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[https://saruamit4.wordpress.com/2016/01/10/confusion-about-oracle-patches/ a word about the different patching terminology;overlay, merge, bundle etc..]<br />
 
===What patches are installed?===
 
===What patches are installed?===
From command line
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====From command line====
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
 
$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch lspatches
 
$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch lspatches
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
====Version 11====
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====From SQL*Plus in version 11====
 
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<pre>
 
select action, namespace, version, id, comments from dba_registry_history;
 
select action, namespace, version, id, comments from dba_registry_history;
 
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====Version 12====
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====From SQL*Plus in version 12====
 
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select extract(sys.dbms_qpatch.get_opatch_list,'//patchDescription|//appliedDate|//patchID') from dual;
 
select extract(sys.dbms_qpatch.get_opatch_list,'//patchDescription|//appliedDate|//patchID') from dual;

Revision as of 10:12, 15 May 2017

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

What patches are installed?

From command line

$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch lspatches

From SQL*Plus in version 11

select action, namespace, version, id, comments from dba_registry_history;

From SQL*Plus in version 12

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

Now things are getting more interesting...