In this blog post, I am going to describe a strange error with OPatch while I was trying to deploy a new Oracle Home to one of our VM clusters.
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ExaCC: DSI creation fails because of default patches
Since April 2021, ExaCC supports the creation of Database Software Images (DSI). This feature allows the creation of Golden Images of the Oracle Database software, which can then be provisioned to VM clusters. In this blog post, I will explain one reason why the creation of a new DSI can fail.
Continue readingALERT: opatch util cleanup deletes OS files in 12.2.0.1.19
With the release of the January patches, Oracle released version 12.2.0.1.19 of OPatch. In this specific release, the execution of opatch util cleanup deletes OS files outside the Oracle home directory structure. Thanks to my colleague Miguel for pointing this out.
Continue readingPerformance improvements with OPatch 12.2.0.1.12
In the last few months I was struggeling with performance issues during the installation of different Database Proactive Bundle Patches on Solaris SPARC. On the server, the OPatch version 12.2.0.1.11 (October 2017) was installed. Now with the release of OPatch 12.2.0.1.12 (January 2018) the installation time decreases from 3,5 to 0,5 hours.
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