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Re: 8.1.7.4.12 patch installation

From: Chuck <chuckh_nospam_at_softhome.net>
Date: 13 Nov 2003 13:56:17 GMT
Message-ID: <Xns94325AEBFBCE4chuckhsofthomenet@130.133.1.4>


Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in news:1068657678.384673_at_yasure:

> Chuck 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
>>
>>
> 1. Follow the installation instruction with the patch
> 2. Shut down the database and, if necessary, bounce the server (making
> sure Oracle services
> are not set to automatically start after the reboot).
> 

Already tried that. See paragraph two of the OP.

Is there a utility like "fuser" in Win2k that will help me determine what services might be loading oracle DLLs so I can disable those services during the patch installation too?

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