Table 5-1. Components, Patching Utilities, and Installation Methods
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Component
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Patch Utility
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Patch Installation Method
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• WebLogic Server
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BSU
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- Review the patch readme.
- Use cd $FMW_HOME/utils/bsu.
- Follow the readme instructions, for example, by running the command $ bsu.sh.
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- OHS (web tier)
- Oracle Common
- Oracle Forms and Reports 10.1.2 Home
- Database (Oracle RDBMS)
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opatch
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- Review the patch readme.
- Set ORACLE_HOME.
- Include $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch in the PATH.
- Change the directory to the patch directory.
- Follow the readme instructions.
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• Oracle applications/product patches
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adop
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- Review the patch readme.
- Source the application environment file (run edition env).
- Prepare the system for patching (adop phase=prepare); this must be done before applying a patch if a patching cycle is not present.
- Apply the patch (adop phase=apply).
- Complete the patching cycle (adop phase=finalize, adop phase=cutover and adop phase=cleanup).
- Synchronize the file systems (adop phase=fs_clone), which is optional.
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