Downgrading Oracle Exadata InfiniBand Switches Patch

Use this procedure to downgrade an Oracle Exadata InfiniBand switch patch, in case of a failure or an error.

  1. Check the current version of the Oracle Exadata InfiniBand switch patch.
  2. Evaluate the current configuration and perform pre-downgrade checks for InfiniBand switches.
    rhpctl update exadata -ibswitches comma_separated_list_of_IB_nodes -image image_name 
    -client client_cluster_name [-patchmgrargs "-patch_manager_arguments"] -downgrade -eval
  3. Downgrade the Oracle Exadata InfiniBand switch patch.
    rhpctl update exadata -ibswitches comma_separated_list_of_IB_nodes -image image_name 
    -client client_cluster_name [-patchmgrargs "-patch_manager_arguments"] -downgrade
  4. Check the current version of the Oracle Exadata InfiniBand switch patch to make sure that the downgrade is successful.