All patching of Oracle Database Appliance is done using the quarterly Oracle Database Appliance patch bundle.
The patch bundle provides all relevant patches for the entire system, including the following:
BIOS
Hardware drivers, Hardware Management Pack (HWM), and firmware drivers for various components
Oracle Appliance Manager
Oracle Linux
Oracle VM
Java Development Kit (JDK)
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (Oracle ILOM)
Oracle Database Patch Set Update (PSU)
Oracle Auto Service Request (Oracle ASR)
Oracle Grid Infrastructure
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
The patch bundle consists of three logical groups of patches:
Table 1-1 Patch Components and Purposes
| Patch Component | Objects Patched |
|---|---|
|
Infrastructure ( |
Disk firmware, Controller Firmware, Linux Operating System, Oracle ILOM, BIOS, Hardware Management Pack, IPMI, OAKCLI, Oracle ASR. For the virtualized platform, this component also includes |
|
Oracle Grid Infrastructure ( |
Oracle Grid Infrastructure stack |
|
Database ( |
Oracle Database RDBMS stack |
Note:
You must apply patch bundle components in this order:
Infrastructure (infra) components
Oracle Grid Infrastructure (gi)
Oracle Database (database)
Oracle Database Appliance 12.1.2.6 Patch Set Guidelines
During the 12.1.2.6 patch set installation, when you use the option --local to run the infra and the gi patch updates, and if you have Oracle Database running using High Availability options such as Oracle Real Application Clusters, then there is no downtime required while the patches are being installed. Oracle Appliance Manager verifies that the host meets all prerequisites to prevent you from installing patches in the wrong order. For example, you cannot install the gi patch before you install the infra patch. When applied, the output displayed by the patch process advises you if the patch is being installed on one or both nodes. For older patches that only install on a single node, you must run the command oakcli update -patch on the second node.