Below are the steps for applying quarterly PSU patch on Oracle 11g database.
1. Download the patch from Oracle support portal.
2. Validate patch version:
opatch utility is used to apply patches to the database. So before applying patch, we need to check whether the existing opatch version is supported for the patch or not.
So refer the readme file of the patch for the minimum supported version.
As per patch read me file:
1.2.1 OPatch Utility
You must use the OPatch utility version 11.2.0.3.6 or later to apply this patch. Oracle recommends that you use the latest released OPatch version for 11.2, which is available for download from My Oracle Support patch 6880880 by selecting the 11.2.0.0.0 release.
For information about OPatch documentation, including any known issues, see My Oracle Support Document 293369.1 OPatch documentation list.
So for this patch , the opatch version should be 11.2.0.3.6 or later.
Lets check the existing opatch version in database.
echo $ORACLE_HOME /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1 $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch version OPatch Version: 11.2.0.3.4 OPatch succeeded.
Existing version is 11.2.0.3.4, lower than the required one. So we need to install the required opatch utility.
INSTALLING OPATCH UTILITY:
Download opatch utillty from oracle support linke – 6880880
copy the zip to ORACLE_HOME.
$ cp p6880880_112000_Linux-x86-64.zip $ORACLE_HOME/
Remove the existing OPatch directory
cd $ORACLE_HOME rm –rf OPatch
Unzip the zip file.
unzip p6880880_112000_Linux-x86-64.zip
Now check the opatch version
$ $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch version OPatch Version: 11.2.0.3.19 OPatch succeeded.
We have installed opatch utility successfully.
Now let’s proceed with PSU patch installation.
INSTALLING PSU PATCH
Copy and unzip the PATCH ZIP FILE:
unzip p27734982_112040_Linux-x86-64.zip ls -ltr total 243220 drwxr-xr-x 21 oracle oinstall 4096 May 31 12:49 27734982 -rw-rw-r-- 1 oracle oinstall 93035 Jul 17 13:15 PatchSearch.xml -rw-r--r-- 1 oracle oinstall 140724601 Oct 8 09:17 p27734982_112040_Linux-x86-64.zip
Check for conflict again ORACLE_HOME.
- go to patch folder. cd 27734982 [27734982]$ $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch prereq CheckConflictAgainstOHWithDetail -ph ./ Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 11.2.0.3.19 Copyright (c) 2018, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. PREREQ session Oracle Home : /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1 Central Inventory : /u01/app/oraInventory from : /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/oraInst.loc OPatch version : 11.2.0.3.19 OUI version : 11.2.0.4.0 Log file location : /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2018-10-08_09-35-06AM_1.log Invoking prereq "checkconflictagainstohwithdetail" Prereq "checkConflictAgainstOHWithDetail" passed. OPatch succeeded.
It succeded.
Shutdown database and listener.
shutdown immediate; lsnrctl stop LISTENER_DMCRM
NOTE – If any Goldengate process is running on the ORACLE_HOME, then those all need to be shutdown.
