Managing Oracle Homes
“Managing Oracle Homes”
Introduction to Oracle Homes
“Introduction to Oracle Homes”
Introduction to Oracle Base
“Introduction to Oracle Base”
Installing an Oracle Product
“Installing an Oracle Product”
Oracle Installation Settings for Specify Home Details page
“Oracle Installation Settings for Specify Home Details page”
Removing Oracle Homes
“Removing Oracle Homes”
Determining the Default Oracle Home
“Determining the Default Oracle Home”
Multiple Oracle Homes
“Multiple Oracle Homes”
Target Home
“Target Home”
Oracle Universal Installer Inventory
“Oracle Universal Installer Inventory”
Structure of the Oracle Universal Installer Inventory
“Structure of the Oracle Universal Installer Inventory”
Central Inventory Pointer File
“Central Inventory Pointer File”
Central Inventory
“Central Inventory”
Inventory File
“Inventory File”
Logs Directory
“Logs Directory”
Oracle Home Inventory
“Oracle Home Inventory”
Components File
“Components File”
Home Properties File
“Home Properties File”
ARU_IDs for Platforms
“ARU_IDs for Platforms”
Other Folders
“Other Folders”
Other Folders in the Oracle Home Inventory
“Other Folders in the Oracle Home Inventory”
Creating the Central Inventory
“Creating the Central Inventory”
Using the Session Variables
“Using the Session Variables”
Verifying the Operation
“Verifying the Operation”
Detaching Oracle Homes from the Central Inventory
“Detaching Oracle Homes from the Central Inventory”
Using Optional Flags
“Using Optional Flags”
Removing the Central Inventory
“Removing the Central Inventory”
Removing the Central Inventory on UNIX Platforms
“Removing the Central Inventory on UNIX Platforms”
Removing the Central Inventory on Windows Platforms
“Removing the Central Inventory on Windows Platforms”
Consolidating Multiple Central Inventories
“Consolidating Multiple Central Inventories”
Upgrading and Patching the Oracle Home
“Upgrading and Patching the Oracle Home”
Cloning Oracle Homes
“Cloning Oracle Homes”
Backing up the Inventory
“Backing up the Inventory”
Recovering from Inventory Corruption
“Recovering from Inventory Corruption”
Diagnosing and Recovering from Central Inventory Corruption
“Diagnosing and Recovering from Central Inventory Corruption”
Diagnosing and Recovering from Oracle Home Inventory Corruption
“Diagnosing and Recovering from Oracle Home Inventory Corruption”
Oracle Real Application Clusters
“Oracle Real Application Clusters”
Updating the Nodes of a Cluster
“Updating the Nodes of a Cluster”
Diagnosing and Recovering from RAC Oracle Home Inventory Corruption
“Diagnosing and Recovering from RAC Oracle Home Inventory Corruption”
Home Selector (Available on Win32 Platforms)
“Home Selector (Available on Win32 Platforms)”
Home Selector Overview
“Home Selector Overview”
How Home Selector Works
“How Home Selector Works”
Oracle Home Directory Structure for Windows Platforms
“Oracle Home Directory Structure for Windows Platforms”
Oracle Home Directory for Windows Platforms
“Oracle Home Directory for Windows Platforms”
Optimal Flexible Architecture Directory Structure (on UNIX)
“Optimal Flexible Architecture Directory Structure (on UNIX)”
ORACLE_BASE Directory
“ORACLE_BASE Directory”
Sample ORACLE_BASE Directory Structure and Content
“Sample ORACLE_BASE Directory Structure and Content”
ORACLE_HOME Directory
“ORACLE_HOME Directory”
Sample Oracle Home Directory Structure and Content
“Sample Oracle Home Directory Structure and Content”
Installing Cluster Environments
“Installing Cluster Environments”
Oracle Universal Installer and Oracle Real Application Clusters
“Oracle Universal Installer and Oracle Real Application Clusters”
Oracle Clusterware
“Oracle Clusterware”
Installed Oracle Real Application Clusters Components
“Installed Oracle Real Application Clusters Components”
General System Installation Requirements for Oracle Real Application Clusters
“General System Installation Requirements for Oracle Real Application Clusters”
Hardware Requirements for Oracle Real Application Clusters Setup
“Hardware Requirements for Oracle Real Application Clusters Setup”
Software Requirements for Oracle Real Application Clusters Setup
“Software Requirements for Oracle Real Application Clusters Setup”
