1. Cloud Control Database Lifecycle Management Administrator's Guide
  2. Appendixes
  3. End-to-End Use Case: Patching Your Data Center
  4. Executing the Example Scenario
  5. Set Up the Infrastructure

Set Up the Infrastructure

Role: EM_PATCH_DESIGNER

Oracle recommends that you use the online patching mode for deployment of patches. Online patching mode is the default mode for patching in Enterprise Manager, and therefore, you do not have to manually set this up the first time. However, if you have set it to offline mode for a particular reason, and if you want to reset it to online mode, or if you want to verify that the online mode is indeed set, see Setting Up the Infrastructure for Patching in Online Mode (Connected to MOS).

In online mode, Enterprise Manager connects to My Oracle Support to download patches, patch sets, ARU seed data such as products, platforms, releases, components, certification details, and patch recommendations. For this purpose, Enterprise Manager uses the Internet connectivity you have on the OMS host to connect to My Oracle Support. However, if you have a proxy server set up in your environment, then you must register the proxy details. To register the proxy server details with Enterprise Manager, see Setting Up the Infrastructure for Patching in Online Mode (Connected to MOS).