gridSetup.sh to ease the Grid Infrastructure software management and it looks very good tool so far.I wanted to share a behavior that may be interested to know when applying a PSU, let's have a look.
First of all, I have installed a GI 12.2 from a downloaded image :
[grid@exadata_db01 grid]$ unzip -q /software/oracle/V840012-01.zip -d /u01/app/12.2.0.1/grid [grid@exadata_db01 grid]$
And I have then applied the Jan 2018 RU against this GI and got an error :
[grid@exadata_db01 grid]$ ./gridSetup.sh -applyPSU /software/oracle/27100009 ERROR: Unable to verify the graphical display setup. This application requires X display. Make sure that xdpyinfo exist under PATH variable. Preparing the home to patch... Applying the patch /software/oracle/27100009... OPatch command failed while applying the patch. For details look at the logs from /u01/app/12.2.0.1/grid/cfgtoollogs/opatch/. [grid@exadata_db01 grid]$
Note that here gridSetup.sh is very nice as I haven't set the -silent option but as my X display is not detected (indeed I haven't forwarded my X11), gridSetup.sh continues forward here which is much appreciated.
I then had a look at the logfile and found that my opatch was obsolete and needed to be updated (actually, I messed up in the opatch update before starting the RU application) :
Prerequisite check "CheckMinimumOPatchVersion" failed.
The details are:
The OPatch being used has version 12.2.0.1.6 while the following patch(es) require higher versions:
Patch 27105253 requires OPatch version 12.2.0.1.7.
Please download latest OPatch from My Oracle Support.
I then updated opatch properly :
[grid@exadata_db01 grid]$ unzip -o /software/oracle/p6880880_122010_Linux-x86-64.zip -d /u01/app/12.2.0.1/grid . . . [grid@exadata_db01 grid]$ OPatch/opatch version OPatch Version: 12.2.0.1.12 OPatch succeeded. [grid@exadata_db01 grid]$
And restarted the Jan2018 RU application against my GI Home :
[grid@exadata_db01 grid]$ ./gridSetup.sh -applyPSU /software/oracle/27100009 -silent ERROR: The home is not clean. This home cannot be used since there was a failed OPatch execution in this home. Use a different home to proceed. [grid@exadata_db01 grid]$
What this error could really mean ? Well I found the note "Executing "gridSetup.sh" Fails with "ERROR: The home is not clean" (Doc ID 2279633.1)" which gives us the solution :
The only way to get around this issue currently is to clean the contents out of that HOME (e.g. rm -Rf), then re-unzip the Grid Infrastructure 12.2.0.1 Gold Image on local node into the NEW_GRID_HOME path as GRID_HOME user.
It clearly means that for any failed installation (even if due to a wrong opatch version), we'll have to remove the whole installation and re-install GI from scratch !
Please note that this behavior may change in the future as the "currently" suggests.
In the meantime, do not forget to create a Gold Image of your home before applying a patch !
[grid@exadata_db01 grid]$ ./gridSetup.sh -createGoldImage -destinationLocation /software/oracle/GI12.2_opatch_12.2.0.1.12 -silent Launching Oracle Grid Infrastructure Setup Wizard... Successfully Setup Software. Gold Image location: /software/oracle/GI12.2_opatch_12.2.0.1.12/grid_home_2018-04-10_09-24-46PM.zip [grid@exadata_db01 grid]$
Hope it helps !
Thank you, I had the same issue, I've dowloanded the wrong opatch utility and needed to redo all my workd... :S
ReplyDeleteI am trying to see if it works
ReplyDeleteIt works indeed !
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