Re: new Patch Set Updates released
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:40:31 +0000
Message-ID: <4B4EE68F.6070904_at_the-playground.de>
On 01/13/2010 06:13 PM, Allen, Brandon wrote:
> I'm just curious what the list's opinion is on these from those who have been installing them - are they truly "low risk" as described by Oracle in MOS Doc 854428.1, or have you found the reality to be significantly different from the hype? Of course I would always install in a test environment first, no matter how low-risk it is deemed to be, but I'm just curious if people are generally finding these to be more trouble than their worth, or if they have gone smoothly?
>
For what it's worth I'd never install any Oracle patch regardless how much they insist that it's all regression tested and harmless etc. I started to mistrust them after 10.2.0.3 on Solaris (with Veritas FS) caused me a lot of grief.
In the only environment I use PSUs I installed 10.2.0.4 and immediately
applied PSU 10.2.0.4.1 + the "instance doesn't start because of IPC
timeout patch". No other conflicting one-offs to worry about but I
understand that this isn't always possible (see Kellyn's posts).
> I've never applied a PSU or CPU before, but am considering changing my policy on that and applying these PSUs either quarterly, or maybe only semi-anually or anually depending on the level of effort required and how many bugs I find they introduce once I actually test it.
>
Have a look at the PSU's bug description-it's fairly lengthy. I know a
number of shops who apply only every other PSU (or CPU for that matter)
to limit the amount of required testing. That is unless a critical
vulnerability is fixed in the current CPU/PSU.
> I was already in the process of preparing to install 10.2.0.4.2, but I suppose I might as well jump to 10.2.0.4.3 now that it's out. I'm a little scared to be that far out on the bleeding edge, but we'll test thoroughly and wait a month or so before putting it in production so hopefully we'll be okay. I'll report back to the list if I come across any major issues.
>
Curious to hear about your experience! I might have to apply PSU
10.2.0.4.3 soon, after the rule "once a PSU, always a PSU". January 2010
CPU is included which the security department likes to see applied. I'll
also update the list how that went.
Happy patching!
Regards,
Martin
-- Martin Bach OCM 10g http://martincarstenbach.wordpress.com -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-lReceived on Thu Jan 14 2010 - 03:40:31 CST