Applying psu patch in oracle rac administration

Server administration getting error while applying psu. The new opatch utility should be updated in all the oracle rac database homes and the gi. I would like to know whether its better to apply the april 2011 psu or july release. The opatch utility has automated the patch application for the oracle grid. Again, i wont copypaste all steps as the output is similar to the above. About sher khan senior oracle dba, oracle 10g, oracle 11g oce, oracle 12c and oracle 11g opn certified specialist, ocp certified in oracle 9i,10g, 11g and 12c. Step by step apply rolling psu patch in oracle database 12c rac. Mar 08, 2015 apply psu patch on rac database slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Recently i had opportunity to apply psu to a rac environment in 12cr1 not pluggable database architecture on aix7. Jan 26, 2017 applying psu patch on 12c database duration. Step by step apply rolling psu patch in oracle database 19c rac.

Dba blog on oracle, oracle cloud,devops,postgresql and other databases. Patching all my environments with the january 2020 patch bundles. They are associated with particular releases and versions of oracle products. Dec 26, 2019 oracle database enterprise edition version 12. Starting with introducing the oracle 12c rac architecture, this course will take you all the away from creating oracle 12c twonode rac databases on a linux platform of any type. However you will have to ask root user to run the rootcrs. Below are the steps for applying psu patch on 12c rac in solaris. Oct 29, 2014 in this post im demonstrating on the startegies involved in applying a psu patch on the grid home and the database home using a rolling fashion. Oracle issues product fixes for its software called patches. He recently served as oracle database administrator. I would like to know the all types of procedures auto, manual, rolling in order to apply psu patches on 2 node rac and how to apply patches in different homes in the cluster as well. Jan 20, 2018 psu patch on oracle rac 11g opatch is an oracle supplied utility that assists you with the process of applying interim patches to oracle s software and rolling back interim patches from oracle s software. Opatch will patch the local system then propagate the patch to the remote nodes. Think of these basics after successfully applying the latest psu 7 patch in two nonproduction and one production 11gr2 cluster environments, now its time to get ourselves more tougher and stronger.

Jul 14, 2014 applying cpu patch on primary database server environment. Applying the psu patch every quarterly for every prod and lower environment in the database and yearly on cluster using rolling fashion. This operation is used to apply a set of patches at a time. Oracle dba interview questions and answers patching,cloning. February 11, 2016 february 22, 2016 mustak apps dba rac dba. Oracle 12c makes use of a new utility opatchauto to apply the patches unlike the opatch used in prior 12c versions. Applying psu patch in an oracle 12c dataguard environment. Stepbystep applying psu patch in oracle 12c for single. This feature is only available for rdbms home and can be installedenabled using opatch. Patching can be cumbersome if you do not follow the procedure. If patch is for grid home then surely services will need to be stopped running from grid home.

Read on to see how to create a process that preserves the original home. Startup and shutdown of rac database oracle rac administration. But the path to apply them is the same as for later bundles. We have option to download and apply gi psu patch to both gi and rdbms homes as well because gi psu contains patch for both homes. Applying psu apr 2017 patch on oracle 11gr2 two node rac this document will explain how to apply psu patch april2017 on oracle 11. The opatch utility has automated the patch application for the oracle grid infrastructure gi home and the oracle rac. If the patch is related to oracle home there is no need to stop any service for grid home.

Apply july psu 12c grid and db to an oracle 12c 2 node. Why opatch auto is not applying psu on database home. Patch apply depends on the location where you need to apply patch, like grid home or oracle home. List of patches that have been applied on the grid home. Sep 03, 2011 dear gurus actually last time i applied a psu patch which i could apply as rolling patch but i shutdown database and all services and on node 1 of my rac i applied the patch. Feb 11, 2016 mustak ahmed apps dba rac dba oracle application database administrator. This node is part of an oracle real application cluster. Performed datapump for schema refresh, and rman for database refresh and for backing up databases. Depending on the psu you are applying this will dictate which version of opatch you need to use, please check the accompanying documentation in the psu folder. The installation of new drivers requires a node reboot to continue the install. Provide database implementation solutions, high availability solution, infrastructure and. This psu includes the fixes listed in bugs fixed by this patch. This article is aimed at showing the issues and resolution while applying the psu patch 11. Once a psu is applied, only psus can be applied in future quarters until the database is upgraded to a new base version.

