Applying a Patch to a Test Deployment
You can use the clonedb
option of the dbpatchm
subcommand to apply a patch to a test deployment of Oracle Database Classic Cloud Service before you apply it to a live, production database deployment.
Note:
Currently, applying a patch to a test deployment is not supported for database deployments that use Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC).
To apply a patch to a test deployment:
After applying the patch to the test deployment, confirm appropriate application of the patch on the test deployment. When satisfied, you can delete the test deployment and apply the patch to the live deployment.