8.5.9 Updating Individual Packages
Due to security findings or customization, you may need to update individual (general purpose) Linux packages supplied by the Exadata release. You can do this by removing the exadata-sun-computenode-exact
rpm first.
Removing this rpm does not impact any functionality, but it removes a “lock”. By removing this “lock”, you are allowed to update specific individual Linux rpms.
If needed, you can remove the exadata-sun-computenode-exact
rpm as follows:
[root@dm01 ]# rpm -e exadata-sun-computenode-exact
When updating to a new release, the update utility tries to “restore” the “lock” (exadata-sun-computenode-exact
). For example, this is possible if newer packages are shipped in the newer release.
If the exadata-sun-computenode-exact
rpm cannot be restored, the update utility falls back to exadata-sun-computenode-minimum
.
Note:
Do not force in packages using the rpm -Uvh --nodeps
command, unless directed by Oracle Support Services.
Parent topic: Updating Oracle Exadata Database Servers