p2617419_10102_GENERIC

Patch summary: -------------- This is the README file for OPatch, the Oracle Interim Patching Tool. This patch installs the "OPatch" utility. OPatch is used for patching Oracle software. If you have an older version of opatch it is strongly recommended to back it up. OPatch is Oracle's only supported method of installing Interim patches. It updates the central and per-product inventories with the details of the patch. How to install the utility: --------------------------- To install this patch simply extract the file p2617419_10102_GENERIC.zip using unzip or winzip, depending upon the platform. You should extract the zip file directly under the ORACLE_HOME. To check the version of the opatch utility installed in the above step, go to the OPatch directory and run "opatch version" How to run the utility: ----------------------- OPatch tool works with Perl 5.005_03 or higher. OPatch also requires JDK to be present in the Oracle Home. It requires JDK versions of 1.3.1 or higher for proper functioning. It can be invoked directly using <path to OPatch>/opatch [<patch command>] [options] You can use the following command format to view help information: <path to OPatch>/opatch [<patch command>] -help OPatch can be manually invoked using Perl: <path to Perl>/perl <path to OPatch>/opatch.pl <patch command> [options] You can use the following command format to view help information: <path to Perl>/perl <path to OPatch>/opatch.pl [<patch command>] -help There is a User's Guide in the 'docs' subdirectory that has full details on running the tool. There is FAQ file in the same directory that answers many of the common questions. If you don't have Perl, you can download Perl from Metalink (http://metalink.oracle.com) using Bug 2417872. Source code for perl is also available from http://www.cpan.org (the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network). Links to binary versions of perl for supported operating systems is also noted on the CPAN web site. Special Instructions: --------------------- Windows: -------- 1) If your "Central Inventory" is not under C:\Program Files\oracle\inventory, please set env. var. INVENTORY_LOC to the value of the registry key \\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Oracle\inst_loc 2) Make sure you have java.exe in your PATH ======================================================================== Update: 03 May 2005 By: Vijay Sriram