Solution

To resolve this issue, you can do one of the following:

  • Create a new patch plan for the Exadata Cluster, select the required patch, select In-Place in the How to Patch section, and deploy the patch plan.

  • Manually apply the patch on the Clusterware Oracle homes of all the nodes of the cluster. Then, clean up the partially cloned Oracle homes on all the nodes, and retry the Prepare operation from the patch plan.