Check for active executables:
$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch prereq CheckActiveFilesAndExecutables -ph ./
[27734982]$ $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch prereq CheckActiveFilesAndExecutables -ph ./ Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 11.2.0.3.19 Copyright (c) 2018, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. PREREQ session Oracle Home : /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1 Central Inventory : /u01/app/oraInventory from : /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/oraInst.loc OPatch version : 11.2.0.3.19 OUI version : 11.2.0.4.0 Log file location : /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2018-10-08_09-35-58AM_1.log Invoking prereq "checkactivefilesandexecutables" Prereq "checkActiveFilesAndExecutables" for patch 17478514 passed. Prereq "checkActiveFilesAndExecutables" for patch 18031668 passed. Prereq "checkActiveFilesAndExecutables" for patch 18522509 passed. Prereq "checkActiveFilesAndExecutables" for patch 19121551 passed. Prereq "checkActiveFilesAndExecutables" for patch 19769489 passed. Prereq "checkActiveFilesAndExecutables" for patch 20299013 passed. Prereq "checkActiveFilesAndExecutables" for patch 20760982 passed. Prereq "checkActiveFilesAndExecutables" for patch 21352635 passed. Prereq "checkActiveFilesAndExecutables" for patch 21948347 passed. Prereq "checkActiveFilesAndExecutables" for patch 22502456 passed. Prereq "checkActiveFilesAndExecutables" for patch 23054359 passed. Prereq "checkActiveFilesAndExecutables" for patch 24006111 passed. Prereq "checkActiveFilesAndExecutables" for patch 24732075 passed. Prereq "checkActiveFilesAndExecutables" for patch 25869727 passed. Prereq "checkActiveFilesAndExecutables" for patch 26609445 passed. Prereq "checkActiveFilesAndExecutables" for patch 26392168 passed. Prereq "checkActiveFilesAndExecutables" for patch 26925576 passed. Prereq "checkActiveFilesAndExecutables" for patch 27338049 passed. Prereq "checkActiveFilesAndExecutables" for patch 27734982 passed. OPatch succeeded.
Apply the patch:
cd 27734982
$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch apply
[27734982]$ $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch apply Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 11.2.0.3.19 Copyright (c) 2018, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. Oracle Home : /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1 Central Inventory : /u01/app/oraInventory from : /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/oraInst.loc OPatch version : 11.2.0.3.19 OUI version : 11.2.0.4.0 Log file location : /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2018-10-08_09-36-41AM_1.log Verifying environment and performing prerequisite checks... OPatch continues with these patches: 17478514 18031668 18522509 19121551 19769489 20299013 20760982 21352635 21948347 22502456 23054359 24006111 24732075 25869727 26609445 26392168 26925576 27338049 27734982 Do you want to proceed? [y|n] ----------------------->> Press Y y User Responded with: Y All checks passed. Provide your email address to be informed of security issues, install and initiate Oracle Configuration Manager. Easier for you if you use your My Oracle Support Email address/User Name. Visit http://www.oracle.com/support/policies.html for details. Email address/User Name: You have not provided an email address for notification of security issues. Do you wish to remain uninformed of security issues ([Y]es, [N]o) [N]: Y ---- > Press Y Please shutdown Oracle instances running out of this ORACLE_HOME on the local system. (Oracle Home = '/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1') Is the local system ready for patching? [y|n] -- >> Press Y y User Responded with: Y Backing up files... Applying sub-patch '17478514' to OH '/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1' Patching component oracle.rdbms, 11.2.0.4.0... Patching component oracle.rdbms.rsf, 11.2.0.4.0... Patching component oracle.sdo, 11.2.0.4.0... . . . . Patching component oracle.ctx.rsf, 11.2.0.4.0... Patching component oracle.rdbms, 11.2.0.4.0... Patching component oracle.rdbms.rman, 11.2.0.4.0... OPatch found the word "error" in the stderr of the make command. Please look at this stderr. You can re-run this make command. Stderr output: chmod: changing permissions of `/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/bin/extjobO': Operation not permitted make: [iextjob] Error 1 (ignored) Composite patch 27734982 successfully applied. OPatch Session completed with warnings. Log file location: /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2018-10-08_09-36-41AM_1.log OPatch completed with warnings.
patching completed. Warnings can be ignored.
Check the inventory, whether the patch has been updated or not:
$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch lsinventory
[27734982]$ $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch lsinventory
Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 11.2.0.3.19
Copyright (c) 2018, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Oracle Home : /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1
Central Inventory : /u01/app/oraInventory
from : /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/oraInst.loc
OPatch version : 11.2.0.3.19
OUI version : 11.2.0.4.0
Log file location : /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2018-10-08_09-41-09AM_1.log
Lsinventory Output file location : /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/lsinv/lsinventory2018-10-08_09-41-09AM.txt
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Local Machine Information::
Hostname:
ARU platform id: 226
ARU platform description:: Linux x86-64
Installed Top-level Products (1):
Oracle Database 11g 11.2.0.4.0
There are 1 products installed in this Oracle Home.
