2.12.7 Apply Oracle Exadata System Software Patch Bundles to the Replacement Database Server

Oracle periodically releases Oracle Exadata System Software patch bundles for Oracle Exadata.

If a patch bundle has been applied to the working database servers that was later than the release of the computeImageMaker file, then the patch bundle must be applied to the replacement Oracle Exadata Database Server. Determine if a patch bundle has been applied as follows:

• Prior to Oracle Exadata System Software release 11.2.1.2.3, the database servers did not maintain version history information. To determine the release number, log in to Oracle Exadata Storage Server, and run the following command:

  imageinfo -ver
  

  If the command shows a different release than the release used by the computeImageMaker file, then Oracle Exadata System Software patch has been applied to Oracle Exadata Database Machine and must be applied to the replacement Oracle Exadata Database Server.

• Starting with Oracle Exadata System Software release 11.2.1.2.3, the imagehistory command exists on the Oracle Exadata Database Server. Compare information on the replacement Oracle Exadata Database Server to information on a working Oracle Exadata Database Server. If the working database has a later release, then apply the Oracle Exadata Storage Server patch bundle to the replacement Oracle Exadata Database Server.