Cluster Setup and Pre-installation Configuration Tasks for Oracle Real Application Clusters
“Cluster Setup and Pre-installation Configuration Tasks for Oracle Real Application Clusters”
Pre-installation Tasks for Oracle Real Application Clusters on UNIX
“Pre-installation Tasks for Oracle Real Application Clusters on UNIX”
Logging In to the System as root
“Logging In to the System as root”
Creating Required UNIX Groups and Users
“Creating Required UNIX Groups and Users”
Creating Identical Users and Groups on Other Cluster Nodes
“Creating Identical Users and Groups on Other Cluster Nodes”
Identifying the User and Group IDs
“Identifying the User and Group IDs”
Creating the User and Groups on the Other Cluster Nodes
“Creating the User and Groups on the Other Cluster Nodes”
Configuring SSH on all Cluster Nodes
“Configuring SSH on all Cluster Nodes”
Configuring SSH on Cluster Member Nodes
“Configuring SSH on Cluster Member Nodes”
Enabling SSH User Equivalency on Cluster Member Nodes
“Enabling SSH User Equivalency on Cluster Member Nodes”
Preventing Oracle Clusterware Installation Errors Caused by stty Commands
“Preventing Oracle Clusterware Installation Errors Caused by stty Commands”
Configuring the Oracle User Environment
“Configuring the Oracle User Environment”
Checking the Hardware Requirements
“Checking the Hardware Requirements”
Checking the Network Requirements
“Checking the Network Requirements”
Network Hardware Requirements
“Network Hardware Requirements”
Network Parameter Requirements
“Network Parameter Requirements”
IP Address Requirements
“IP Address Requirements”
Node Time Requirements
“Node Time Requirements”
Checking Software Requirements
“Checking Software Requirements”
Configuring Kernel Parameters
“Configuring Kernel Parameters”
Identifying Required Software Directories
“Identifying Required Software Directories”
Oracle Base Directory
“Oracle Base Directory”
Oracle Inventory Directory
“Oracle Inventory Directory”
Oracle Clusterware Home Directory
“Oracle Clusterware Home Directory”
Oracle Home Directory
“Oracle Home Directory”
Identifying or Creating an Oracle Base Directory
“Identifying or Creating an Oracle Base Directory”
Creating the Clusterware Home Directory
“Creating the Clusterware Home Directory”
Pre-installation Tasks for Real Application Clusters on Windows
“Pre-installation Tasks for Real Application Clusters on Windows”
Checking Hardware and Software Certification
“Checking Hardware and Software Certification”
Checking the Hardware Requirements
“Checking the Hardware Requirements”
Hard Disk Space Requirements
“Hard Disk Space Requirements”
Checking the Software Requirements
“Checking the Software Requirements”
Checking the Network Requirements
“Checking the Network Requirements”
Network Hardware Requirements
“Network Hardware Requirements”
IP Address Requirements
“IP Address Requirements”
Checking Individual Component Requirements
“Checking Individual Component Requirements”
Configuring Storage for Oracle Clusterware
“Configuring Storage for Oracle Clusterware”
Installing Oracle Clusterware on UNIX
“Installing Oracle Clusterware on UNIX”
Running the Oracle Universal Installer to Install Oracle Clusterware
“Running the Oracle Universal Installer to Install Oracle Clusterware”
Running the Oracle Universal Installer in Silent Mode to Install Oracle Clusterware
“Running the Oracle Universal Installer in Silent Mode to Install Oracle Clusterware”
Oracle Clusterware Background Processes
“Oracle Clusterware Background Processes”
Installing Oracle Clusterware on Windows
“Installing Oracle Clusterware on Windows”
Running the Oracle Universal Installer to Install Oracle Clusterware
“Running the Oracle Universal Installer to Install Oracle Clusterware”
Running the Oracle Universal Installer in Silent Mode to Install Oracle Clusterware
“Running the Oracle Universal Installer in Silent Mode to Install Oracle Clusterware”
Oracle Clusterware Background Processes
“Oracle Clusterware Background Processes”
Adding More Nodes to the Cluster for Mass Deployment
“Adding More Nodes to the Cluster for Mass Deployment”
Installing Product Software on a Cluster
“Installing Product Software on a Cluster”
