Re: 8.1.7.4.12 patch installation

On 12 Nov 2003 17:12:47 GMT, Chuck <chuckh_nospam_at_softhome.net> wrote:

>Looking for recommendations to make applying this patch a little better.
>This is perhaps the UGLIEST Oracle patch I've ever seen. There are
>between 75 and 100 files that need to be manually copied from the patch
>directory to the %ORACLE_HOME% subdirectories. I have numerous servers
>running 8.1.7.4 that need to be patched and each time I do it I run into
>at least 10 files that can't be replaced even though all Oracle services
>are shut down. The error message I get states essentially that those
>files (mostly DLLs) are still in use. There are no applications on these
>servers. They're purely used as database servers. What suggestions do you
>have to avoid these errors?
>
>I have already tried disabling all Oracle services and rebooting the
>server. This didn't help at all.
>
>Upgrading to 9i is not an option. The applications are not certified to
>run against a 9i database

OS?? Since you mention "Oracle Services" I'll *assume* some flavor of Windows . . . .

First, I wonder why you are copying files manually. The installer should do that for you.

Second, I have run into instances of some files being locked by other windows services. Go to
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml and get the Process Explorer utlity. I've used it before for this very problem -- to find what process has a lock on whatever .dll file Oracle is complaining about. Either stop the service or use task manager to kill the process, then run the Oracle installer. Do this after you have read the readme file and release notes. Received on Wed Nov 12 2003 - 12:42:33 CST