Applying Patches

This section describes how you can create a patch plan with patches, save the patch plan as a patch template, create a new patch plan out of that template, and then apply the patches.

Note:

All the targets running on a host must be registered as Enterprise Manager targets for patching to be successful. Otherwise, it could result in partial patching wherein the binary bits are patched but the SQL is not applied and so on.

For example, if you have a RAC system with four Oracle homes and five instances of the Database running, then all four Oracle homes and five databases must be registered Enterprise Manager targets for the patching process to be successful.

This section covers the following:

• Creating a Patch Plan
• Accessing the Patch Plan
• Analyzing, Preparing, and Deploying Patch Plans
• Saving Successfully Analyzed or Deployed Patch Plan As a Patch Template
• Creating a Patch Plan from a Patch Template and Applying Patches
• Patching Oracle Grid Infrastructure Targets
• Patching Oracle Identity Management Targets
• Patching Oracle Siebel Targets
• Patching Oracle Service Bus
• Rollback of Oracle Service Bus Patch
• Deploying WebLogic Patches Along with SOA or Oracle Service Bus Patches In A Single Patch Plan