Current Patches and Staging?

Current System:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.1.0.4.0 - Prod
PL/SQL Release 10.1.0.4.0 - Production
CORE 10.1.0.4.0 Production
TNS for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.1.0.4.0 - Production
NLSRTL Version 10.1.0.4.0 - Production
We've not installed a patch since the database was installed last year in July. What is the current patch that is available. Also, I see that Enterprise manager DataGrid Stages the patch to the specific machine but it does not install it unless you select this using the check box. If the patch is staged, do you need install the patch by logging into the specified box?
thanks.

Shouldn't the patches be available through EM GridControl? We are planning some downtime this afternoon and I'd like to get the database up to the most recent release.
EM GC shows
5059192 Patch RDBMS Server Microsoft Windows (32-bit) 10.1.0.4 ORACLE 10G 10.1.0.4 PATCH 12 ON WINDOWS 32 BIT as the latest patch out there and
4505133 Patchset Oracle Database Microsoft Windows (32-bit) 10.1.0.5 10.1.0.5 PATCH SET FOR ORACLE DATABASE SERVER (this requires 10.1.0.5)
If I do upgrade to 10.1.0.5 and my database has a physical standby will it affect it in anyway. Can I run 10.1.0.5 primary and 10.1.0.4 physical stndby?
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# 20 A direct instance patch was required but not found
# 21 The required patches have not been installed on the manager
# 22 A progressive instance patch was required but not found
# 23 A restricted patch is already applied to the package
# 24 An incompatible patch is applied
# 25 A required patch is not applied
# 26 The user specified backout data can't be found
# 27 The relative directory supplied can't be found
# 28 A pkginfo file is corrupt or missing
# 29 Bad patch ID format
# 30 Dryrun failure(s)
# 31 Path given for -C option is invalid
# 32 Must be running Solaris 2.6 or greater
# 33 Bad formatted patch file or patch file not found
# 34 The appropriate kernel jumbo patch needs to be installed
Back up your system before adding any patches (ufsdump). It's recommended that these patches are added in run level one.
There should be a script called something like "install_cluster" command in the 8_Recommended directory that you can use to add the patches.
By default the patches create backout info in /var, but I usually disable this (yeah, livin' on the edge) with the "-nosave" option.

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