{"id":2051,"date":"2015-10-30T17:00:30","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T16:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oradba.ch\/?p=2051"},"modified":"2015-10-30T16:20:16","modified_gmt":"2015-10-30T15:20:16","slug":"opatch-silent-and-unattended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oradba.ch\/wordpress\/2015\/10\/opatch-silent-and-unattended\/","title":{"rendered":"OPatch silent and unattended"},"content":{"rendered":"

In general I use Oracle OPatch interactively in command line mode to install patch set updates. But recently I did patch a system cloud based system, with a confusing network timeout. As expected I did get a broken pipe while executing OPatch. Ok, the system is also damn slow, which is not exactly helpful. Never mind, this was the time to look around for a stable alternative. eg. OPatch should survive potential network \/ connection lost. <\/p>\n

A possible solution would be using screen. Unfortunately screen is not available on the HP-UX system, which I use for this particular Critical Patch Update tests. Therefore I’ve searched in MOS and found two helpful notes about using opatch<\/code> in silent mode. <\/p>\n

First step is to create a response file for OCM to make sure you do not get ask about security updates:<\/p>\n

\r\noracle@hpux01:~\/ [CPU11204] $cdh\/OPatch\/ocm\/bin\/emocmrsp -no_banner -output $cdl\/oradba\/rsp\/ocm_opatch.rsp\r\nProvide your email address to be informed of security issues, install and\r\ninitiate Oracle Configuration Manager. Easier for you if you use your My\r\nOracle Support Email address\/User Name.\r\nVisit http:\/\/www.oracle.com\/support\/policies.html for details.\r\nEmail address\/User Name: \r\n\r\nYou have not provided an email address for notification of security issues.\r\nDo you wish to remain uninformed of security issues ([Y]es, [N]o) [N]:  y\r\nThe OCM configuration response file (\/u00\/app\/oracle\/local\/dba\/..\/oradba\/rsp\/ocm_opatch.rsp) was successfully created.\r\n<\/pre>\n
Second step is to run opatch<\/code> in silent mode with the response file for the OCM.<\/p>\n
\r\noracle@hpux01:~\/ [CPU11204] cd \/u00\/app\/oracle\/software\/ora\/CPU_2015_10\/21352635\/\r\noracle@hpux01:\/u00\/app\/oracle\/software\/ora\/CPU_2015_10\/21352635\/ [CPU11204] $cdh\/OPatch\/opatch apply -silent -ocmrf $cdl\/oradba\/rsp\/ocm_opatch.rsp\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n
Alternatively run opatch apply<\/code> with nohup. <\/p>\n
\r\noracle@hpux01:~\/ [CPU11204] cd \/u00\/app\/oracle\/software\/ora\/CPU_2015_10\/21352635\/\r\noracle@hpux01:\/u00\/app\/oracle\/software\/ora\/CPU_2015_10\/21352635\/ [CPU11204] nohup $cdh\/OPatch\/opatch apply -silent -ocmrf $cdl\/oradba\/rsp\/ocm_opatch.rsp &\r\n\r\noracle@hpux01:\/u00\/app\/oracle\/software\/ora\/CPU_2015_10\/21352635\/ [CPU11204] tail -f nohup.out \r\n\r\nOracle Home       : \/u00\/app\/oracle\/product\/11.2.0.4\r\nCentral Inventory : \/u00\/app\/oraInventory\r\n   from           : \/u00\/app\/oracle\/product\/11.2.0.4\/oraInst.loc\r\nOPatch version    : 11.2.0.3.12\r\nOUI version       : 11.2.0.4.0\r\nLog file location : \/u00\/app\/oracle\/product\/11.2.0.4\/cfgtoollogs\/opatch\/opatch2015-10-30_08-51-15AM_1.log\r\n\r\nVerifying environment and performing prerequisite checks...\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n
At the time of analog and ISDN connections I was used to network interruptions. But today, where one is everywhere online… I guess I must use nohup<\/code> and screen<\/code> more often again. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
References<\/h3>\n