Applying OBIEE 11g patches

Hi All,
Present we are using OBIEE 11.1.1.6.4 some one is apply 6.4 patches before.Now I need to apply 11.1.1.6.10 patch set.I download all 6.10 patches.our weblogic server version 10.3.5.0
Please Assist how to apply patches on linux environment and can share any document for applying patches.
Thx,
Ani

When i am applying getting bellow error
Oracle Home : /usr/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/client_1
Central Inventory : /usr/app/oraInventory
from : /etc/oraInst.loc
OPatch version : 11.1.0.6.6
OUI version : 11.2.0.1.0
OUI location : /usr/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/client_1/oui
Log file location : /usr/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/client_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2013-05-29_15-35-07PM.log
Patch history file: /usr/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/client_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch_history.txt
ApplySession applying interim patch '16504136' to OH '/usr/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/client_1'
Running prerequisite checks...
Prerequisite check "CheckApplicable" failed.
The details are:
Patch 16504136: Required component(s) missing : [ oracle.bi.biinst, 11.1.1.6.0 ]
ApplySession failed during prerequisite checks: Prerequisite check "CheckApplicable" failed.
System intact, OPatch will not attempt to restore the system
OPatch failed with error code 74
[oracle@PDC-CRM-BI01 16504136]$ OPatch failed with error code 74

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OBIEE 11g patching strategies (or lack thereof)

I'm very interested to know how people are patching production instances of OBIEE 11g. I've been very frustrated by the fact that Oracle releases tons of "one off" patches (which aren't guaranteed not to screw up other things), but no "production ready" patches that have been fully regression tested, etc. I don't think they EVER released a production patchset for 11.1.1.3, I think everyone had to wait for 11.1.1.5 (which was almost a year later)...
I can understand this for the 10.1.3.4.x series, because that seems basically "mature" - but OBIEE 11g has a TON of bugs in it.
So my question is - what strategies are people using to test patches and decide whether to put them in or not? I just installed a patch that is crashing the server when trying to save repository variables and init blocks. I don't have time to spend a day testing each and every "controlled" patch out there.
What to do? Is Oracle ever going to start releasing monthly or quarterly "patchsets" that have all patches bundled and tested together?
Thx,
Scott

Hi Dpka, that's exactly what I was afraid of. I've gone from being a data mart and OBIEE developer to spending literally half my time working on Oracle SRs for OBIEE 11.1.1.5. I'm hitting the exact same issues as you - lots of untested one-off patches that break other items, with no fully integration tested patchsets ever being released (11.1.1.3 was out for over a year...never saw a patchset for that...I can't wait another year for an integrated set of 11.1.1.5 patches).
Here's my high level complaint - Oracle USED to put together patchsets, which were groups of patches tested to work together. These would come out every few months. But for the last two years or so, I don't see Oracle doing that any more - not just for OBIEE - I see this for almost everything (for example, we also use OWB - trying to do the upgrade to 10.2.0.5 but there are literally a hundred patches to apply).
In general - has Oracle simply stopped producing patchsets? If so - I really demand a refund for the support we're paying. My job is not to spend two weeks applying 100 patches on something because Oracle can't do basic integration testing on their patches.
Uggg, sorry, really really frustrated with Oracle right now. I wish they would stop working on "new features" and crap on 11g OBIEE and get the basic tool to work properly. I really get the feeling a lot of what went into 11g was glitz and glamour, but it was implemented by people that had never used the tool "real life". Just a guess, but some of the bugs are so basic that I refuse to believe that anyone that ever actually implemented and used the tool could have made those mistakes.
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Applying Oracle 11g patches on Windows 2008

