10g Release 2 (10.2.0.5) Patch Set 4 for Solaris Operating System (x86-64)

10g Release 2 (10.2.0.5) Patch Set 4 for Solaris Operating System (x86-64)

PART ONE:

Applying Patch___________________________________________________

Step 1:  Shut Down Oracle Databases

SQL>shutdown immediate;

 Shut down any existing Oracle Database instances with normal or immediate priority. On Oracle RAC systems, shut down all instances on each node.

Step 2: Stopping All Processes for a Single Instance Installation

Shut down the following Oracle Database 10g processes in the order specified before installing the patch set:

 Shut down all processes in the Oracle home that might be accessing a database; for example, Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control:

$ emctl stop dbconsole

$ lsnrctl stop

Step 3: To install the Oracle Database 10g patch set interactively:

a. Log in as the oracle user.

b. Enter the following commands to start Oracle Universal Installer, where patchset_directory is the directory where you unpacked the patch set software:

% cd patchset_directory/Disk1

% ./runInstaller

c. On the Welcome screen, click Next.

d. On the Specify Home Details screen, select the name of the Oracle home that you want to update, or select the Path that you want to update from the list, then click Next.

e. Enter your e-mail address and password for your My Oracle Support account to be informed of security issues, then click Next.

 If you are installing the patch set on an Oracle RAC cluster, click Next when the Selected Nodes screen appears.

f. On the Product-specific Prerequisite Checks screen, correct any reported errors, and click Next.

g. On the Summary screen, click Install.

 This screen lists all of the patches available for installation.

h. When prompted, run the $ORACLE_HOME/root.sh script as the root user. If you are applying the patch set to an Oracle RAC installation, then run the root.sh script on each node of the cluster.

i. On the End of Installation screen, click Exit, then click Yes to exit from Oracle Universal Installer.

PART TWO:

Upgrading a Release 10.2 Database using Oracle Database Upgrade Assistant

After you install the patch set, you must perform the following steps on every database associated with the upgraded Oracle home:

Step 1: Log in as the Oracle software owner user.

Step 2: Set the values for the environment variables $ORACLE_HOME, $ORACLE_SID and $PATH.

 For single-instance installations, if you are using Automatic Storage Management, start the Automatic Storage Management instance.

Step 3: For Oracle single-instance installations, start the listener as follows:

$ lsnrctl start listenername

Step 4: Run Oracle Database Upgrade Assistant either in the interactive or noninteractive mode:

Interactive mode:

Step 5: Enter the following command from the command prompt:

$ dbua

 Complete the following steps displayed in the Oracle Database Upgrade Assistant screen:

a. On the Welcome screen, click Next.

b. On the Databases screen, select the name of the Oracle Database that you want to update, then click Next.

c. On the Recompile Invalid Objects screen, select the Recompile the invalid objects at the end of upgrade option, then click Next.

d. If you have not taken the back up of the database earlier, on the Backup screen, select the I would like to take this tool to backup the database option, stipulate the Path, then click Next.

e. On the Summary screen, check the summary, then click Finish.

f. On the End of Database Upgrade Assistant's Upgrade Results screen, click Close to exit from Oracle Database Upgrade Assistant.

 If you are using the Oracle Recovery Manager catalog, enter the following command:

$ rman catalog username/password@alias

RMAN> UPGRADE CATALOG;

 For Oracle RAC installations, start any database services that you want to use by entering the following command:

$ srvctl start service -d db_name -s service_name