Installing Patch 9654983 help needed

Question

Hi I am trying to install patch 9654983.
the read me says to take the following steps:
unzip p9654983_11201_<platform>.zip
cd 9654983
opatch apply
however ... when i try and run the command opatch apply, i get the following error:
[matt@localhost 9654983]$ opatch apply
bash: opatch: command not found
Any ideas??

Answer 1

Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.1.0 - 64bit Production
Sorry im really new to both oracle and linux ... the following are the pre-installation instructions:
2.3.1.1 Environments with ASM
If you are installing the PSU to an environment that has Automatic Storage Management (ASM), note the following:
For Linux x86 and Linux x86-64 platforms, install either (A) the bug fix for 8898852 and the Database PSU patch 9654983, or (B) the Grid Infrastructure PSU patch 9343627.
For all other platforms, no action is required. The fix for 8898852 was included in the base 11.2.0.1.0 release.
2.3.1.2 Environment Checks
1.
Ensure that the $PATH definition has the following executables: make, ar, ld, and nm.
The location of these executables depends on your operating system. On many operating systems, they are located in /usr/ccs/bin, in which case you can set your PATH definition as follows:
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/ccs/bin
2.3.1.3 One-off Patch Conflict Detection and Resolution
For an introduction to the PSU one-off patch concepts, see "Patch Set Updates Patch Conflict Resolution" in My Oracle Support Note 854428.1 Patch Set Updates for Oracle Products.
The fastest and easiest way to determine whether you have one-off patches in the Oracle home that conflict with the PSU, and to get the necessary conflict resolution patches, is to use the Patch Recommendations and Patch Plans features on the Patches & Updates tab in My Oracle Support. These features work in conjunction with the My Oracle Support Configuration Manager. Recorded training sessions on these features can be found in Note 603505.1.
However, if you are not using My Oracle Support Patch Plans, follow these steps:
1.
Determine whether any currently installed one-off patches conflict with the PSU patch as follows:
unzip p9654983_11201_<platform>.zip
opatch prereq CheckConflictAgainstOHWithDetail -phBaseDir ./9654983
2.
The report will indicate the patches that conflict with PSU 9654983 and the patches for which PSU 9654983 is a superset.
Note that Oracle proactively provides PSU 11.2.0.1.2 one-off patches for common conflicts.
3.
Use My Oracle Support Note 1061295.1 Patch Set Updates - One-off Patch Conflict Resolution to determine, for each conflicting patch, whether a conflict resolution patch is already available, and if you need to request a new conflict resolution patch or if the conflict may be ignored.
4.
When all the one-off patches that you have requested are available at My Oracle Support, proceed with Section 2.3.2, "Patch Installation Instructions".
1. im unaware if I have Automatic Storage Management (ASM),?
2. how do i check to Ensure that the $PATH definition has the following executables: make, ar, ld, and nm.
3. [matt@localhost 9654983]$ opatch prereq CheckConflictAgainstOHWithDetail -phBaseDir ./9654983
Invoking OPatch 11.1.0.6.6
Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 11.1.0.6.6
Copyright (c) 2009, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
The argument "./9654983" does not exists.
PREREQ session
Argument(s) Error... Patch base location is not valid.
Please check the arguments and try again.
OPatch failed with error code 135
[matt@localhost 9654983]$