Oracle® Database

2.3.1.1 Environment Checks

1. Ensure that the $PATH definition has the following executables: make, ar, ld, and nm.

   The location of these executables depends on your operating system. On many operating systems, they are located in /usr/ccs/bin, in which case you can set your PATH definition as follows:

   export PATH=$PATH:/usr/ccs/bin
   

2.3.1.2 Prerequisite 10.2.0.4.4 Base Patch Set Update Patch

PSU 10.2.0.4.5 is packaged as an overlay patch which requires that the 10.2.0.4.4 Patch Set Update has been installed. Check that PSU 10.2.0.4.4 is installed by ensuring that the OPatch inventory includes the PSU 10.2.0.4.4 tracking bug (9352164).

If the PSU 10.2.0.4.4 tracking bug (9352164) is not present in the OPatch inventory, do the following to minimize your downtime:

1. Download PSU 10.2.0.4.4 patch 9352164 and review its readme instructions.

2. Perform the One-off Patch Conflict Detection and Resolution for both PSU 10.2.0.4.4 and PSU 10.2.0.4.5. That is, you do not need to have PSU 10.2.0.4.4 installed to do the conflict detection on PSU 10.2.0.4.5. If there are conflicts, you only need to file one Support Request to get them resolved.

3. After conflicts are resolved, install PSU 10.2.0.4.4, followed by PSU 10.2.0.4.5.

4. Install any conflict resolution overlay patches.

5. Perform the PSU 10.2.0.4.4 Post-Installation Instructions, followed by the PSU 10.2.0.4.5 Post-Installation Instructions.

2.3.1.3 One-off Patch Conflict Detection and Resolution

For an introduction to the PSU one-off patch concepts, see "Patch Set Updates Patch Conflict Resolution" in My Oracle Support Note 854428.1 Patch Set Updates for Oracle Products.

The fastest and easiest way to determine whether you have one-off patches in the Oracle home that conflict with the PSU, and to get the necessary conflict resolution patches, is to use the Patch Recommendations and Patch Plans features on the Patches & Updates tab in My Oracle Support. These features work in conjunction with the My Oracle Support Configuration Manager. Recorded training sessions on these features can be found in Note 603505.1.

However, if you are not using My Oracle Support Patch Plans, follow these steps:

1. Determine whether any currently installed one-off patches conflict with the PSU patch as follows:

   unzip p9654991_102044_<platform>.zip
   opatch prereq CheckConflictAgainstOHWithDetail -phBaseDir ./9654991
   

2. The report will indicate the patches that conflict with PSU 10.2.0.4.5. File a service request (SR) requesting a new merge patch that will replace PSU 10.2.0.4.5.

2.3.3.1 Loading Modified SQL Files into the Database

The following steps load modified SQL files into the database. For a RAC environment, perform these steps on only one node.

1. For each database instance running on the Oracle home being patched, connect to the database using SQL*Plus. Connect as SYSDBA and run the catbundle.sql script as follows:

   cd $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin
   sqlplus /nolog
   SQL> CONNECT / AS SYSDBA
   SQL> STARTUP
   SQL> @catbundle.sql opsu apply
   SQL> QUIT
   

   The catbundle.sql execution is reflected in the dba_registry_history view by a row associated with bundle series OPSU.

   For information about the catbundle.sql script, see My Oracle Support Note 605795.1 Introduction to Oracle Database catbundle.sql.

2. Check the following log files in $ORACLE_HOME/cfgtoollogs/catbundle for any errors:

   catbundle_OPSU_<database SID>_APPLY_<TIMESTAMP>.log
   catbundle_OPSU_<database SID>_GENERATE_<TIMESTAMP>.log
   

   where TIMESTAMP is of the form YYYYMMMDD_HH_MM_SS. If there are errors, refer to Section 3, "Known Issues".

2.3.3.2 Recompiling Views in the Database

Recompiling views in the database is a one-time action that is required to complete the installation of CPU fixes that were initially released in January, 2008. It requires that the database be in upgrade mode, so this step is not rolling RAC installable. You may defer this step to a later downtime. If you do this, your system will continue to work; however, the installation of the January 2008 CPU fixes will not be complete until the view recompilation is completed.

Skip this section if you have recompiled views for this database during the installation of a previous PSU or CPU.

The time required to recompile the views and related objects depends on the total number of objects and on your system configuration. In one internal Oracle test with approximately 2000 views and 4000 objects, the total execution time for view_recompile_jan2008cpu.sql and utlrp.sql was about 30 minutes.

If you want to check whether view recompilation has already been performed for the database, execute the following statement:

SELECT * FROM registry$history where ID = '6452863';

If the view recompilation has been performed, this statement returns one or more rows. If the view recompilation has not been performed, this statement returns no rows.

The following steps recompile the views in the database. For a RAC environment, perform these steps on only one node.

1. Run the pre-check script (so named because it was initially released in CPUJan2008), which reports the maximum number of views and objects that may be recompiled:

   cd $ORACLE_HOME/cpu/view_recompile
   sqlplus /nolog
   SQL> CONNECT / AS SYSDBA
   SQL> @recompile_precheck_jan2008cpu.sql
   SQL> QUIT
   

   The purpose of this step is to help you determine whether view recompilation should be done at the same time as the PSU install, or scheduled later.

2. If the database is not in a RAC environment, perform this step and skip the next step. (If the database is in a RAC environment, go to the next step.)

   Run the view recompilation script. Note that this script is run with the database in upgrade mode, which restricts connections as SYSDBA.

   cd $ORACLE_HOME/cpu/view_recompile
   sqlplus /nolog
   SQL> CONNECT / AS SYSDBA
   SQL> SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE
   SQL> STARTUP UPGRADE
   SQL> @view_recompile_jan2008cpu.sql
   SQL> SHUTDOWN;
   SQL> STARTUP;
   SQL> QUIT
   

3. If the database is in a RAC environment, run the view recompilation script as follows. Note that this script is run with the database in upgrade mode, which restricts connections as SYSDBA. Stop all instances except the one where the view recompilation is being executed.

   cd $ORACLE_HOME/cpu/view_recompile
   sqlplus /nolog
   SQL> CONNECT / AS SYSDBA
   SQL> STARTUP NOMOUNT
   SQL> ALTER SYSTEM SET CLUSTER_DATABASE=FALSE SCOPE=spfile;
   SQL> SHUTDOWN
   SQL> STARTUP UPGRADE
   SQL> @view_recompile_jan2008cpu.sql
   SQL> SHUTDOWN;
   SQL> STARTUP NOMOUNT;
   
   Set the CLUSTER_DATABASE initialization parameter to TRUE:
   
   SQL> ALTER SYSTEM SET CLUSTER_DATABASE=TRUE SCOPE=spfile;
   
   Restart the database:
   
   SQL> QUIT
   cd $CRS_HOME/bin
   srvctl start database -d <database-name>
   

4. Check the log file for any errors. The log file is in the current directory and is named: vcomp_<sid>_<timestamp>.log

5. If any invalid objects were reported, run the utlrp.sql script as follows:

   cd $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin
   sqlplus /nolog
   SQL> CONNECT / AS SYSDBA
   SQL> @utlrp.sql
   

   Then, manually recompile any invalid objects. For example:

   SQL> alter package schemaname.packagename compile;