Step by Step Utility “OPatch” Upgrade along with Latest Download Binary in Oracle
I was applying the October patch on my 12.2.0.1 Oracle home and it got failed with the below error in prechecks due to the version of utility “OPatch” didn’t meet to minimum required version as per Oracle recommendations. So always recommended going through read me a document of specific patch ID before patch applies to eliminate any roadblock in activities.
Below is the error while performing conflict for patch id 31741641 October 2020 patch.
$ ./opatch prereq CheckConflictAgainstOHWithDetail -ph ./
Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 12.2.0.1.6
Copyright (c) 2020, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
PREREQ session
Oracle Home : /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1
Central Inventory : /u01/app/oraInventory
from : /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/oraInst.loc
OPatch version : 12.2.0.1.6
OUI version : 12.2.0.1.4
Log file location : /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2020-10-31_02-31-00AM_1.log
Invoking prereq "checkconflictagainstohwithdetail"
Prereq "checkConflictAgainstOHWithDetail" is not executed.
The details are:
Unable to create Patch Object.
Exception occured : PatchObject constructor: Input file "/u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch_22102020/auto/etc/config/actions" or "/u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch_22102020/auto/etc/config/inventory" does not exist.
OPatch failed with error code 2
Utility “OPatch” Upgrade Demonstration
Below are step-by-step demonstration on utility “OPatch“ upgrade and the minimum version is require 12.2.0.1.21 so we will upgrade here the most latest version of utility “OPatch“.
Step-1: In this step, we will download most latest “OPatch” version 6880880 from My Oracle Support. While downloading “OPatch” make sure to select the correct version & OS platform then click on the download button. Below is a sample screenshot.
Step-2: Move the downloaded patch binary to the desired server where it’s required to upgrade “OPatch” version.
[oracle@DBsGuru-lab1 ~]$ cd /oradata/12.2.0.1_patch_oct2020
[oracle@DBsGuru-lab1 ~]$ ls
p6880880_122010_Linux-x86-64.zip
Step-3: We will take a backup of the existing utility “OPatch” as a rollback plan in case of any misshapen during the upgrade.
[oracle@DBsGuru-lab1 ~]$ . oraenv
ORACLE_SID = [labdb02] ? labdb01
The Oracle base remains unchanged with value /u01/app/oracle
[oracle@DBsGuru-lab1 ~]$ cp -R $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch -R $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch_01Nov20.bkp
[oracle@DBsGuru-lab1 ~]$ ls -ld $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch*
drwxrwxr-x 10 oracle oinstall 4096 Sep 25 2016 /u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0/db_1/OPatch
drwxr-xr-x 10 oracle oinstall 4096 Nov 1 13:59 /u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0/db_1/OPatch_01Nov20.bkp
OR alternatively, follow the below command.
[oracle@DBsGuru-lab1 ~]$ cd $ORACLE_HOME
[oracle@DBsGuru-lab1 db_1]$ pwd
/u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1
[oracle@DBsGuru-lab1-lab1 db_1]$ cp -R OPatch -R OPatch_01Nov20.bkp
[oracle@DBsGuru-lab1 db_1]$ ls -ld OPatch*
drwxrwxr-x 10 oracle oinstall 4096 Sep 25 2016 OPatch
drwxr-xr-x 11 oracle oinstall 4096 Nov 1 14:04 OPatch_01Nov20.bkp
Step-4: In this step, we will upgrade utility “OPatch” followed by the below commands.
[oracle@DBsGuru-lab1 ~]$ . oraenv
ORACLE_SID = [labdb02] ? labdb01
The Oracle base remains unchanged with value /u01/app/oracle
[oracle@DBsGuru-lab1 ~]$ cd /oradata/12.2.0.1_patch_oct2020
[oracle@DBsGuru-lab1 12.2.0.1_patch_oct2020]$ unzip p6880880_122010_Linux-x86-64.zip -d /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/
OR alternatively, follow the below command.
[oracle@DBsGuru-lab1 12.2.0.1_patch_oct2020]$ unzip p6880880_122010_Linux-x86-64.zip -d $ORACLE_HOME
Archive: p6880880_122010_Linux-x86-64.zip
replace /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/emdpatch.pl? [y]es, [n]o, [A]ll, [N]one, [r]ename: A
inflating: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/emdpatch.pl
inflating: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/oracle_common/modules/com.oracle.glcm.common-logging_1.6.5.0.jar
inflating: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/oplan/oplan
inflating: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/datapatch
inflating: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/docs/FAQ
inflating: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/docs/Prereq_Users_Guide.txt
inflating: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/docs/cversion.txt
inflating: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/docs/Users_Guide.txt
extracting: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/ocm/generic.zip
inflating: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/README.txt
inflating: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/jlib/oracle.opatch.classpath.windows.jar
inflating: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/jlib/opatchsdk.jar
inflating: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/jlib/oracle.opatchcore.classpath.windows.jar
inflating: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/jlib/oracle.opatch.classpath.jar
inflating: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/jlib/oracle.opatch.classpath.unix.jar
inflating: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/jlib/oracle.opatchcore.classpath.jar
inflating: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/jlib/glcm_tools.jar
-----------------------------------------------
-----------------Trimmed data------------------
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inflating: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/auto/dbsessioninfo/README.txt
inflating: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/opatch_env.sh
inflating: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/opatchauto
inflating: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/operr
inflating: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/opatchauto.cmd
NOTE: In the above command line number 14, we used option “A(ll)” while unzipping since we have taken a backup of utility “OPatch” in the same location in Step-3.
Step-5: Now we are in the final stage to validate the version of utility “OPatch” after an upgrade and we are all set to perform applying the patches.
[oracle@DBsGuru-lab1 ~]$ . oraenv
ORACLE_SID = [labdb02] ? labdb01
The Oracle base remains unchanged with value /u01/app/oracle
[oracle@DBsGuru-lab1 ~]$ export PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch:$PATH
[oracle@DBsGuru-lab1 ~]$ opatch version
OPatch Version: 12.2.0.1.21
[oracle@DBsGuru-lab1 ~]$ cat $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/version.txt
OPATCH_VERSION:12.2.0.1.21
OR alternatively, follow the below command.
[oracle@DBsGuru-lab1 ~]$ cd $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch
[oracle@DBsGuru-lab1 OPatch ~]$ ./opatch version
OPatch Version: 12.2.0.1.21
[oracle@DBsGuru-lab1 OPatch ~]$ cat version.txt
OPATCH_VERSION:12.2.0.1.21
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