1.What is Online Patching?
Online patching is a new patching mechanism that allows the application of patches while the system is up and running, and the users are working as normal.
Online patching is a new patching mechanism that allows the application of patches while the system is up and running, and the users are working as normal.
2.Which Oracle E-Business Suite releases can Online Patching be used with?
Online patching is used with Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2 and higher.
3.What types of patch are applied online?
All Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 patches are applied online. This includes one-off patches, patch rollups, consolidated updates and security patches.
4.What is the Online Patching cycle?
The Online Patching cycle is a sequence of inter-related steps (phases) used to apply patches to an Oracle E-Business Suite system.
5.What tool is used to apply online patches?
The AD Online Patching (adop) command-line utility is used to manage the Online Patching cycle.
6.Is there any downtime in Online Patching?
There is a short period of downtime when the application tier services are shut down and restarted. The database remains open all the time.
7.Do I upgrade to Release 12.2 with Online Patching?
No. After you upgrade to Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2, you will enable Online Patching.
8.Once I upgrade to Release 12.2, can I still apply patches in the traditional way?
No. All patches for Release 12.2 will be online patches. The traditional, pre-12.2 method of applying patches will not work.
9.What are the phases that make up the Online Patching cycle?
The Online Patching cycle consists of the following phases:
Prepare a virtual copy (patch edition) of the running application (run edition).
Apply patches to the patch edition of the application.
Finalize the system in readiness for the cutover phase.
Cutover to the patch edition and make it the new run edition.
Cleanup obsolete definitions or data to recover space.
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