Download and Install Patch Updates

Download and Install Patch Updates

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To download required patch updates:

1.      Use a Web browser to view the My Oracle Support Web site:

a.      https://support.oracle.com

2.      Log in to My Oracle Support Web site.

3.      On the main My Oracle Support page, click Patches & Updates.

4.      On the Patches & Update page, click Advanced Search.

5.      On the Advanced Search page, click the search icon next to the Product or Product Family field.

6.      In the Search and Select: Product Family field, select Database and Tools in the Search list field, enter RDBMS Server in the text field, and click Go.

7.      RDBMS Server appears in the Product or Product Family field. The current release appears in the Release field.

8.      Select your platform from the list in the Platform field, and at the bottom of the selection list, click Go.

9.      Any available patch updates appear under the Results heading.

10.  Click the patch number to download the patch.

11.  On the Patch Set page, click View README and read the page that appears. The README page contains information about the patch set and how to apply the patches to your installation.

12.  Return to the Patch Set page, click Download, and save the file on your system.

13.  Use the unzip utility provided with Oracle Database 11g release 2 (11.2) to uncompress the Oracle patch updates that you downloaded from My Oracle Support. The unzip utility is located in the $ORACLE_HOME/bin directory.

14.  Refer to Appendix F for information about how to stop database processes in preparation for installing patches.