I want to update my OPatch version from 11.2.0.1.1 to 11.2.0.3.3 on My LINUX server, to do so we need to apply patch 6880880
$ cd $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch
$ ls
crs docs emdpatch.pl fmw jlib ocm opatch opatch.ini opatch.pl opatchprereqs
$ ./opatch lsinventory
Invoking OPatch 11.2.0.1.1
Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 11.2.0.1.1
Copyright (c) 2009, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Oracle Home : /opt/oracle/app/11.2.0.2
Central Inventory : /opt/oracle/oraInventory
from : /etc/oraInst.loc
OPatch version : 11.2.0.1.1
OUI version : 11.2.0.2.0
OUI location : /opt/oracle/app/11.2.0.2/oui
Log file location : /opt/oracle/app/11.2.0.2/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2013-03-19_15-45-56PM.log
Patch history file: /opt/oracle/app/11.2.0.2/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch_history.txt
Lsinventory Output file location : /opt/oracle/app/11.2.0.2/cfgtoollogs/opatch/lsinv/lsinventory2013-03-19_15-45-56PM.txt
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Installed Top-level Products (1):
Oracle Database 11g 11.2.0.2.0
There are 1 products installed in this Oracle Home.
There are no Interim patches installed in this Oracle Home.
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OPatch succeeded.
Download patch 6880880 from Oracle support and Copy the p6880880_112000_Linux-x86-64.zip file to $ORACLE_HOME location.
Before unzip the file backup the existing OPatch folder
$mv OPatch OPatch.bak
Now, unzip the file then you’ll see new OPatch folder.
$ unzip p6880880_112000_Linux-x86-64.zip
New OPatch version is created.
$ cd /opt/oracle/app/11.2.0.2/OPatch
$ ./opatch lsinventory
Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 11.2.0.3.3
Copyright (c) 2012, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Oracle Home : /opt/oracle/app/11.2.0.2
Central Inventory : /opt/oracle/oraInventory
from : /opt/oracle/app/11.2.0.2/oraInst.loc
OPatch version : 11.2.0.3.3
OUI version : 11.2.0.2.0
Log file location : /opt/oracle/app/11.2.0.2/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2013-03-19_16-05-48PM_1.log
Lsinventory Output file location : /opt/oracle/app/11.2.0.2/cfgtoollogs/opatch/lsinv/lsinventory2013-03-19_16-05-48PM.txt
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Installed Top-level Products (1):
Oracle Database 11g 11.2.0.2.0
There are 1 products installed in this Oracle Home.
There are no Interim patches installed in this Oracle Home.
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OPatch succeeded.
