Upgrade OPatch for OEM 13c R2 Agents

Opatch utility has to be updated often as Oracle delivers regular updates to it. I was used to version 12 and it only required an overwrite of the OPatch directory. Well, not anymore with version 13c R2.

I will walk you through an OPatch upgrade from 13.8 to 13.9 version.

First export your agent ORACLE_HOME:

$: export ORACLE_HOME=/u01/oracle/oemagent/agent_13.2.0.0.0/

Verify the current OPatch version:

$: $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch version

OPatch Version: 13.8.0.0.0

OPatch succeeded.

Download and unzip the 13.9 version in a temporary directory:

$: unzip p6880880_139000_Generic.zip

Archive:  p6880880_139000_Generic.zip

   creating: 6880880/

  inflating: 6880880/README.txt

  inflating: 6880880/opatch_generic.jar

  inflating: 6880880/version.txt

As you can see, now we have some zip files and a java file. Execute java to upgrade OPatch as follows:

$: $ORACLE_HOME/jdk/bin/java -jar opatch_generic.jar -silent oracle_home=$ORACLE_HOME

Launcher log file is /tmp/OraInstall2017-01-19_08-47-21PM/launcher2017-01-19_08-47-21PM.log.

Extracting the installer . . . . Done

Checking if CPU speed is above 300 MHz.   Actual 3000.000 MHz    Passed

Checking swap space: must be greater than 512 MB.   Actual 16383 MB    Passed

Checking if this platform requires a 64-bit JVM.   Actual 64    Passed (64-bit not required)

Checking temp space: must be greater than 300 MB.   Actual 18842 MB    Passed

Preparing to launch the Oracle Universal Installer from /tmp/OraInstall2017-01-19_08-47-21PM

Installation Summary

Disk Space : Required 6 MB, Available 5,229 MB

Feature Sets to Install:

        Next Generation Install Core 13.9.1.0.0

        OPatch 13.9.1.0.0

        OPatch Auto OPlan 13.9.1.0.0

Session log file is /tmp/OraInstall2017-01-19_08-47-21PM/install2017-01-19_08-47-21PM.log

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Install pending

Installation in progress

 Component : oracle.swd.opatch 13.9.1.0.0

Copying files for 'oracle.swd.opatch 13.9.1.0.0 '

 Component : oracle.glcm.osys.core 13.9.1.0.0

Copying files for 'oracle.glcm.osys.core 13.9.1.0.0 '

 Component : oracle.glcm.oplan.core 13.9.1.0.0

Copying files for 'oracle.glcm.oplan.core 13.9.1.0.0 '

 Component : oracle.glcm.opatch.common.api 13.9.1.0.0

Copying files for 'oracle.glcm.opatch.common.api 13.9.1.0.0 '

 Component : oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core 13.9.1.0.0

Copying files for 'oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core 13.9.1.0.0 '

Install successful

Post feature install pending

Post Feature installing

 Feature Set : apache_commons_cli_lib

 Feature Set : oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core.actions.classpath

Post Feature installing 'apache_commons_cli_lib'

 Feature Set : oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core.binary.classpath

 Feature Set : oracle.glcm.osys.core.classpath

Post Feature installing 'oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core.binary.classpath'

Post Feature installing 'oracle.glcm.osys.core.classpath'

 Feature Set : apache_commons_compress_lib

 Feature Set : oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core.wallet.classpath

Post Feature installing 'oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core.actions.classpath'

Post Feature installing 'apache_commons_compress_lib'

 Feature Set : oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core.classpath

Post Feature installing 'oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core.wallet.classpath'

Post Feature installing 'oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core.classpath'

 Feature Set : oracle.glcm.opatch.common.api.classpath

 Feature Set : oracle.glcm.oplan.core.classpath

Post Feature installing 'oracle.glcm.opatch.common.api.classpath'

Post Feature installing 'oracle.glcm.oplan.core.classpath'

Post feature install complete

String substitutions pending

String substituting

 Component : oracle.swd.opatch 13.9.1.0.0

String substituting 'oracle.swd.opatch 13.9.1.0.0 '

 Component : oracle.glcm.osys.core 13.9.1.0.0

String substituting 'oracle.glcm.osys.core 13.9.1.0.0 '

 Component : oracle.glcm.oplan.core 13.9.1.0.0

String substituting 'oracle.glcm.oplan.core 13.9.1.0.0 '

 Component : oracle.glcm.opatch.common.api 13.9.1.0.0

String substituting 'oracle.glcm.opatch.common.api 13.9.1.0.0 '

 Component : oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core 13.9.1.0.0

String substituting 'oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core 13.9.1.0.0 '

String substitutions complete

Link pending

Linking in progress

 Component : oracle.swd.opatch 13.9.1.0.0

Linking 'oracle.swd.opatch 13.9.1.0.0 '

 Component : oracle.glcm.osys.core 13.9.1.0.0

Linking 'oracle.glcm.osys.core 13.9.1.0.0 '

 Component : oracle.glcm.oplan.core 13.9.1.0.0

Linking 'oracle.glcm.oplan.core 13.9.1.0.0 '

 Component : oracle.glcm.opatch.common.api 13.9.1.0.0

Linking 'oracle.glcm.opatch.common.api 13.9.1.0.0 '

 Component : oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core 13.9.1.0.0

Linking 'oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core 13.9.1.0.0 '

Linking in progress

Link successful

Setup pending

Setup in progress

 Component : oracle.swd.opatch 13.9.1.0.0

Setting up 'oracle.swd.opatch 13.9.1.0.0 '

 Component : oracle.glcm.osys.core 13.9.1.0.0

Setting up 'oracle.glcm.osys.core 13.9.1.0.0 '

 Component : oracle.glcm.oplan.core 13.9.1.0.0

Setting up 'oracle.glcm.oplan.core 13.9.1.0.0 '

 Component : oracle.glcm.opatch.common.api 13.9.1.0.0

Setting up 'oracle.glcm.opatch.common.api 13.9.1.0.0 '

 Component : oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core 13.9.1.0.0

Setting up 'oracle.glcm.opatchauto.core 13.9.1.0.0 '

Setup successful

Save inventory pending

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Configuration complete

Logs successfully copied to /u01/app/oraInventory/logs.

Verify the new OPatch version

$: $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch version

OPatch Version: 13.9.1.0.0

OPatch succeeded. 

Thanks,

Alfredo