Interim patches (1) :
Patch 27734982 : applied on Mon Oct 08 09:39:20 AST 2018
Unique Patch ID: 22229176
Patch description: "Database Patch Set Update : 11.2.0.4.180717 (27734982)"
Created on 31 May 2018, 01:37:49 hrs PST8PDT
Sub-patch 27338049; "Database Patch Set Update : 11.2.0.4.180417 (27338049)"
Sub-patch 26925576; "Database Patch Set Update : 11.2.0.4.180116 (26925576)"
Sub-patch 26392168; "Database Patch Set Update : 11.2.0.4.171017 (26392168)"
Sub-patch 26609445; "Database Patch Set Update : 11.2.0.4.170814 (26609445)"
Sub-patch 25869727; "Database Patch Set Update : 11.2.0.4.170718 (25869727)"
Sub-patch 24732075; "Database Patch Set Update : 11.2.0.4.170418 (24732075)"
Sub-patch 24006111; "Database Patch Set Update : 11.2.0.4.161018 (24006111)"
Sub-patch 23054359; "Database Patch Set Update : 11.2.0.4.160719 (23054359)"
Sub-patch 22502456; "Database Patch Set Update : 11.2.0.4.160419 (22502456)"
Sub-patch 21948347; "Database Patch Set Update : 11.2.0.4.160119 (21948347)"
Sub-patch 21352635; "Database Patch Set Update : 11.2.0.4.8 (21352635)"
Sub-patch 20760982; "Database Patch Set Update : 11.2.0.4.7 (20760982)"
Sub-patch 20299013; "Database Patch Set Update : 11.2.0.4.6 (20299013)"
Sub-patch 19769489; "Database Patch Set Update : 11.2.0.4.5 (19769489)"
Sub-patch 19121551; "Database Patch Set Update : 11.2.0.4.4 (19121551)"
Sub-patch 18522509; "Database Patch Set Update : 11.2.0.4.3 (18522509)"
Sub-patch 18031668; "Database Patch Set Update : 11.2.0.4.2 (18031668)"
Sub-patch 17478514; "Database Patch Set Update : 11.2.0.4.1 (17478514)"
Bugs fixed:
21174504, 17184721, 21538558, 16091637, 18092127, 17381384, 15979965
20671094, 16731148, 16314254, 13837378, 18441944, 17835048, 13558557
17008068, 17201159, 25427662, 17853498, 20717359, 17246576, 18356166
18681862, 18440047, 20569094, 20031873, 16875449, 20387265, 19788842
17296856, 21330264, 14010183, 17648596, 17551063, 17025461, 24719736
17267114, 22507210, 17912217, 17889583, 18202441, 17040764, 17478145
16524926, 25655390, 19358317, 22148226, 18747196, 26544823, 18641419
17036973, 18948177, 17811789, 16542886, 14285317, 18009564, 16618694
8322815, 16832076, 18247991, 16692232, 22507234, 17570240, 13871092
24624166, 24348685, 17848897, 17441661, 14034426, 17465741, 16596890
17437634, 21343897, 20506706, 21453153, 18339044, 17951233, 22321741
21795111, 18430495, 21787056, 22380919, 19469538, 20506715, 17811429
19721304, 17903598, 18230522, 19554106, 19458377, 21281607, 17612828
6599380, 22092979, 22321756, 17040527, 17811438, 18641461, 14657740
13364795, 21387964, 19490948, 17346671, 17588480, 22351572, 18235390
26474853, 18849970, 17889549, 19309466, 16472716, 20596234, 18331850
18641451, 17344412, 21179898, 19461270, 17546761, 24842886, 14521849
18203835, 18203838, 18964939, 18203837, 17313525, 22195457, 18139690
16837842, 22296366, 14106803, 17842825, 21352646, 22657942, 16360112
20657441, 22195441, 17389192, 26198926, 14565184, 17205719, 18440095
14764829, 22195448, 14354737, 13944971, 16571443, 21868720, 17186905
17080436, 18673342, 22905130, 17027426, 27374796, 19972569, 19972568
20144308, 19972566, 17282229, 19972564, 16870214, 21629064, 19615136
21354456, 17390431, 18762750, 23007241, 16613964, 17957017, 18098207
18471685, 19730508, 21538485, 18264060, 17323222, 17754782, 17600719
