OPatch 13.9.4.0.0

This is the README file for OPatch 13.9.4.0.0, the Oracle Interim One-off Patch Installer, which can be used to upgrade homes which have OUI version 13.6.0.0.0 or higher. Pre-Installation Instructions ----------------------------- NOTE: July patch application on OPatch 13.9.4 on windows OS needs '-oop' option to be provided :- opatch.bat apply <patchloc> -oop -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Installation ---------------------------------- - Backup your <ORACLE_HOME> - Unzip this patch into your staging directory PATCH_HOME - Install the software via: java -jar <PATCH_HOME>/6880880/opatch_generic.jar -silent oracle_home=$ORACLE_HOME - If needed, install the software with custom inventory via: java -jar <PATCH_HOME>/6880880/opatch_generic.jar -silent oracle_home=$ORACLE_HOME -invPtrLoc <inventory pointer location> where inventory pointer location is the absolute path to the oraInst.loc file. 2. Upgrade the OPatch on 13.1 or 13.2 Agent Home : export ORACLE_HOME=<AGENT_BASE_DIR>/agent_13.x.0.0.0 , where x = 1 whenupgrading on 13.1 and x=2 when upgrading on 13.2 $ORACLE_HOME/jdk/bin/java -jar <PATCH_HOME>/6880880/opatch_generic.jar -silent oracle_home=$ORACLE_HOME - If needed, install the software with custom inventory via: $ORACLE_HOME/jdk/bin/java -jar <PATCH_HOME>/6880880/opatch_generic.jar -silent oracle_home=$ORACLE_HOME -invPtrLoc <inventory pointer location> where inventory pointer location is the absolute path to the oraInst.loc file. - To validate the installation: cd <ORACLE_HOME>/OPatch opatch version opatch lspatches Post-installation Instructions ---------------------------------- None for Oracle Fusion Middleware. Deinstallation -------------- There is no mechanism to revert only OPatch to an older version. To revert OPatch, restore the backup for your ORACLE_HOME Documentation and Help ----------------------- To obtain command names or options from the command prompt, use: opatch -help opatch napply -help To learn about patching of your specific Oracle Product, go to http://docs.oracle.com and find the install and patching manual for your specific product. To read the OPatch manual, search the web for: "OPatch User's Guide, Release 13". For support articles, search My Oracle Support for "Master Note For OPatch (Doc ID 293369.1)" Verifying the OPatch update in your environment ----------------------------------------------- Prior to your installing a new OPatch onto your production systems and using it for production patch installation, Oracle recommends you submit the new version of OPatch to the same staged testing process you use for your Oracle patches, such as a new PSU. If you run into issues triggered by the new OPatch (rare), you must restore the Oracle home to revert OPatch. Any application of a patch using the new version of OPatch renders the home incompatible with prior versions of OPatch. If you cannot restore the Oracle home, due to the backup containing very old configuration or log files, contact Oracle support. Tip: The opatch prereq commands and opatch with the -report option do not render the home incompatible with the prior OPatch version because they do not update the patch database in the Oracle Home. You may wish to exploit this to do non-destructive patch and OPatch update testing. Notes ----- OPatch historically used unzip to install files in the home. For versions greater than or equal to 13.6, it now uses the OUI installation tooling. This ensures that installer both executes the file updates and logs the components and file changes to the OUI meta-data. A pure unzip install means the OUI tooling is not aware of these changes, which has on rare occasions led to upgrade related issues.