CONFIRM THE PATCH APPLICATION WITH THIS COMMAND

8. Confirm the patch application with this command:

$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch lsinventory

Two-Minute Drill

Use the Enterprise Manager Support Workbench

• Database Control can connect to MetaLink and identify lists of advised patches.

• The Support Workbench can classify errors into named problems, each

consisting of one or more incidents.

• Diagnostic information is stored in files in the ADR, located by default in the

ORACLE_BASE directory.

• All diagnostic information in the ADR relevant to a problem can be packaged

for transmission to Oracle Support Services.

Manage Patches

• Interim patches fix one problem.

• CPUs are bundled patches, often including security fixes.

• Patch sets raise the release level of the product.

• The Opatch utility installs patches and updates the inventory.

Set Up the Automatic Diagnostic Repository

• The ADR is a file-based repository, accessible no matter what the state of the

instance and the database.

• The ADR location is determined by the DIAGNOSTIC_DEST instance

parameter, which will default to the ORACLE_BASE environment variable.

• Maintenance of the ADR is automatic: the instance (and other processes, such

as database listeners) will create their own directories and files in the ADR.

P AR T III

Self Test