Earlier Opatch utility used unzip to install files in the home. Now the version greater than or equal to 13.6.x it uses the OUI installation method. With this it ensures that installer both executes the file updates and logs the components and file changes to the OUI meta-data. With unzip method the OUI is not aware of these changes.
This procedure is only applicable to Enterprise Manager Cloud Control environment.
In this article I will demonstrate how to upgrade Opatch utility in OEM 13c Agent home. The same procedure is also applicable when upgrading Opatch in OMS home.
Download Opatch utility
dm01db01-orcldb1 {/u01/app}:cd /u01/app/oracle/software/
dm01db01-orcldb1 {/u01/app/oracle/software}:ls -l p6880880_139000_Generic.zip
-rw-r–r– 1 oracle oinstall 41188149 Jan 9 05:55 p6880880_139000_Generic.zip
dm01db01-orcldb1 {/u01/app/oracle/software}:unzip p6880880_139000_Generic.zip
Archive: p6880880_139000_Generic.zip
creating: 6880880/
inflating: 6880880/README.txt
inflating: 6880880/opatch_generic.jar
inflating: 6880880/version.txt
dm01db01-orcldb1 {/u01/app/oracle/software}: cd 6880880/
dm01db01-orcldb1 {/u01/app/oracle/software/6880880}:ls -ltr
total 40424
-rw-r–r– 1 oracle oinstall 10 Nov 21 12:17 version.txt
-rw-r–r– 1 oracle oinstall 41338422 Nov 21 12:17 opatch_generic.jar
-rw-rw-r– 1 oracle oinstall 3084 Dec 9 17:04 README.txt
dm01db01-orcldb1 {/u01/app/oracle/software/6880880}:view README.txt
dm01db01-orcldb1 {/u01/app/oracle/software/6880880}:export
ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/Agent13c/agent_13.2.0.0.0
dm01db01-orcldb1 {/u01/app/oracle/software/6880880}:echo $ORACLE_HOME
/u01/app/oracle/product/Agent13c/agent_13.2.0.0.0
Here my current opatch version is 13.8 which is greater than 13.6. So I must use the new approach to upgrade my opatch utility.
dm01db02-orcldb2 {/u01/app/oracle/software/6880880}:cd $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch
dm01db02-orcldb2 {/u01/app/oracle/product/Agent13c/agent_13.2.0.0.0/OPatch}:./opatch version
OPatch Version: 13.8.0.0.0
OPatch succeeded.
- Backup your <ORACLE_HOME>
dm01db02-orcldb2 {/home/oracle}:cd $ORACLE_HOME
dm01db02-orcldb2 {/u01/app/oracle/product/Agent13c/agent_13.2.0.0.0}:pwd
/u01/app/oracle/product/Agent13c/agent_13.2.0.0.0
dm01db02-orcldb2 {/u01/app/oracle/product/Agent13c/agent_13.2.0.0.0}:tar -zxvf /u01/app/oracle/product/Agent13c/agent13.2.tgz .
- Verify Java
dm01db02-orcldb2 {/u01/app/oracle/product/Agent13c/agent_13.2.0.0.0/OPatch}:which java
/usr/bin/java
dm01db02-orcldb2 {/u01/app/oracle/product/Agent13c/agent_13.2.0.0.0/OPatch}:java -version
java version “1.7.0_91”
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_91-b32)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.91-b03, mixed mode)
- Install the Opatch software using java:
dm01db02-orcldb2 {/u01/app/oracle/product/Agent13c/agent_13.2.0.0.0/OPatch}:java -jar
/u01/app/oracle/software/6880880/opatch_generic.jar -silent
oracle_home=/u01/app/oracle/product/Agent13c/agent_13.2.0.0.0
Launcher log file is /tmp/OraInstall2017-02-01_05-15-22AM/launcher2017-02-01_05-15-22AM.log.
