Patching a DB System in OCI

Let's learn how to patch an Oracle Database 19c - 19.23 to 19.24 using the OCI DB System.

1. Validate the current version :

Login to the OCI Cloud Console

Navigate under Oracle Database --> Database (BM/VM) - BM - Bare Metal / VM - Virtual Machine

Now navigate to the DB System in question click on the Node and login to the box to validate the current version: 19.23.0.0.0

You can do the same check using the Database Command Line(CLI)

2. Check the latest version available.

Now navigate to the console:

Click on the DB Systems section --> At the bottom left of the screen click on

Databases

Click on Databases

Now navigate to the Database Page.

Scroll down to the section where it is says Version:

Click on the View hyperlink to view the latest version:

Click View latest Version Parch

As you can see below, the latest is 19.24. Let's Patch this database.

Latest 19.24 version

Note : Patching database required downtime, so perform this activity during maintenance window.

3. Run precheck

Once precheck is completed, now apply the actual patch.

4. Apply Database Patch

Navigate to the Database and the hamburger menu and click on Apply

Note with Apply, it does a pre-check and then applies the patch

You will now see the status change from Available to Applying

Applying the Patch 19.24.0.0.0

You can monitor the status using CLI using the below command.

[root@srv1 ~]# dbcli list-jobs

[root@srv1 ~]# dbcli describe-job -i a276b6a6-af06-4baa-ac9d-dd45c55f9ae7

Now the database patch has completed successfully.

4. Verify the database Patch

Let's verify the same using database command line(CLI)

Successful Patch 19.24.0.0.0

Congratulation..!! We have successfully patched an OCI bound DB system!

I hope this article helped you. Your suggestions/feedback are most welcome.

Keep learning... Have a great day!!!

Thank you,
Amit Pawar
Email: amitpawar.dba@gmail.com
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