Cluster Detection
“Cluster Detection”
Availability Checking
“Availability Checking”
Cluster Installation
“Cluster Installation”
Cluster Installation in Silent Mode
“Cluster Installation in Silent Mode”
Cluster Deinstallation
“Cluster Deinstallation”
Command Line Options for Cluster Installations (UNIX Only)
“Command Line Options for Cluster Installations (UNIX Only)”
Adding Language Support for Installed Products
“Adding Language Support for Installed Products”
User Interface-based Installation
“User Interface-based Installation”
Silent-based installation
“Silent-based installation”
Patchsets and Upgrades
“Patchsets and Upgrades”
Post-installation Tasks
“Post-installation Tasks”
Verification
“Verification”
Back Up Disk after Installation
“Back Up Disk after Installation”
Download and Install Patches
“Download and Install Patches”
Configure Oracle Products
“Configure Oracle Products”
Deinstalling Real Application Clusters Software
“Deinstalling Real Application Clusters Software”
Deinstalling Oracle Product Software on UNIX
“Deinstalling Oracle Product Software on UNIX”
Deinstalling Oracle Product Software on Windows
“Deinstalling Oracle Product Software on Windows”
Deinstalling Oracle Clusterware
“Deinstalling Oracle Clusterware”
Deinstalling Oracle Clusterware from a UNIX Environment
“Deinstalling Oracle Clusterware from a UNIX Environment”
Deinstalling Oracle Clusterware from a Windows Environment
“Deinstalling Oracle Clusterware from a Windows Environment”
Deinstalling Oracle Clusterware with No Previous Cluster Software Versions
“Deinstalling Oracle Clusterware with No Previous Cluster Software Versions”
Deinstalling Oracle Clusterware with Clusterware Downgrade to 10.2
“Deinstalling Oracle Clusterware with Clusterware Downgrade to 10.2”
Converting Single-instance Nodes to Real Application Clusters
“Converting Single-instance Nodes to Real Application Clusters”
Troubleshooting Real Application Clusters / Oracle Clusterware Installation
“Troubleshooting Real Application Clusters / Oracle Clusterware Installation”
Troubleshooting Real Application Clusters / Oracle Clusterware Installation
“Troubleshooting Real Application Clusters / Oracle Clusterware Installation”
Patching Oracle Software with OPatch
“Patching Oracle Software with OPatch”
About OPatch
“About OPatch”
OPatch Features
“OPatch Features”
Getting Interim Patches
“Getting Interim Patches”
Environment Variables OPatch Uses
“Environment Variables OPatch Uses”
Requirements for OPatch
“Requirements for OPatch”
Prerequisite Checks for OPatch
“Prerequisite Checks for OPatch”
Checks for Single Instances and Oracle Real Application Clusters
“Checks for Single Instances and Oracle Real Application Clusters”
Check ORACLE_HOME and Environment Variable
“Check ORACLE_HOME and Environment Variable”
Check for JRE
“Check for JRE”
Check for System Space
“Check for System Space”
Check for Oracle Universal Installer and OPatch Version Compatibility
“Check for Oracle Universal Installer and OPatch Version Compatibility”
Check for Patch Applicable on Operating System
“Check for Patch Applicable on Operating System”
Check for System Commands
“Check for System Commands”
Additional Checks for Oracle Real Application Clusters
“Additional Checks for Oracle Real Application Clusters”
Check for User Equivalence
“Check for User Equivalence”
Check for OPatch Lsinventory
“Check for OPatch Lsinventory”
Backup and Recovery Considerations for Patching
“Backup and Recovery Considerations for Patching”
OPatch Utility for OUI-based Oracle Homes
“OPatch Utility for OUI-based Oracle Homes”
OPatch OUI-based Commands
“OPatch OUI-based Commands”
Apply Command for OUI-based Oracle Homes
“Apply Command for OUI-based Oracle Homes”
Syntax
“Syntax”
Options
“Options”
Apply Options for OUI Patches
“Apply Options for OUI Patches”
Napply Command for OUI-based Oracle Homes
“Napply Command for OUI-based Oracle Homes”
Syntax
“Syntax”
Examples
“Examples”
Options
“Options”
Napply Options for OUI Patches
“Napply Options for OUI Patches”
Auto Command for OUI-based Oracle Homes
“Auto Command for OUI-based Oracle Homes”
Syntax
“Syntax”
Auto Options
“Auto Options”
Auto Options for OUI Patches