Jun 14, 2018 patching an oracle installation can be interesting, especially if the patch needs to be backed out. Maybe because theres no bash shell in your server due to some reason, or you just want to avoid any complications by opatchauto, or simply you like a more granular control over the patching process. Apply july psu 12c grid and db to an oracle 12c 2 node rac cluster. Hi, i would like to know the all types of procedures auto, manual, rolling in order to apply psu patches on 2 node rac and how to apply patches in different homes in the cluster as well. Applying psu patch on 12c rac in solaris oraclehelp. Step by step apply rolling psu patch in oracle database. Ola festus okoh oracle database administrator charter. Sep 22, 2012 about sher khan senior oracle dba, oracle 10g, oracle 11g oce, oracle 12c and oracle 11g opn certified specialist, ocp certified in oracle 9i,10g, 11g and 12c. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Oracle database administrator resume example indiana state.

Execute post installation scripts datapatch startup the database and listener. Step by step apply rolling psu patch in oracle database 19c rac environment. Applying a psu patch on the gi home and the database home. May 31, 2019 in rac environment or oracle restart environment single node grid infrastructure installation, we would need to download gi psu to patch the grid infrastructure home. December 6, 2016 leave a comment on installing psu patch to oracle 12. Download oracle asm oneoff patch and apply it to oracle grid infrastructure using the opatch utility. Steps to apply psu patch on oracle 11g database dbaclass. This is mainly oracle dba blog which also cover performance tuning, oracle cloud dbaas, oracle rac dataguard,active dataguard,rman and other topics like linux,aws,cassandra and other databases. Adding patches to installation queue and performing prereq checks.

Apply 12c grid and db psu to oracle 12c 2 node rac. Grid and oracle psu patching using opatch 11gr2 rac. Step by step apply rolling psu patch in oracle database 12c rac environment step 5. Jun 22, 2012 online patching is new feature introduced in 11. Oracles opatch utility enables the user to apply the patch successively to the different instances of the rac installation. A step by step manual psu patching october 2016 without using opatchauto why would you want to not use opatchauto. The patching cycle involves downloading patches, applying patches, and verifying the applied patch to ensure that the bug fixes present in the patch reflect appropriately. The example was on linux but steps are the same for other platforms. Apr 03, 2012 ans you cannot use opatch auto to patch as oracle user, but you can patch it manually. Apply psu patches to rac and single instance oracle db servers cruglobalansibleoraclepsu. Patching steps are different for different operating systems. Steps to apply psu patch on oracle 11g database below are the steps for applying quarterly psu patch on oracle 11g database. Dec 10, 2016 this video is to mention high levels steps for applying psu patch on 12c database.

Application of quarterly cpu and psu patches for oracle databases. Jul 14, 2014 applying cpu patch in a dataguard physical standby environment here is a brief explanation on how to apply cpucritical patch update in a dataguard environment in this demo, i am applying psu 11. After downloading the patch, copy it to your both the nodes and unzip there. Apr 29, 2015 in order to apply a psu you need to have the opatch utility. Sep 10, 2015 cluster psu patch applying cluster psu patch 11. Following my previous post, here we will be applying the july 2016 psu patch. Apply psu patch to standard cluster 12c in this article, we will see how to apply psu patch to the standard cluster. Masking the critical sensitive data using oracle masking process and implement the fully automation of masking process using emcli tool. How to apply psu patches on 2 node rac oracle community.

How to create an ocm response file for opatch silent installation. When opatchauto apply is run, it will first patch the rac homes. That is, the content of all previous psus is included in the latest psu patch. Applying a psu patch in a large, complex cluster env. I have a rac 12c standard cluster installed with 3 nodes. To install this psu, the oracle home must have the 11. I am documenting this as easy reference for people looking for steps. So refer the readme file of the patch for the minimum supported version. Applying psu apr 2017 patch on oracle 11gr2 two node rac.

This patch allows you to apply patch to live database i. Could any one please clarify these two questions of mine. One of the most important document is the readme that comes with the patch or patchset. Vulnerabilities affecting oracle database and oracle fusion middleware may affect oracle fusion applications, so oracle customers should refer to oracle fusion applications critical patch update knowledge document, my oracle support note 1967316.