Re: Question about changing GI Home
From: Jeremy Schneider <jeremy.schneider_at_ardentperf.com>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 10:12:13 -0500
Message-ID: <CA+fnDAYeyA6YMY8=xcD3r3NScy9tb+33cRbZrriOTA1k1w9ydQ_at_mail.gmail.com>
I've done a bunch of PSU applications using a similar process, and I've found that it's really not too complicated to switch the GI home (as long as it works at all <g>). I haven't tested the process of just switching homes but as long as it works in your test like the documentation says, then I wouldn't be suspicious. Alternatively, you could just install 11.2.0.4 into a different directory - like just 11204 or crs11204. Personally, my top level grid directories are like "crs112038r2" where the 8 reflects the PSU number and the revision is for multiple builds (different one-off patches) on the same PSU. In general it's a good idea to follow OFA for directory layouts, but it's not a huge deal to diverge when you have a good reason - and honestly the OFA standards around GI are a still a bit conjectural anyway (IMO).
Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 10:12:13 -0500
Message-ID: <CA+fnDAYeyA6YMY8=xcD3r3NScy9tb+33cRbZrriOTA1k1w9ydQ_at_mail.gmail.com>
I've done a bunch of PSU applications using a similar process, and I've found that it's really not too complicated to switch the GI home (as long as it works at all <g>). I haven't tested the process of just switching homes but as long as it works in your test like the documentation says, then I wouldn't be suspicious. Alternatively, you could just install 11.2.0.4 into a different directory - like just 11204 or crs11204. Personally, my top level grid directories are like "crs112038r2" where the 8 reflects the PSU number and the revision is for multiple builds (different one-off patches) on the same PSU. In general it's a good idea to follow OFA for directory layouts, but it's not a huge deal to diverge when you have a good reason - and honestly the OFA standards around GI are a still a bit conjectural anyway (IMO).
-- http://about.me/jeremy_schneider On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Deas, Scott <Scott.Deas_at_lfg.com> wrote:Received on Wed May 28 2014 - 17:12:13 CEST
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> We had a contractor (no longer with us) who performed an install of GI
> 11.2.0.3 on a Red Hat Linux 6.4 cluster (2 nodes) into an 11.2.0.4
> directory structure (/u01/app/grid/11.2.0.4).
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> Well, now we want to upgrade from 11.2.0.3 to 11.2.0.4 and are trying to
> find the cleanest way to do this. Some ideas have included wiping the host
> (not preferred), de-installing GI, moving 11.2.0.3 binaries and performing
> brand new install (as if the original never existed).
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> A co-worker found the following document from Oracle that talks about
> changing the GI home path, which seems like the simplest way to do it:
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> http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/install.112/e41961/rem_orcl.htm#CWLIN2955
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