In order for you to be able to apply a patch, a generic procedure can be defined:
Note
Thoroughly read the companion README file. Instructions stated there supersede any procedure. This outline is merely a suggestion that can be overridden by any specific patch instructions.
1. Make sure the Oracle environment variables are properly set.
2. Include the
<Oracle Home>/OPatch
directory in the PATH environment variable.3. Each patch requires the execution of OS commands, the PATH variable must be able to see them.
4. Unzip the file patch file to a stage area, if you don't already have a predefined location, the
<Oracle Home>/OPatch
directory is suggested as a stage area.5. Once you are ready, at the OS prompt, change the current working directory to the patch directory
<Oracle Home>/OPatch /<PatchNumber>
. Now issue theopatch apply
command, or whatever options were defined in the README file.6. Once the OPatch task is finished, read the...