Pausing the Patching Process While Patching Targets in Rolling Mode

While patching your targets in rolling mode, you can choose to pause the execution of the patching deployment procedure after each node is patched. This feature is useful when you want to perform a clean up on the host having the patched node, verify whether the patch is applied successfully on the node, and so on, before starting the patching process on the next node.

Note:

This feature is available only if you have the 12.1.0.5 Enterprise Manager for Oracle Database plug-in, or a higher version, deployed.

To use this feature, follow these steps:

1. Create a custom static deployment procedure as described in Customizing a Static Patching Deployment Procedure. On the Create Like Procedure page, select the Procedure Steps tab, select the Wait for user confirmation option, then click Save.
2. Use the custom deployment procedure while creating a patch plan to patch your targets in rolling mode (by specifying this custom deployment procedure in the Customization tab of the Deployment Options page).

   The patching deployment procedure is paused after a node is patched, and you can resume its execution from the Procedure Activity page.