I'm not able to apply patches and below is the messages. Please help me. Thanks,
C:\oracle\SLM\112\OPatch> %ORACLE_HOME%\OPatch\opatch apply Z:\Oracle_Patches\12714463
========================================================
GENERIC OPATCH VERSION - FOR USE IN SAP ENVIRONMENT ONLY
========================================================
Invoking OPatch 11.2.0.1.5
Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 11.2.0.1.5
Copyright (c) 2010, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Oracle Home       : C:\oracle\SLM\112
Central Inventory : C:\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory
   from           : n/a
OPatch version    : 11.2.0.1.5
OUI version       : 11.2.0.1.0
OUI location      : C:\oracle\SLM\112\oui
Log file location : C:\oracle\SLM\112\cfgtoollogs\opatch\opatch2011-11-01_
05PM.log
Patch history file: C:\oracle\SLM\112\cfgtoollogs\opatch\opatch_history.tx
ApplySession applying interim patch '12714463' to OH 'C:\oracle\SLM\112'
Running prerequisite checks...
Patch 12714463: Optional component(s) missing : [ oracle.rdbms, 11.2.0.2.0
oracle.rdbms.dbscripts, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.rdbms.plsql, 11.2.0.2.0 ]
racle.ntoledb.odp_net_2, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.ctx, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ ora
bms.rsf.ic, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.rdbms.oci, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.rdb
11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.has.rsf, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.has.crs, 11.2.0.
, [ oracle.sysman.console.db, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.sysman.oms.core, 10.
3 ] , [ oracle.rdbms.dv, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.network.rsf, 11.2.0.2.0 ]
racle.ldap.rsf.ic, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.ldap.rsf, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ orac
olap, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.precomp.rsf, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.precomp
n, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.precomp.lang, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.rdbms.rma
2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.rdbms.util, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.odbc.ic, 11.2.0.2
[ oracle.ntoledb, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.nlsrtl.rsf, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ or
lsrtl.rsf.ic, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.xdk.rsf, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.ora
bscripts, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.usm.deconfig, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.ha
on, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.sdo.locator, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.usm, 11.2
] , [ oracle.rdbms.deconfig, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.has.db, 11.2.0.2.0 ]
racle.ntoramts, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.has.deconfig, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ ora
s.common.cvu, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.has.cvu, 11.2.0.2.0 ] , [ oracle.sys
ugin.db.main.repository, 11.2.0.2.0 ]
Prerequisite check "CheckApplicable" failed.
The details are:
Patch 12714463: Required component(s) missing : [ oracle.rdbms.rsf, 11.2.0
ApplySession failed during prerequisite checks: Prerequisite check "CheckA
ble" failed.
System intact, OPatch will not attempt to restore the system
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Edited by: Hemanta Basuray on Nov 2, 2011 7:51 AM

Hi,
What is your exact DB release? This patch belongs to Oracle 11.2.0.2
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OBIEE 11g 11.1.1.6.0 to upper version Patch install problem

Hi
when am trying install the patch for obiee11g 11.1.1.6.0 to upper version i facing this problem
OPatch Version : 11.1.0.9.0
OUI Version : 11.2.0.1.0
The OUI version is not applicable for current OPatch version.
OPatch failed with error code = 1
i saw this blog http://obieelive.blogspot.in/2012/07/obiee-111161-patch-from-111160-in.html
am not under stand what the purpose of Oracle_home is it related to DB or OBI Application?
what is purpose of ORACLE_HOME VARIABLE?
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Regards
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995847 wrote:
Hi
when am trying install the patch for obiee11g 11.1.1.6.0 to upper version i facing this problem
OPatch Version : 11.1.0.9.0_
*> OUI Version : 11.2.0.1.0*
The OUI version is not applicable for current OPatch version.
OPatch failed with error code = 1
i saw this blog http://obieelive.blogspot.in/2012/07/obiee-111161-patch-from-111160-in.html
am not under stand what the purpose of Oracle_home is it related to DB or OBI Application?
what is purpose of ORACLE_HOME VARIABLE?
any one guide me for installation OBIEE11g to upper version and how to install the patchs step by step
Regards
Leela KrishnaOpatch should be higher than OUI version.. Your OPatch is outdated that's why you are receiving the above error
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After which you can start with the Patching of OBIEE.
http://www.askjohnobiee.com/2012/10/how-to-apply-obiee-11g-bundle-patch-set.html
Please mark helpful/correct
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Applying a patch to OBIEE 11g

Hello Everyone,
I am new to OBI and specially new to 11g, Now most of you guys will know that there was a bug in 11g in which if you want to see the query generated by the report in session log, It shows "no log found". Now there was a patch available which i have downloaded and i am not so sure as to how to apply that patch to OBI, I tried all the steps given in the read me doc provided with the doc. but all in Vain, as it is very confusing and more importantly it doesnt work,
Can any one help me out here by telling me the actual steps involved.
Thanks,

Try the following -
1. cd to oracle home folder\opatch
set oracle_home=your home directory (iethe parent of opatch\ folder)
opatch lsinventory -patch -detail
The last command should run and say "opatch successful".
Now run the command:
2. opatch apply -verbose "your patch folder's complete path"
(verbose tells u the sequence, success or errors if any)
OK - now,
3. The patch on my PC failed saying that I needed to install the latest opatch. I downloaded the latest opatch (11.2 even though the patch (ie the "no log found" patch) requires 11.1.0.8.2 or something) and just extracted it to the oracle home folder - yes, it will overwrite the current opatch folder, so back it up before you copy the latest opatch folder.
4. After this, I ran the command again from step 2 again. It seemed to be running, ie somewhat successful, but it asked for my oracle support login, some proxy server crap so it could connect to the internet, also gives options to specify "NONE" if you didn't need all this - but never came back...at that point, I quit. I tried again and it got stuck at the same point - so, I wasn't sure if it succeeded or not.
5. I assumed the patch ran OK and tried to view the log - but this time it gave a different error "it is not a Win32 application" or something like that. I am sure that I downloaded the win32 patch only. Yet, I am going to check and try it out again tomorrow.
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Automate RPD and Catalog Patching in OBIEE 11G

Is it possible to automate the patching process with scripting? This would be the complete cycle: compare, generate xml patch and apply patch. I see that I can script the applying of the patch but need to be able to script the compare.