“Auto Options for OUI Patches”
Examples
“Examples”
Lsinventory Command for OUI-based Oracle Homes
“Lsinventory Command for OUI-based Oracle Homes”
Syntax
“Syntax”
-detail Option Example
“-detail Option Example”
-bugs_fixed Option Example
“-bugs_fixed Option Example”
-patch desc Option Example
“-patch desc Option Example”
Lsinventory Options
“Lsinventory Options”
Lsinventory Options for OUI Patches
“Lsinventory Options for OUI Patches”
Query Command for OUI-based Oracle Homes
“Query Command for OUI-based Oracle Homes”
Syntax
“Syntax”
Options
“Options”
Query Options
“Query Options”
Rollback Command for OUI-based Oracle Homes
“Rollback Command for OUI-based Oracle Homes”
Syntax
“Syntax”
Options
“Options”
Rollback Options for OUI Patches
“Rollback Options for OUI Patches”
Nrollback Command for OUI-based Oracle Homes
“Nrollback Command for OUI-based Oracle Homes”
Syntax
“Syntax”
Example
“Example”
Options
“Options”
Nrollback Options for OUI Patches
“Nrollback Options for OUI Patches”
Version Command for OUI-based Oracle Homes
“Version Command for OUI-based Oracle Homes”
Standalone Patching
“Standalone Patching”
Unsupported Services for Standalone Patching
“Unsupported Services for Standalone Patching”
Looking up the component inventory
“Looking up the component inventory”
Looking up the Central Inventory
“Looking up the Central Inventory”
Migrating from standalone to OUI-based patching and vice versa
“Migrating from standalone to OUI-based patching and vice versa”
Interoperating between standalone and OUI-based patches
“Interoperating between standalone and OUI-based patches”
Seamlessly working on a cloned standalone Oracle home
“Seamlessly working on a cloned standalone Oracle home”
Supporting RAC
“Supporting RAC”
Performing patch set operations
“Performing patch set operations”
Standalone Patching Requirements
“Standalone Patching Requirements”
OPatch Utility for Standalone Homes
“OPatch Utility for Standalone Homes”
OPatch Standalone Commands
“OPatch Standalone Commands”
Apply Command for Standalone OPatch
“Apply Command for Standalone OPatch”
Syntax
“Syntax”
Options
“Options”
Apply Options for Standalone Patches
“Apply Options for Standalone Patches”
Lsinventory Command for Standalone OPatch
“Lsinventory Command for Standalone OPatch”
Syntax
“Syntax”
Options
“Options”
Lsinventory Options for Standalone Patches
“Lsinventory Options for Standalone Patches”
Query Command for Standalone OPatch
“Query Command for Standalone OPatch”
Syntax
“Syntax”
Options
“Options”
Query Options
“Query Options”
Rollback Command for Standalone OPatch
“Rollback Command for Standalone OPatch”
Syntax
“Syntax”
Options
“Options”
Rollback Options for Standalone Patches
“Rollback Options for Standalone Patches”
Version Command for Standalone OPatch
“Version Command for Standalone OPatch”
Use Cases
“Use Cases”
Inventory Operations
“Inventory Operations”
Getting Patch Information
“Getting Patch Information”
Getting Detailed Patch Information
“Getting Detailed Patch Information”
Patching Operations
“Patching Operations”
Applying an Interim Patch - Case 1
“Applying an Interim Patch - Case 1”
Applying an Interim Patch - Case 2
“Applying an Interim Patch - Case 2”
Applying an Interim Patch - Case 3
“Applying an Interim Patch - Case 3”
Rolling Back an Applied Interim Patch
“Rolling Back an Applied Interim Patch”
Utility Operations
“Utility Operations”
Loading an Arbitrary XML File
“Loading an Arbitrary XML File”
Verifying that the Patch is Applied
“Verifying that the Patch is Applied”
Schema Patching
“Schema Patching”
Schema Patching Options
“Schema Patching Options”
Schema Patching Options
“Schema Patching Options”
Standalone SQL Execution
“Standalone SQL Execution”
Online Patching
“Online Patching”
Oracle Real Application Clusters Patching
“Oracle Real Application Clusters Patching”
All Node Patching
“All Node Patching”
All Node Patching
“All Node Patching”
Rolling Patching
“Rolling Patching”
Rolling Patching
“Rolling Patching”
Minimum Downtime Patching
“Minimum Downtime Patching”
Minimum Downtime Patching
“Minimum Downtime Patching”
About Patch Conflicts
“About Patch Conflicts”
Types of Conflicts
“Types of Conflicts”
Superset
“Superset”
Subset
