Applying Patches to Oracle Grid Infrastructure

After you have upgraded Oracle Grid Infrastructure 18c, you can install individual software patches by downloading them from My Oracle Support.

• About Individual Oracle Grid Infrastructure Patches
  Download Oracle ASM individual (one-off) patch and apply it to Oracle Grid Infrastructure using the OPatch Utility.
• About Oracle Grid Infrastructure Software Patch Levels
  Review this topic to understand how to apply patches for Oracle ASM and Oracle Clusterware.
• Patching Oracle Grid Infrastructure to a Software Patch Level
  Starting with Oracle Grid Infrastructure 12c Release 1 (12.1), a new cluster state, called Rolling Patch, is available. This mode is similar to the existing "Rolling Upgrade" mode in terms of the Oracle ASM operations allowed in this quiesce state.
• Applying Patches During an Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation or Upgrade
  Starting with Oracle Grid Infrastructure 18c, you can download and apply Release Updates (RUs) and one-off patches during an Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation or upgrade.

See Also:

Oracle Clusterware Administration and Deployment Guide for more information about patching Oracle Grid Infrastructure using Rapid Home Provisioning.