Patch 6400501

Question

Hi friends,
I am working on Note: 802875.1
Particularly:
Apply patch 6400501 (conditional)
If you are on a UNIX/Linux platform, apply the 10.1.0.5 version of patch 6400501 to the iAS 10.1.2 Applications tier Oracle home.
Note: For Linux x86-64 environments, download the Linux 32-bit version of the patch as the Applications tier Oracle home is 32-bit.  I download the patch (11.1.0.6.0) and read the README instruction. What is says is:
#  Bugs Fixed by this patch:
#  6400501 - APPSST11G;1203;NOT ABLE TO COMPILE FORMS LIBRARRY WITH 11G DB
#  Patch Installation Instructions:
#  To apply the patch, unzip the PSE container file:
#    % unzip p6400501_11106_LINUX.zip
#  Set your current directory to the directory where the patch
#  is located:
#    % cd <patch directory>
#  Ensure that the directory containing the opatch script appears in
#  your $PATH; then enter the following command:
#    % opatch apply
#  Patch Special Instructions:
#  Make sure all instances running under the ORACLE_HOME being patched
#  are cleanly shutdown before installing this patch. Also ensure that
#  the tool used to terminate the instance(s) has exited cleanly.
#  Please relink the proc precompiler if it is installed on your system.
#    cd $ORACLE_HOME/precomp/lib
#    make -f ins_precomp.mk proc
#  If the Oracle inventory is not setup correctly this utility will
#  fail. To check accessibility to the inventory you can use the
#  command
#    % opatch lsinventory
#  If you have any problems installing this PSE or are not sure
#  about inventory setup please call Oracle support.The patch seems to be a database patch, and why is the instruction above said:
If you are on a UNIX/Linux platform, apply the 10.1.0.5 version of patch 6400501 to the iAS 10.1.2 Applications tier Oracle home. Why application teir?
Sooo confusing.
Thanks a lot,
Ms K

Answer 1

Hi,
How can I run the opatch without touching the setup of the Oracle Applications?
I believe Oracle Apps is already pre-set and Im afriad to alter the existing setup as i might mess it up.
[appldev@apps2 OPatch]$ ./opatch lsinventory
Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 1.0.0.0.58
Copyright (c) 2007 Oracle Corporation. All Rights Reserved..
We recommend you refer to the OPatch documentation under
OPatch/docs for usage reference. We also recommend using
the latest OPatch version. For the latest OPatch version
and other support related issues, please refer to document
293369.1 which is viewable from metalink.oracle.com
Cannot open the file: /etc/oraInst.loc
Please use -invPtrLoc option and specify the correct file for OPatch to look for central inventory.
ERROR: OPatch failed because of Inventory problem.How do I setup opatch please....
Thanks