“Subset”
“”
“”
Duplicate
“Duplicate”
Bug Conflict
“Bug Conflict”
File Conflict
“File Conflict”
Patch Conflict Behavior for Apply and Napply
“Patch Conflict Behavior for Apply and Napply”
Expected Behavior for Apply and Napply Commands
“Expected Behavior for Apply and Napply Commands”
Patch Conflict Detection and Resolution
“Patch Conflict Detection and Resolution”
Problem Resolution
“Problem Resolution”
Logging and Tracing
“Logging and Tracing”
Command Index
“Command Index”
Levels of Logging
“Levels of Logging”
Recovering from a Failed Patching Session
“Recovering from a Failed Patching Session”
Single Instance Setup
“Single Instance Setup”
Oracle Real Application Clusters Setup
“Oracle Real Application Clusters Setup”
Resolving OPatch Application Errors
“Resolving OPatch Application Errors”
Error Messages and Solutions
“Error Messages and Solutions”
OUI - 10001
“OUI - 10001”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10004
“OUI - 10004”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10005
“OUI - 10005”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10020
“OUI - 10020”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10021
“OUI - 10021”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10022
“OUI - 10022”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10024
“OUI - 10024”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10025
“OUI - 10025”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10028
“OUI - 10028”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10029
“OUI - 10029”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10030
“OUI - 10030”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10031
“OUI - 10031”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10033
“OUI - 10033”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10034
“OUI - 10034”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes and Possible Solutions
“Potential Causes and Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10035
“OUI - 10035”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10036
“OUI - 10036”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10038
“OUI - 10038”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10039
“OUI - 10039”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10040
“OUI - 10040”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10041
“OUI - 10041”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10044
“OUI - 10044”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10053
“OUI - 10053”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10054
“OUI - 10054”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10055
“OUI - 10055”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10056
“OUI - 10056”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10058
“OUI - 10058”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10059
“OUI - 10059”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10070
“OUI - 10070”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10082
“OUI - 10082”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10083
“OUI - 10083”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10088
“OUI - 10088”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10091
“OUI - 10091”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10092
“OUI - 10092”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10094
“OUI - 10094”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10095
“OUI - 10095”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10096
“OUI - 10096”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10104
“OUI - 10104”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10105
“OUI - 10105”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10116
“OUI - 10116”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10122
“OUI - 10122”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10135
“OUI - 10135”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10136
“OUI - 10136”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10137
“OUI - 10137”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”
OUI - 10153
“OUI - 10153”
Message
“Message”
Potential Causes
“Potential Causes”
Possible Solutions
“Possible Solutions”