Return-Path: X-Original-To: oracle-l@orafaq.com Delivered-To: oracle-l@orafaq.com Received: from puck1183.startdedicated.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by puck1183.startdedicated.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E614519605A0 for ; Mon, 9 Sep 2013 17:34:01 +0200 (CEST) Received: from turing.freelists.org (freelists-180.iquest.net [206.53.239.180]) by puck1183.startdedicated.com (Postfix) with ESMTP for ; Mon, 9 Sep 2013 17:34:01 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id B15FA258C5; Mon, 9 Sep 2013 11:34:00 -0400 (EDT) Authentication-Results: turing.freelists.org; dkim=fail (verification failed; insecure key) header.i=@gmail.com; dkim-adsp=none (insecure policy) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at turing.freelists.org Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing.freelists.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id JLBYQC81TwqQ; Mon, 9 Sep 2013 11:34:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: from turing.freelists.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id C36FC257FB; Mon, 9 Sep 2013 11:33:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list oracle-l); Mon, 09 Sep 2013 11:32:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 491712586C for ; Mon, 9 Sep 2013 11:32:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing.freelists.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 1222DRHpxq02 for ; Mon, 9 Sep 2013 11:32:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail-vb0-f51.google.com (mail-vb0-f51.google.com [209.85.212.51]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 1AE642586B for ; Mon, 9 Sep 2013 11:32:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: by mail-vb0-f51.google.com with SMTP id x16so3975271vbf.24 for ; Mon, 09 Sep 2013 08:32:25 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=w6SXEnPs1PpVrqsxZh836znQOO4+i4xxdRy35Wi9ukE=; b=QTI8ip2g2hRHQUzZBzN17NNi532/qQgz9080pzL2oUIWShAvRxmH3omZf57Wr0Kajo GzJ85rrEOmd9B+tji3mfFigeduLW+ZYW7GWMVe4HgWDx2nZyhq60NjUG+AGU86BGYVgH Pt+pzHGJgTCjjVYA9YYCyybXO84UIZLS0e9NtUCvyxYpet7ilQaIcyuNH0/9z36fSe4Q sAG0ckfG26pWQCuW0aIWcyZ91NYdzDC4/0fXpO9kRJUfaa+J+5in2x31lobkaFBh65NS fghsAROVpXwdThZKmEhOuD0AF19nmppRLaTbB0/eePuiZ7az780ZTQWwUBR3gIgpm7wS +i/A== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.58.208.130 with SMTP id me2mr18221667vec.13.1378740744983; Mon, 09 Sep 2013 08:32:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.111.82 with HTTP; Mon, 9 Sep 2013 08:32:24 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <522DE887.1050202@usn-it.de> References: <522DE887.1050202@usn-it.de> Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 10:32:24 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: PSU Application Question From: Andrew Kerber To: usn@usn-it.de Cc: "Amaral, Rui" , "Uzzell, Stephan" , "oracle-l@freelists.org" Content-type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-archive-position: 50551 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-to: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: andrew.kerber@gmail.com Precedence: normal Reply-To: andrew.kerber@gmail.com List-help: List-unsubscribe: List-software: Ecartis version 1.0.0 List-Id: oracle-l X-List-ID: oracle-l List-subscribe: List-owner: List-post: List-archive: X-list: oracle-l Yes, opatch auto will only patch homes with a registered (and I believe running) instance. There is a process for manual patching that I have used on occasion. You can use this to manually patch database homes that do not have running instances. It is fairly involved and tedious to do it, but it can be done. On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Martin Klier wrote: > Hi, > > in my experience, the response file will only patch oracle homes that > have services registered with the GI. So be careful if you patch before > you create a DB (and thus, don't have a db service). > > Regards > Martin > > Amaral, Rui schrieb: > > I have been passing the gi one and that works for both gi and home... so > far at least ;-) > > > > Here's what I have been using for the July PSU : > > > > /u001/app/11.2.0/grid/OPatch/opatch auto > /u001/app/oracle/software/JulyPSU2013 -ocmrf > /u001/app/11.2.0/grid/OPatch/ocm/bin/ocm.rsp > > > > Rui Amaral > > Senior Oracle DBA > > -- > Usn's IT Blog for Oracle and Linux > http://www.usn-it.de > > > -- > http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- Andrew W. Kerber 'If at first you dont succeed, dont take up skydiving.' -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l