18317531, 17852463, 17596908, 17655634, 16228604, 27053456, 20074391
19972570, 18090142, 18996843, 19854503, 16042673, 17835627, 20334344
17393683, 20861693, 18000422, 17551709, 26575788, 23315889, 20506699
19006849, 18277454, 18456514, 19174430, 17258090, 17174582, 25654936
17242746, 16399083, 17824637, 21132297, 22465352, 17762296, 22168163
17397545, 16450169, 12364061, 20067212, 18856999, 19211724, 19463893
19463897, 21343775, 17853456, 18673304, 20004021, 26030218, 21668627
16194160, 17477958, 16538760, 12982566, 24570598, 20828947, 18259031
20296213, 18293054, 17610798, 19699191, 23065323, 17311728, 18135678
18774543, 23294548, 16785708, 10136473, 24560906, 22551446, 19777862
17786518, 18315328, 18334586, 12747740, 18096714, 19032867, 21641760
17390160, 18899974, 17232014, 20598042, 18673325, 16422541, 18155762
14015842, 19827973, 22683225, 17726838, 18554871, 23177648, 18051556
20803583, 21972320, 15990359, 17922254, 18282562, 16855292, 16668584
21343838, 20299015, 17446237, 18093615, 18043064, 23713236, 17694209
17288409, 18308268, 20475845, 17274537, 13955826, 16934803, 17634921
17501491, 16315398, 23725036, 22683212, 17006183, 13829543, 18191164
17655240, 26746894, 22809871, 18384391, 19393542, 21538567, 16198143
21847223, 25823754, 17892268, 20142975, 19584068, 17165204, 25165496
18604493, 21756699, 18508861, 16901385, 18554763, 21532755, 18189036
17443671, 17385178, 14829250, 17936109, 20925795, 20509482, 17478514
27441326, 16850630, 13951456, 16595641, 14054676, 15861775, 21142837
16912439, 17299889, 17297939, 23003979, 18619917, 16833527, 17798953
17816865, 18607546, 17571306, 21286665, 17341326, 26910644, 17851160
20558005, 17586955, 19049453, 21051840, 17587063, 16956380, 18328509
25423453, 14133975, 18061914, 18522509, 21051833, 20294666, 18765602
20860659, 20324049, 18199537, 17332800, 13609098, 22502493, 18384537
14338435, 17945983, 16392068, 21067387, 17752995, 21051862, 16863422
25505382, 17237521, 18244962, 19544839, 24433711, 24717859, 17156148
18973907, 23026585, 17877323, 17449815, 18180390, 17088068, 17037130
20004087, 21422580, 19466309, 11733603, 25505371, 21051858, 18084625
18674024, 21051852, 18091059, 25369547, 16306373, 18306996, 17787259
18193833, 19915271, 20513399, 20631274, 25879656, 16344544, 14692762
18614015, 17346091, 18228645, 17721717, 18436307, 21756677, 19888853
11883252, 17891943, 19475971, 22353199, 16384983, 19121551, 27825893
12816846, 17982555, 17761775, 22243719, 17265217, 25505394, 17071721
16721594, 18262334, 21756661, 17891946, 15913355, 17672719, 17602269
17239687, 17042658, 17238511, 17811456, 17284817, 17752121, 20879889
21380789, 17394950, 17011832, 16579084, 22195465, 14602788, 18325460
24476265, 26569225, 24476274, 12611721, 16903536, 17006570, 19689979
16043574, 18783224, 24662775, 16494615, 21526048, 17392698, 19197175
16069901, 17811447, 27870645, 17308789, 22195477, 24835538, 17865671
17343514, 19013183, 17325413, 18316692, 16180763, 17348614, 14368995
21983325, 17393915, 16285691, 19211433, 20331945, 17883081, 17705023
24316947, 17614227, 19578350, 22195485, 14084247, 13645875, 16777840
19727057, 14852021, 18744139, 18674047, 17716305, 19285025, 18482502
27534509, 17622427, 19289642, 22195492, 25947799, 14458214, 20869721
