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On bog standard iron, this is a fairly simple procedure. Download the patch, stop the databases and listeners and opatch the ORACLE_HOME.<br />
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On bog standard iron, this is a fairly simple procedure. Download the patch, stop the databases and listeners and opatch the ORACLE_HOME. See general procedure [[Applying patches]]<br />
 
[https://saruamit4.wordpress.com/2016/01/10/confusion-about-oracle-patches/ a word about the different patching terminology;overlay, merge, bundle etc..]<br />
 
[https://saruamit4.wordpress.com/2016/01/10/confusion-about-oracle-patches/ a word about the different patching terminology;overlay, merge, bundle etc..]<br />
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* [http://logic.edchen.org/how-to-apply-patch-in-oracle/ how to apply patch in oracle]
 
===What patches are installed?===
 
===What patches are installed?===
 
====Display the Patch inventory====
 
====Display the Patch inventory====

Latest revision as of 17:32, 1 November 2018

On bog standard iron, this is a fairly simple procedure. Download the patch, stop the databases and listeners and opatch the ORACLE_HOME. See general procedure Applying patches
a word about the different patching terminology;overlay, merge, bundle etc..

What patches are installed?[edit]

Display the Patch inventory[edit]

$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch lsinventory

Display just the patches[edit]

$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch lspatches

From SQL*Plus in version 11[edit]

dba_registry_history is a view on registry$history

col action_time for a21
col action      for a15
col namespace   for a15
col version     for a15
col comments    for a80 wrap
select action_time, action, namespace, version, id, comments from dba_registry_history order by 1;

From SQL*Plus in version 12[edit]

select extract(sys.dbms_qpatch.get_opatch_list,'//patchDescription|//appliedDate|//patchID') from dual;

Now things are getting more interesting...

Patching ODA & Exadata[edit]