Red Hat OS updates certified by Oracle

Question

Hi.
We have to understand which Red Hat Linux patches are relevant for our db, apps and discoverer tiers.
If, for example, our datbase is up to 10.2.0.2.0, I would need to know up to which patch level we should be looking at.
There seem to be hundreds of security patches available to Red Hat users on Oracle, so I would like to understand how to know up to which patch we should be patching up to.
Thanks.
DA

Answer 1

Yes I hear thee.
So far I have the following information on the database and EBS, but I am struggling to find any listed OS requirements for Discoverer:
Oracle recommends the following Red Hat Linux packages.
Oracle Database 10.2.0.2.0
For database 10.2.0.2.0: The following packages (or later versions) must be installed:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 and Asianux 2.0:
binutils-2.15.92.0.2-13.EL4
compat-db-4.1.25-9
compat-libstdc++-296-2.96-132.7.2
control-center-2.8.0-12
gcc-3.4.3-22.1.EL4
gcc-c++-3.4.3-22.1.EL44
glibc-2.3.4-2.9
glibc-common-2.3.4-2.9
gnome-libs-1.4.1.2.90-44.1
libstdc++-3.4.3-22.1
libstdc++-devel-3.4.3-22.1
make-3.80-5
pdksh-5.2.14-30
sysstat-5.0.5-1
xscreensaver-4.18-5.rhel4.2
setarch-1.6-1
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/install.102/b15660/pre_install.htm#i1011296
EBS 11.5.10.2
For EBS 11.5.10.2
glibc: 2.3.4-2
Legacy Software Development package and X Software Development package
Note: Select these packages from the Package Group Selection screen. If the operating system is already installed, use System Settings > Add/Remove Applications to install these two packages.
The following components will be installed automatically:
compat-db-4.1.25-9
compat-gcc-32-3.2.3-47.3
compat-gcc-32-c++-3.2.3-47.3
compat-oracle-rhel4-1.0-5 (from Oracle patch 4198954)
compat-libcwait-2.1-1 (from Oracle patch 4198954)
compat-libgcc-296-2.96-132.7.2
compat-libstdc++-296-2.96-132.7.2
compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-47.3
xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-devel-6.8.1-23.EL
xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-6.8.1-23.EL
The following required component must be installed manually:
openmotif-2.1.30-x
Metalink 316806.1
https://metalink2.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/f?p=130:14:9993830094743971268::::p14_database_id,p14_docid,p14_show_header,p14_show_help,p14_black_frame,p14_font:NOT,316806.1,1,1,1,helvetica#CHDDGJAH
We have Disoverer 10.1.2 . . . any help much appreciated!
DA