13 Installing Patches

This chapter describes how to install patches on Oracle Communications Indexing and Search Service.

About Patching Indexing and Search Service

Indexing and Search Service patches are posted on the My Oracle Support website:

https://support.oracle.com

Important:

Always read the patch ReadMe file in its entirety before installing a patch.

Some patches contain fixes and functionality that may not be of any interest to you or may apply to features that you have not installed or purchased. Read the patch ReadMe file to determine if you must install the patch.

Some patches are password protected. To request the password to download a protected patch, open a Service Request on the My Oracle Support website.

Planning Your Patch Installation

Before installing a patch, verify your version of Indexing and Search Service and ensure that the patch is not already installed.

Oracle recommends scheduling your patch installation during non-peak hours to minimize the disruption to your operations.

Oracle recommends installing a patch on a test system with a copy of your production data before installing the patch on your production system. Test the patch by logging into Indexing and Search Service and verifying the version number of installed components.

Installing a Patch

Oracle Solaris 11 introduced the Image Packaging System (IPS) for software installs and updates. IPS changes the way patches are delivered, because IPS does not support the patchadd command. On Solaris 11 systems, you must use Automated Release Update (ARU) patches. These patches differ from the older SRV4 Sun-style patches, which are not supported on Solaris 11. You can use ARU patches on other Solaris releases as well. To install an ARU patch, you use the commpkg upgrade command.

Installing an ARU Patch

To install an ARU patch on Indexing and Search Service, run the following command:

commpkg upgrade

Installing an SRV4 Patch

To install an SRV4-style patch on Indexing and Search Service, run the following command:

patchadd

For more information, see the patchadd man page.

Installing a Linux Patch

To install a Linux patch on Indexing and Search Service, run the following command:

rpm -F rpmname

For more information, see the rpm man page.