Extracting the installer . . . . Done
Checking if CPU speed is above 300 MHz. Actual 2526.856 MHz Passed
Checking swap space: must be greater than 512 MB. Actual 16378 MB Passed
Checking if this platform requires a 64-bit JVM. Actual 64 Passed (64-bit not required)
Checking temp space: must be greater than 300 MB. Actual 37114 MB Passed
Preparing to launch the Oracle Universal Installer from /tmp/OraInstall2017-02-01_05-15-22AM
Installation Summary
Disk Space : Required 6 MB, Available 87,486 MB
Feature Sets to Install:
Next Generation Install Core 13.9.1.0.0
OPatch 13.9.1.0.0
OPatch Auto OPlan 13.9.1.0.0
Session log file is /tmp/OraInstall2017-02-01_05-15-22AM/install2017-02-01_05-15-22AM.log
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Component : oracle.swd.opatch 13.9.1.0.0
Copying files for ‘oracle.swd.opatch 13.9.1.0.0 ‘
Component : oracle.glcm.osys.core 13.9.1.0.0
Copying files for ‘oracle.glcm.osys.core 13.9.1.0.0 ‘
Component : oracle.glcm.oplan.core 13.9.1.0.0
Copying files for ‘oracle.glcm.oplan.core 13.9.1.0.0 ‘
Component : oracle.glcm.opatch.common.api 13.9.1.0.0
Copying files for ‘oracle.glcm.opatch.common.api 13.9.1.0.0 ‘
Component : oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core 13.9.1.0.0
Copying files for ‘oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core 13.9.1.0.0 ‘
Install successful
Post feature install pending
Post Feature installing
Feature Set : oracle.glcm.osys.core.classpath
Feature Set : apache_commons_cli_lib
Feature Set : oracle.glcm.oplan.core.classpath
Post Feature installing ‘apache_commons_cli_lib’
Post Feature installing ‘oracle.glcm.oplan.core.classpath’
Feature Set : oracle.glcm.opatch.common.api.classpath
Feature Set : oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core.binary.classpath
Feature Set : apache_commons_compress_lib
Feature Set : oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core.wallet.classpath
Feature Set : oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core.classpath
Post Feature installing ‘oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core.wallet.classpath’
Post Feature installing ‘apache_commons_compress_lib’
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Feature Set : oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core.actions.classpath
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Post Feature installing ‘oracle.glcm.osys.core.classpath’
Post Feature installing ‘oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core.classpath’
Post feature install complete
String substitutions pending
String substituting
Component : oracle.swd.opatch 13.9.1.0.0
String substituting ‘oracle.swd.opatch 13.9.1.0.0 ‘
Component : oracle.glcm.osys.core 13.9.1.0.0
String substituting ‘oracle.glcm.osys.core 13.9.1.0.0 ‘
Component : oracle.glcm.oplan.core 13.9.1.0.0
String substituting ‘oracle.glcm.oplan.core 13.9.1.0.0 ‘
Component : oracle.glcm.opatch.common.api 13.9.1.0.0
String substituting ‘oracle.glcm.opatch.common.api 13.9.1.0.0 ‘
Component : oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core 13.9.1.0.0
String substituting ‘oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core 13.9.1.0.0 ‘
String substitutions complete
Link pending
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Component : oracle.swd.opatch 13.9.1.0.0
Linking ‘oracle.swd.opatch 13.9.1.0.0 ‘
Component : oracle.glcm.osys.core 13.9.1.0.0
Linking ‘oracle.glcm.osys.core 13.9.1.0.0 ‘
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Component : oracle.glcm.opatch.common.api 13.9.1.0.0
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Component : oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core 13.9.1.0.0
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Component : oracle.swd.opatch 13.9.1.0.0
Setting up ‘oracle.swd.opatch 13.9.1.0.0 ‘
Component : oracle.glcm.osys.core 13.9.1.0.0
Setting up ‘oracle.glcm.osys.core 13.9.1.0.0 ‘
Component : oracle.glcm.oplan.core 13.9.1.0.0
Setting up ‘oracle.glcm.oplan.core 13.9.1.0.0 ‘
Component : oracle.glcm.opatch.common.api 13.9.1.0.0
Setting up ‘oracle.glcm.opatch.common.api 13.9.1.0.0 ‘
Component : oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core 13.9.1.0.0
Setting up ‘oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core 13.9.1.0.0 ‘
Setup successful
Save inventory pending
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Logs successfully copied to /u01/app/oraInventory/logs.
dm01db02-orcldb2 {/u01/app/oracle/product/Agent13c/agent_13.2.0.0.0/OPatch}:
- Verify Opatch software is upgraded
dm01db02-orcldb2 {/u01/app/oracle/product/Agent13c/agent_13.2.0.0.0/OPatch}:./opatch version
OPatch Version: 13.9.1.0.0
OPatch succeeded.
- Test new Opatch software
dm01db02-orcldb2 {/u01/app/oracle/product/Agent13c/agent_13.2.0.0.0/OPatch}:./opatch lspatches
24470104;
OPatch succeeded.
Conclusion
In this article we have learned to how to upgrade the Opatch utility in OEM 13c agent home using OUI. Opatch 13.6 and above uses a new method to upgrade Opatch.
Note: There is no way to revert only OPatch to an older version. To revert OPatch, restore the backup for your ORACLE_HOME.