O patch apply procedure in Hp-ux and IBM aix

[Former Member]

Hi all,

I need to apply opatch in my server (hp-ux, sap r/3 ent 4.7, oracle 9.2). i have downloaded and copy

in my /tmp dir in my server.

Now i want to apply optch from /tmp dir. hoe to set the path and let me know procedure. in hp-ux and IBM aix

Regards,

satish-k

[fidel_vales]

Hi,

Everything is explained on the SAP Note 306408 OPatch: Oracle tool for patch installation

The procedure is the same for all OS.

You do not "need" to set the path.

From the note (bold for your specific question):

Guidelines on patch installation using OPatch

Each interim patch contains guidelines on the installation of the patch in the README file. You should refer to these guidelines as they may also contain specific, not universally valid, instructions, for example on installing the patch. If no specific steps are mentioned there, proceed as follows to install the patch:

* Log on as the operating system user that carried out the Oracle installation (usually ora<dbsid>).

* Important: Make sure that all instances running under the ORACLE_HOME to be patched and all relevant Oracle processes have been properly stopped. On Windows, the database services must also be stopped (listener, agent, and DB service).

* Unpack the patch container file

UNIX: $ unzip p<patch ID>_< Oracle release>_<platform>.zip

WINDOWS: $ winzip p<patch ID>_<Oracle release> _<platform>.zip

Important: The name of the patch directory < patch_location> can differ from the patch ID.

* Install the patch

$ <perl> OPatch/OPatch.pl apply <patch_location>

* Validate the patch installation (optional)

$ <perl> OPatch/OPatch.pl lsinventory