Apply a Patch

You can apply a patch to a cluster by using the Patching page in the service console for Oracle Big Data Cloud.

To apply a patch to a cluster:

1. Open the service console. See Access the Service Console for Big Data Cloud.
2. Click the name of the cluster to which you want to apply a patch.

   The Big Data Cloud Overview page is displayed.

3. Click the Administration tile and then click the Patching tab.

   The Big Data Cloud Patching page is displayed. A list of patches you can apply appears in the Available Patches section.

4. In the entry for the patch you want to apply, click the menu and then select Patch.

   The Patch Service window displays.

5. Click Patch.

   The Patch Service window closes and the patching operation begins. If patch conflicts or errors were discovered during the precheck stage of the patching operation, the patch will not be applied.

   The Administration tile shows the starting time of the patching operation and a Patching... message replaces the Patch button.

   When the patching operation completes, the Patching page shows the completion time of the patching operation, and a log of the operation’s activities appears in the Details of Last Patching Activity section. If the operation was successful, the patch is removed from the list of patches in the Available Patches. If the operation failed, the patch remains in the list. In this case, check the Details of Last Patching Activity section for information about the failure.

   Note:

   Once the patch has been applied, the Big Data Cloud instance is restarted. The time it takes to patch a cluster depends on the size of the cluster and will take many minutes.