Re: Solaris Cluster Patches & Oracle Executable

Roman,

you can't beat a "relink all" or "relink oracle" with make :)

Not to mention back in the day, before opatch, when you had to manually use ar and ld before the relink. It certainly is easier today.

Finn

On 2/8/08, Roman Podshivalov <roman.podshivalov_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Lisa,
>
> I don't know when you first started ;-) but for last 15 years make command
> never failed on me to relink Oracle binaries, granted that proper makefile
> is being used. There were some issues with missing libraries here and there
> like recently problem with libdm after removing Data Mining payable options,
> but usually it a straightforward starting from Oracle 6, if memory serves me
> right. I agree that Oracle 5 had some issues though ;-)
>
> PS: and if something fails symfind script from $ORACLE_HOME/bin is a good
> tool to start troubleshooting with.
>
> --romas
>
>
> On 2/8/08, Koivu, Lisa <Lisa.Koivu_at_starwoodvo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Mike,
> >
> >
> >
> > If I remember right, the January 2008 CPU initiated a relink. I'll be
> > propagating that patchset to production next week.
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm so glad it's scripted now. When I first started, I remember it was
> > always a big deal to relink. Maybe the dba I worked with was paranoid and
> > he passed it on to me. J
> >
> >
> >
> > Lisa
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > *From:* Mike Rothouse [mailto:mrothouse_at_gmail.com]
> > *Sent:* Friday, February 08, 2008 1:00 PM
> > *To:* oracle-l
> > *Cc:* Koivu, Lisa; roman.podshivalov_at_gmail.com
> > *Subject:* Re: Solaris Cluster Patches & Oracle Executable
> >
> >
> >
> > As Romas mentioned Metalink Note 131321.1, I also see there is automatic
> > linking under certain conditions.
> >
> > "Relinking occurs automatically under these circumstances:
> > - An Oracle product has been installed with an Oracle provided
> > installer.
> > - An Oracle patch set has been applied via an Oracle provided
> > installer."
> >
> > Would this include the quarterly Critical Patch Updates? Just wondering
> > if relinking will occur at some point in the future that you would need to
> > be aware of so as not to encounter problems.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > On Feb 8, 2008 9:45 AM, Roman Podshivalov <roman.podshivalov_at_gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> >
> > Even though Metalink note 131321.1 says you have to relink after OS
> > patches based on vendor requirements, we usually do so only after major OS
> > upgrades like Solaris 8 -> Solaris 10. It's more a safety measure than a
> > requirement because usually all OS libraries are utilized by Oracle as
> > dynamic objects. You can run ldd command on $ORACLE_HOME/bin/oracle to
> > check this out.
> >
> >
> >
> > --romas
> >
> >
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