 Steps

by Ed Chen
December 19, 2020July 2, 2022

Here are steps to apply Database Release Update (DBRU) 19.9 on Oracle database 19.3. 1. Upload Patches We should download the newest Opatch utility and… Read More »

How to Patch Oracle GoldenGate 12c

by Ed Chen
September 19, 2020October 10, 2021

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, 2020October 10, 2021

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, 2020April 12, 2022

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 Detect Conflicts Before Patching

by Ed Chen
August 29, 2020June 14, 2022

Before you apply the new patch, you probably want to know whether the current configuration of Oracle home that conflict with the patch. Here in… Read More »

How to Use My Oracle Support Conflict Checker Tool

by Ed Chen
August 26, 2020September 4, 2020

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 »