Extract the Oracle Real Application Clusters Files

To prepare for installation, log in to racnode1 as the Oracle Software Owner account (oracle), and extract the software.

1. From the client, use SSH to log in to the Oracle RAC Container (racnode1) as the oracle user:

   # ssh -X oracle@10.0.20.150

2. When prompted for a password, provide the oracle user password, and then export the display inside the racnode1 container to the client, where display_computer is the client system, and port is the port for the display:

   $ export DISPLAY=display_computer:port

3. Unzip the Oracle Database files with the following commands:

   
   $ cd /u01/app/oracle/product/21c/dbhome_1
   $ unzip -q /software/stage/LINUX.X64_213000_db_home.zip

4. As the Oracle user, unzip the new Opatch version in the Oracle Database (Oracle home) to replace the existing one. For example, where OPATCH-patch-zip-file is the Opatch zip file:

   $ cd /u01/app/oracle/product/21c/dbhome_1
   $ mv OPatch Opatch_21.3
   $ unzip -q /software/stage/OPATCH-patch-zip-file

   For example, for the OPatch OPatch 12.2.0.1.30 for DB 21.0.0.0.0 (Jul 2022) Product Oracle Global Lifecycle Management OPatch utility:

   $ cd /u01/app/oracle/product/21c/dbhome_1
   $ mv Opatch Opatch_21.3
   $ unzip -q /software/stage/p6880880_210000_Linux-x86-64.zip

   After you unzip the OPatch zip file, you can remove the OPatch_21.3 directory.