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This chapter describes the procedures for applying a patch to a release of Oracle Database Firewall or Management Server
These procedures apply to both standalone Database Firewalls and to Database Firewalls that are in a resilient pair for a high availability configuration.
If the installation contains paired Oracle Database Firewall Management Servers and Oracle Database Firewalls, then you must update the Oracle Database Firewall Management Servers first.
For detailed information about how Oracle Database Firewall works in a high availability environment, see Oracle Database Firewall Administration Guide.
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You must follow the specific procedures detailed in the README file of every Oracle Database Firewall update. The procedure given here has general instructions only.To apply a patch to the Oracle Database Firewall or Management Server:
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If you use a Management Server and managed Database Firewalls, then perform this procedure on the Management Server first, then on the Database Firewalls.Copy the RPM file provided in the patch to the server of the Database Firewall or the Management Server by running a command similar to the following:
scp update_RPM_file support@DBFW_or_MS_ip_address:/tmp/
Log in to the Database Firewall or Management Server as user root.
Run these two commands:
/bin/rpm --freshen --repackage update_RPM_file
/bin/ls /var/spool/repackage -t | /usr/bin/head -n1 > /usr/local/dbfw/updates/lastrpm
Reboot the server.
To update to the new Analyzer version, run the Analyzer installer on the machine where you have the Analyzer installed.