Configure the Software Library

The first step is configuring the software library. When configuring the Software Library you specify the directory paths that the software library will use to store binary data, such as patches.

To configure the Software Library prior to using the Patch Interface of Database Control:

1. On the Database Home page in DB Control, click Software and Support.

2. In the Deployment Procedure Manager section, click the Deployment and Provisioning Software Library link.

   The Provisioning page appears.

3. Click the link for the Administration page.

4. Scroll down to the Software Library Configuration section at the bottom of the page. Click Add.

   The Add Software Library Location page appears.

5. In the Software Library directory location field, enter the name of the directory where the patches will be uploaded to the node, for example, /home/oracle. Click OK.

6. Open a terminal window to the operating system for the local host (for example, node01.example.com).

7. Change directories to the $ORACLE_HOME/bin directory. Run the following command:

   ./PARDeploy -action deploy -parDir $ORACLE_HOME/sysman/prov/oaf -force
   

8. When the utility completes, you have completed the Software Library configuration.