Yes, You could accomplish this using the OBIEE 11g scripts.
The one place you may want to reconsider the "complete cycle" is when it comes to actually patching the production RPD via automated fashion. I would leave that to remain as a manual redeployment after the patching to some stage folder/area, then manually deploy the RPD. This way you are certain to retain the incremental versioning that is now provided in the Fusion Console EM, etc.

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Is there any document regarding patch processing for both catalog and rpd? I have seen some 2 to 3 blogs and tried executing the patch, but got some error in that they have mentioned to look *"the Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition's Presentation Services Administration Guide"* for more info. But I didn't find any document like that. So where to get that?
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Hi,
Please check the below document from oracle on Patching Oracle Fusion Middleware Applications:
http://docs.tpu.ru/docs/oracle/en/owl/E14571_01/doc.1111/e16793/opatch.htm#CBHDEGBJ
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Applying a patch to OBIEE 11g
After downloading the patch I tried to apply them using the following procedure:
1. Unzip the patch zip file into the PATCH_TOP.
unzip -d PATCH_TOP p12561330_111150_WINNT.zip
2. Set your current directory to the directory where the patch is located.
cd PATCH_TOP/12561330
3. Run OPatch to apply the patch.
Run following command:
- opatch apply -jre $ORACLE_HOME/jdk/jre
But the opatch execution failed.
Could you please suggest me the exact process to apply the patch.
Thanks
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Edited by: Devarasu on Oct 4, 2011 5:47 PM

OBIEE 11g: Bugs Fixed in 11.1.1.6.5 Patch Set

Hello, I have a question about the patches that apply.
I have installed the product BI Publisher Enterprise 11g (11.1.1.6.0)
I detected a bug:
bug 13791065 - UNGROUP OF A SUBGROUP WITH AN EXPRESSION DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY
This bug was fixed in OBIEE 11g: Bugs Fixed in 11.1.1.6.5 Patch Set
¿could apply this patch to version BI Publisher Enterprise? Because this patch cotent the fix bug 13791065
I think not because,...this patch only apply in OBIEE Enterprise 11g and I have BIP Enterprise 11g
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thank you very much

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Install patch in obiee 11g

Anyone tell me how to install patch in obiee 11g.
Basically this is the first time i need to install it in obiee 11g.
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RPD Patching ISSUES in OBIEE 11G

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i have two rpds one rpd contains the two subject areas and another rpd contains the single subject area while in the process of merging
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How to apply filters for union all report in OBIEE 11g

Hi All
Can we apply saved filters to union reports in obiee 11g?
I am able to apply saved filters for normal reports but not for union reports.
The catalog pane is blank, when i click on result columns or each criteria.
The only option i see is to manually create the filters for each criteria, dont i have any choice to use a saved filter for union report?
Is this a bug or something i am unaware. Please guide me
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if Helps please mark as correct.. :)

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Hi Friends,
I tried to open my rpd in online mode in OBIEE 11g, For that i went into EM for getting my rpd updated...
So after all doing changes, I need to restart for applying changes, so I restarted the system components
But only 80% of it started, remaining 20% is showing error and these are the error details
"Restart failed with 2 errors: problems reported by coreapplication_obis1, coreapplication
see detailed logs for more information"..
The above is the error message that i got..
The below are the log messages that reported error
Message type: Error
Message ID : -
Message : SEVERE:Element type:BI_instance,element_id:coreapplication,operation result:failed_to_start, detail Message-Error in starting one or more components of Bi instance; please check the server log files for detailed information..
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I couldn't able to understand the error that is pointing to me....
Help me friends..........
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It's myself harry and i solved this problem, since this problem occurred for me as i tried to update my repository.rpd file for more than 5 times because of the error that it reported to me in my previous post...
How i solved this error means, i deleted all the other .rpd files(out of 5 i deleted 4) and i made some changes in my rpd file in the administration tool and after that i tried to update my rpd in EM..
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Anyway friends thanks for your views.....
Cheers
Harry...
Edited by: HariPrasad on Nov 13, 2010 2:59 AM

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The only option i see is to manually create the filters for each criteria, dont i have any choice to use a saved filter for union report?
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Exception in thread "main" ]
Edited by: 931665 on May 2, 2012 7:55 PM
Edited by: 931665 on May 2, 2012 10:16 PM

Hi,
What sort of installation you are trying to do..???
Enterprise or Software only..?
From where you have downloaded the OBIEE 11g 11.1.1.6.0 dump..? edelivery or from other source..??
Your error is saying that patch +"p6599470_111070_Generic.zip"+ is missing.
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