How to install patchs in linux

Question

Hi Friends,
I am new person. How do I install oracle patchs in linux redhat 5.0 system?
Plz show me some steps in detail.
Thanks,
Jim

Answer 1

Hi Jim
Sorry for the late answer.
What patches are we taking about?
Oracle patches? Yes then you have to use
0. First read the installation note given on metalink it gives your a detailled description what shall be done.
In metalink go to Patches & updates
make a simple search on your patch and read the read me file
Please control also that the file downloaded is consitent by controlling the value of the "patch digest"
for example :
File      Digests
p7369190_10203_Linux-x86-64.zip      
SHA-1      295AF3B7585BB00093CF7DB25A314E750B3A76AE
MD5      7D1C9C9B36D646E557DE250458067B1B
i.e.
to list all the installed patches :
$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch lsinventory
unzip p7369190_10203_<platform>.zip
cd 7369190
opatch napply -skip_subset -skip_duplicate
And if the patch is changing something in the datadictionary :
cd $ORACLE_HOME/cpu/CPUOct2008
sqlplus /nolog
SQL> CONNECT / AS SYSDBA
SQL> STARTUP
SQL> @catcpu.sql
SQL> QUIT
cd $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin
sqlplus /nolog
SQL> CONNECT / AS SYSDBA
SQL> @utlrp.sql
You can check for any invalid objects by executing following statement:
SQL> SELECT OBJECT_NAME FROM DBA_OBJECTS WHERE STATUS= 'INVALID';
Voilà !
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Edited by: Hub on Oct 29, 2008 10:33 AM
Edited by: Hub on Oct 29, 2008 10:35 AM