How to Install an Oracle Applications Patch
Search meta-link for your patch and anything that supersedes it., Read the included "readme files". , Run through all the steps in the readme... but do it on your test machine first, OK?
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Search meta-link for your patch and anything that supersedes it.
Download the patch be aware that patches can be as big as 4 GB! -
Step 2: Read the included "readme files".
, The main steps include:
Stopping all Oracle processes which belong to current $ORACLE_HOME.
Backing up the database, Oracle Inventory and the $ORACLE_HOME tree.
Checking the patch file size and unzipping if it is correct.
Running opatch/runInstaller to finalize the patching process. -
Step 3: Run through all the steps in the readme... but do it on your test machine first
Detailed Guide
Download the patch be aware that patches can be as big as 4 GB!
, The main steps include:
Stopping all Oracle processes which belong to current $ORACLE_HOME.
Backing up the database, Oracle Inventory and the $ORACLE_HOME tree.
Checking the patch file size and unzipping if it is correct.
Running opatch/runInstaller to finalize the patching process.
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