Understanding the Patching Workflow

The following illustration describes the overall workflow of the patch management solution offered through the integrated functionality within the Cloud Control console.

Step	Step Name	Description	Reference Links
Step 1	Set Up Infrastructure	Meet the prerequisites and set up the infrastructure for rolling out patches. Essentially, create admin roles for creating Patch Plans and Patch Templates, meet other mandatory and optional prerequisites, make online or offline patching settings.	Setting Up the Infrastructure
Step 2	Identify the Patches	View the recommendations made by Oracle on the patches to be applied, and identify the ones you want to apply. Access community information (from innumerous customers).	Identifying the Patches to Be Applied
Step 3	Apply Patches	Create patch plans with patches and associated targets, perform prerequisite checks, analyze the patches for conflicts and resolve the issues, and then save the successfully analyzed plan as a patch template. Then, create a new patch plan out of the patch template and use that to deploy the patches in your environment.	Applying Patches