Oracle Database 11g Release 11.2.0.3.

0 ORACLE DATABASE Patch for Bug# 15964729 for Linux-x86-64 Platforms (RAC Rolling Installable) (DG Rolling Installable) Released: Mon Dec 31 05:54:11 2012 This document describes how you can install the one-off patch for bug# 15964729 on your Oracle Database 11g Release 11.2.0.3.0 (1) Prerequisites -------------------Before you install or deinstall the patch, ensure that you meet the following re quirements: Note: In case of an Oracle RAC environment, meet these prerequisites on each of the nodes. 1. Ensure that the Oracle Database on which you are installing the patch or from which you are rolling back the patch is Oracle Database 11g Release 11.2.0 .3.0. 2. Oracle recommends you to use the latest version of OPatch. If you do not have the latest version, then follow the instructions outl ined in the My Oracle Support note 224346.1 available at: https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=show&type=NOT&id=224346. 1 3. Ensure that you set the ORACLE_HOME environment variable to the Oracle h ome of the Oracle Database. 4. Ensure that you set the PATH environment variable to include the locatio n of the unzip executable, and the <ORACLE_HOME>/bin and the <ORACLE_HOME>/OPatc h directories present in the Oracle home of the Oracle Database. 5. Ensure that you verify the Oracle Inventory because OPatch accesses it t o install the patches. To verify the inventory, run the following command. If th e command displays some errors, then contact Oracle Support and resolve the issu e. $ opatch lsinventory 6. Note: For a Non-RAC environment, shut down all the services running fr om the Oracle home. For a RAC environment, shut down all the services (database, ASM , listeners, nodeapps, and CRS daemons) running from the Oracle home of the node you want to patch. After you patch this node, start the services on this node.R epeat this process for each of the other nodes of the Oracle RAC system. OPatch is used on only one node at a time. (2) Installation ----------------To install the patch, follow these steps: Note: In case of an Oracle RAC environment, perform these steps on each of the n odes. 1. Maintain a location for storing the contents of the patch ZIP file. In t Ensure that you shut down all the services running from the Oracle home.

he rest of the document, this location (absolute path) is referred to as <PATCH_ TOP_DIR>. 2. Extract the contents of the patch ZIP file to the location you created i n Step (1). To do so, run the following command: $ unzip -d <PATCH_TOP_DIR> p15964729_112030_Linux-x86-64.zip 3. 4. Navigate to the <PATCH_TOP_DIR>/15964729 directory: $ cd <PATCH_TOP_DIR>/15964729 Install the patch by running the following command: $ opatch apply

Note: When OPatch starts, it validates the patch and ensures that there are no conflicts with the software already installed in the ORACLE_HOME of the Oracle Database. OPatch categorizes conflicts into the following types: Conflicts with a patch already applied to the ORACLE_HOME - In t his case, stop the patch installation and contact Oracle Support Services. Conflicts with a patch already applied to the ORACLE_HOME that i s a subset of the patch you are trying to apply - In this case, continue with t he patch installation because the new patch contains all the fixes from the exis ting patch in the ORACLE_HOME. The subset patch will automatically be rolled bac k prior to the installation of the new patch. 5. Start the services from the Oracle home.

(3) Postinstallation ---------------------## _fifteenth_spare_parameter can be set to "all", "restricted" or "none" ## "all" disables execution of all oradebug commands, "restricted" disables ## execution of restricted oradebug commands, "none" (default) allows execution ## of oradebug commands. (4) Deinstallation --------------------To deinstall the patch, follow these steps: Note: In case of an Oracle RAC environment, perform these steps on each of the n odes. 1. 2. 3. Navigate to the <PATCH_TOP_DIR>/15964729 directory: $ cd <PATCH_TOP_DIR>/15964729 Deinstall the patch by running the following command: $ opatch rollback -id 15964729 Start the services from the Oracle home.

(5)Postdeinstallation ------------------------## _fifteenth_spare_parameter can be set to "all", "restricted" or "none" ## "all" disables execution of all oradebug commands, "restricted" disables ## execution of restricted oradebug commands, "none" (default) allows execution ## of oradebug commands.

(6) Bugs Fixed by This Patch --------------------------------The following are the bugs fixed by this patch: 15964729: PROVIDE STATIC HIDDEN PARAMETER TO TURN OFF RESTRICTED ORADEBUG COMM ANDS -------------------------------------------------------------------------Copyright 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. --------------------------------------------------------------------------