How to Replace OPatch
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 Replace OPatch
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How to Patch Grid and Oracle Home 12c (PSU 32917447)
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 Grid and Oracle Home 12c (PSU 32917447)
How to Patch Oracle Database 19c
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 Database 19c
How to Patch Oracle GoldenGate 12c
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 Oracle GoldenGate 12c
How to Patch RAC Database 12c
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 RAC Database 12c
How to Patch Grid and Oracle Home 12c
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 Patch Grid and Oracle Home 12c
How to Detect Conflicts Before Patching
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 Detect Conflicts Before Patching
How to Use My Oracle Support Conflict Checker Tool
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 »How to Use My Oracle Support Conflict Checker Tool
How to Resolve opatchauto bootstrapping failed with error code 255
Invalid patch location When I tried to apply patch in a RAC environment, I got error "Invalid patch location". [root@primary01 ~]# export PATH=$PATH:/u01/app/12.1.0/grid/OPatch [root@primary01 ~]#… Read More »How to Resolve opatchauto bootstrapping failed with error code 255
WebLogic Patching Steps
How to Patch WebLogic Server 12c First of all, you have to update OPatch to the newest one for Fusion Middleware, then start to patch… Read More »WebLogic Patching Steps