21172913, 17767676, 18723434, 25505407, 17786278, 19258504, 17082983
21351877, 17365043, 13498382, 18331812, 16065166, 25489607, 16685417
18031668, 22893153, 16943711, 19272701, 21517440, 25897615, 17649265
13866822, 18094246, 24528741, 17783588, 14245531, 17082359, 18280813
20448824, 23330119, 16268425, 19487147, 25600421, 18018515, 17302277
17215560, 24411921, 19271443, 25764020, 17016369, 20777150, 23330124
16756406, 20441797, 19769489, 28100487, 17545847, 25093656, 18260550
13853126, 17227277, 23536835, 25957038, 24652769, 19207117, 9756271
18868646, 17614134, 26667023, 17546973, 18704244, 19680952, 26667015
17050888, 18828868, 18273830, 17360606, 16992075, 24563422, 17375354
12905058, 18362222, 21429602, 27086138, 17571039, 17468141, 18436647
17235750, 21168487, 16220077, 16929165
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OPatch succeeded.
Start the database and listener.
STARTUP lsnrctl start LISTENER_DMCRM
Run the post-patch script:
cd $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin sqlplus / as sysdba @catbundle.sql psu apply quit
compile the invalid object.
$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/utlrp.sql
Check patch history:
select action_time,action from dba_registry_history; ACTION_TIME ACTION --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ 21-APR-15 08.52.24.728992 AM APPLY 08-OCT-18 09.43.41.923815 AM APPLY 2 rows selected.
SEE ALSO:
Database proactive bundle patch
Apply psu patch on 12c RAC
Apply Database Proactive Bundle Patch In RAC Using Manual Process
Apply psu patch on 12c database
Rollback database patch in 12c
Apply JVM patch in 12c
Well Explained.
Very easy to understand for everyone…!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent post
This is very helpful for me to understand the concept of patching…Thank you.
1) what if opatch prereq CheckConflictAgainstOHWithDetail -ph ./ command through any errors and how do i solve
2)why do we need to bring database down during opatch
please explain
Thank you
In that case, you need to find what processes are using the oracle binary,( on which we are applying the patch ) and kill them.
check this :
https://dbaclass.com/article/prerequisite-check-checkactivefilesandexecutables-failed/
Thank you for the easy solution
This is a very nice step by step psu patch apply.
wow…very well explained.
Well explained and easy to understand step by step .
Thanks !!
why do we need to bring database down during opatch
Bring, optch will do changes to the oracle binary. If database is already run, opatch will throw error that few oracle process are using those binary files.
If i given opatch apply means what happen in OS level and apply db level patch what happen in DB level?
Opatch at os level means it will apply patch oracle binary , however db patch will run some SQL queries at db level .
Very Well Explained on Oracle patch Patch. Thanks for such a wonderful article.
how to check the bugs before patching????
after knowing the bugs only we can able to do patching right???
when oracle dba think that the psu patching is required???
Dear,
Oracle releases security patches every quarter, So it is recommended to apply them every quarter. This will help you avoid frequent bugs
HI,
Kindly explain patching in oracle RAC 11gR2 and 12c
Great post. thanks.