SAP Note 839182 - Installing patches using OPatch

Component : Oracle - Database Administration with Oracle

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Summary :
This SAP Note provides guidance on utilizing OPatch for Oracle database patches in SAP systems. Applicable to Oracle Releases 10.2 and 11.2, it details the installations on UNIX, Linux, and Windows platforms, covering different patch types like generic, merge, and bundle patches. Essential instructions regarding the environment setup, use of specific user accounts, and command execution are outlined to ensure successful patch application. The note emphasizes prerequisites such as setting the ORACLE_HOME environment variable and the requirements for running OPatch with administrator privileges on Windows. It also suggests consulting the OPatch User's Guide for complete documentation and using the 'lsinventory' command to verify installed patches. For multifacous patch installations, the use of 'napply' is recommended.

Key words :
os> cp <patchfile> <patch_base_dir>os> cd <patch_base_dir>os> unzip <patchfile> 3, $oracle_home/cfgtoollogs/opatch $oracle_home/cfgtoollogs/opatch/lsinvopatch history file, patch directoryos> cd <patch_dir>os>  %oracle_home%\opatch\opatch apply6, patch directoryos> cd <patch_dir>os> $oracle_home/opatch/opatch apply 6, os> %oracle_home%\opatch\opatch <patch_base_dir>patch base directory <patch_dir>directory, patch directoryos> $oracle_home/opatch/opatch apply <patch_dir>option 2, patch directoryos>  %oracle_home%\opatch\opatch apply <patch_dir>option 2, os> opatch rollback -id <patchid> special functions, os> %oracle_home%\opatch\opatch [command] [options] refer, os> $oracle_home/opatch/opatch util cleanup installing patches

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