Re: Thoughts on patch install wording
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:08:27 +0800
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"upgraded to 11.2.0.1" implies that the RDBMS HOME has been upgraded from 10.x or 9.1
An RDBMS Home is never "upgraded to 11.2.0.x". 11.2.0.x is always a fresh install as an ORACLE_HOME. (although you can do a fresh install of 11.2.0.1 and then upgrade that HOME to 11.2.0.3, the recommendation is that even 11.2.0.3 would be a fresh install).
It is the database that get's upgraded, not the RDBMS HOME.
Very badly worded instructions.
Hemant
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 1:39 AM, Walker, Jed S <Jed_Walker_at_cable.comcast.com
> wrote:
> This will probably be an SR to be sure about it, but I'm wondering if
> anyone has seen this and knows already.
> I have an 11.2.0.3.0 RAC built from scratch as 11.2.0.3.0. I have a patch
> to install (patch 13440962) and the patch says:
>
> # Note: The RDBMS portion can only be applied to an RDBMS home that
> # has been upgraded to *11.2.0.1.0*.
>
> This would lead me to believe I do not want to do the RDBMS portion in my
> case, because I was never at 11.2.0.1.0.
> I'm assuming that means I can't and shouldn't apply it to mine, but the
> wording certainly could be clearer.
> It might also mean, that in my case, if I try to apply it it will just
> fail and say you don't need it, that would be fine.
>
> Has anyone applied this patch and know exactly what they mean?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jed
>
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