Re: Upgrade and it says it doesn't need it

I'm guessing that the 9.0.1.0 server software was not installed using the Oracle installer? Did you "tar" it over from somewhere else?

For a server installed using the installer, you'll find a file in "/var/opt/oracle" named "oraInst.loc", which contains the name of the directory containing the Oracle Universal Installer's "oraInventory" directory.

Your installer running the 9.0.1.2 patch is checking for that file in "/var/opt/oracle" and probably not finding it. Or, it is finding it and the "oraInventory" directory, but the inventory says that only the client has been installed...

• Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 3:38 PM

> HI -
>
> I'm trying to upgrade my database from 9.0.1.0 to 9.0.1.2 (Sun Solaris).
> The installer tells me there are no files that need to be applied. When I
> click on installed products, under 9i it only show the client install, not
> the enterprise edition server. Does anyone know what I can do to get the
> installer to realize that I do have the server installed?
>
> Thank you -
> Lisa
>
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