exadata Commands

Use commands with the exadata keyword to patch an Oracle Exadata system.

rhpctl update exadata

Patches an Oracle Exadata system.

Syntax

rhpctl update exadata {-dbnodes comma_separates_list_of_nodes {[-patchmgrloc patch_mgr_loc] [-iso_repo iso_repo_name]
[-backup] [-batches list_of_batches | -continue | -abort] [-liveupdate { highcvss | allcvss | full } [-keepplacement] ] } | -cells list_of_cell_nodes [-rollback] |
-ibswitches list_of_ibswitch_nodes [-path ibswitch_vm_path] [-downgrade] | -roceswitches list_of_roceswitches [-downgrade]}
[-image exadata_image_name] [-fromnode node_name] [-patchmgargs "-patch_mgr_args"] [-client client_name | -server]
[-smtpfrom "email_address"] [-smtpto "email_address"] [-schedule {timer_value | NOW | PAUSE} [-jobtag job_tag_name]
[-patchmgrdrivingsystem patchmgr_driving_node] [-user user_name] [-useractiondata user_action_data] [-eval]

Parameters

Table: rhpctl update exadata Command Parameters

Parameter	Description
`-dbnodes`	Comma-delimited list of Oracle Exadata database nodes.
`-patchmgrloc` `patch_mgr_loc`	Specifies the patch manager location.
`-iso_repo` `iso_image_name`	Specifies the ISO image name.
`-backup`	Performs backup of the Oracle Exadata database server.
`-batches` `list_of_batches`	Optionally, you can specify a comma-delimited list of batches of nodes where each batch is a comma-delimited list of node names enclosed in parentheses and node names are enclosed in double quotation marks ( `""` ) in the format: `"(nA,nB,...),(...,nY,nZ)"`.
`-continue`	Update Oracle Exadata on the next batch of nodes.
`-abort`	Stop the ongoing update operation.
`-liveupdate { highcvss \| allcvss \| full }`	Perform live update of the Oracle Exadata database node. When using Exadata Live Update, you must choose from the following options: `highcvss`: Performs only critical security updates to address vulnerabilities with a Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) score of 7 or greater. `allcvss`: Performs only security updates to address vulnerabilities with a CVSS score of 1 or greater. `full`: Performs a full update, which includes all security-related updates and all other non-security updates.
`-cells` `list_of_cell_nodes`	Comma separated list of storage server cell nodes.
`-rollback`	Specify this option to roll back the patch.
`-ibswitches` `list_of_ibswitch_nodes`	Specifies to patch the InfiniBand Network Fabric switches.
`-path` `ibswitch_vm_path`	Specify the absolute path for deploying image for upgrading or downgrading InfiniBand switches in a VM environment.
`-roceswitches` `list_of_roceswitches`	Specifies to patch the RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) switches.
`-downgrade`	Specify this option to downgrade the InfiniBand or RoCE switches.
`-image`	Specify the name of an Oracle Exadata image. This image should have already been deployed to all the database nodes of the destination machine.
`-fromnode`	Specify the name of the source node.
`-patchmgargs`	Optionally specify the patch manager arguments in double quoted string.
`-client` `client_name`	Specify the name of the client cluster on which you want to update Oracle Exadata components.
`-server`	Specify this option to perform the update operation from the Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning (Oracle FPP) Server.
`-smtpfrom`	The email address from which you want to send patch manager notifications.
`-smtpto`	The email address to which you want to send patch manager notifications.
`-schedule {` `timer_value` `\| NOW \| PAUSE}`	Optionally, you can use this parameter to schedule a time to run this operation, in ISO-8601 format, as in the following example: `2018-07-25T19:13:17+05` If `NOW` is specified or the option is omitted, then the job is scheduled immediately. If `PAUSE` is specified, then the job starts in the paused state and you need to resume the job using the `rhpctl resume job -jobid job_id` command. Note: If the `-schedule` parameter is used with the `-batches` parameter, then the command stops after the first batch and you have to use the `-continue` parameter to run the next batch. A new job id is generated for every batch operation.
`-jobtag` `job_tag_name`	Optionally, you can associate a user-defined tag with the scheduled jobs.
`-patchmgrdrivingsystem` `patchmgr_driving_node`	Oracle Exadata system node from which you want to start the patch manager. Note: Specify this option only when patching the Oracle Exadata InfiniBand switch.
`-user` `user_name`	Specify name of the operating system user for whom you are provisioning the software home.
`-useractiondata` `user_action_data`	Optionally, you can pass a value to the `useractiondata` parameter of the user action script.
`-eval`	Evaluate the command without actually running the command.

Usage Notes

Use the rhpctl update exadata command to update Oracle Exadata database nodes, storage servers, InfiniBand switches, or RoCE switches.

Example

The following example performs database node patching on a client cluster.

$ rhpctl update exadata image -image EXADATAIMAGEV1
     -iso_repo p28802055_192000_Linux-x86-64.zip -patchmgrloc /patchMgr/dbserver_patch_19.190306
     -patchmgrargs "-ignore_alerts" -client CLIENT1 -batches "(rac07box1)"