New and improved steps in patching...

Update OPatch

Download the latest version of OPatch for your product...

Apply the patch...

java -jar <PATCH_HOME>/6880880/opatch_generic.jar -silent oracle_home=<ORACLE_HOME_LOCATION>

Environment Variables

Set the ORACLE_HOME environment variable and add the "OPatch" directory to your PATH...

export ORACLE_HOME=/opt/oracle/occas71
export PATH=$PATH:$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch

Create Inventory File

To create an inventory file, type...

opatch lsinventory

The inventory file can be found in the directory location: $ORACLE_HOME/cfgtoollogs/opatch/lsinv

Oracle Support

Search for patches in Oracle Support. Before downloading, click on "Analyze for Conflicts".

Upload the inventory file. Download the appropriate patches. Use the 'wget' script.

To use the 'wget' script, enter your Oracle support login ID & password. It may appear to hang, but really that means it's downloading the patches.

Apply Patches

Unzip the downloaded patches. Use 'opatch' to apply them...

opatch napply -silent -id 28512225,31544340