RE: Patchset installation

A method that has worked very well for us is to re-install the base release (eg. 8.1.6) in a different ORACLE_HOME (eg. 8.1.6.3) and then apply the patchset (eg. 8.1.6.3). This allows different release levels to exist on same server. I remember one of the OFA rules was to use only 3 digits for the ORACLE_HOME, but I think this should be changed to 4, based on Oracle's recent patch naming practices.

HTH
Gerardo

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Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 5:06 PM
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Not a good idea. Oracle links some libs in with a direcory that is in Oracle Home.
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To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 3:42 PM

> Hi,
>
> I am looking into installing a patchset with minimum downtime. Standard
> Oracle procedure for installing a patchset is:
> 1. Shutdown the database
> 2. Install the patch binaries, relink.
> 3. Startup database (restrict ?), run the cat* scripts.
>
> I wanted to change the procedure so that instead of having the database
down
> during the patch install and relinking, prior to the procedure I copy the
> binaries to a newly created home, install the patch on the new home,
relink
> the binaries under the new home, and than just restart the database from
the
> new home. To make sure that everything is OK, I would postpone the cat*
> scripts run, for a later time, once I am sure that everything is OK. If
> something goes wrong I haven't changed anything in the database, and I can
> just go back to the old home.
>
> Has anybody tried this ? What is the significance of cat* scripts. As
far
> as I understand them, oracle does not use them and do not care about them,
> only some apps might break (most of all DBA type of scripts).
>
> Thanks.
>
> Djordje
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