Configuring Oracle DB patching for your deployment
You can configure Oracle DB patching for your deployment from BigFix console.
Procedure
Complete the following steps to configure Oracle DB patching for your
deployment from the BigFix console licence overview
dashboard:
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In the BigFix console,
click the Updates for Linux Applications Middleware site
or the Updates for Windows Applications Middleware site
to open the required sites.
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Click Fixlets and Tasks and choose the appropriate
Update Oracle DB Patch List and update scripts Fixlet
from your Oracle DB installation.
Note: If you are using Oracle ASM or Oracle RAC, select the ASM/RAC Fixlet version.Note: If you are running a standalone Oracle DB, choose the plain Fixlet version.
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Click a Update Oracle DB Patch List and update scripts
Fixlet and select Take Action.
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Set the input fields in the Execution tab of the
Take Action window.
- End Date
- Leave the end date field empty or unspecified.
- Reapply Action
- Click While Relevant to enable this option to ensure the action is reapplied whenever it becomes relevant.
- Reapply Interval
- Set the reapply interval to
1 day
to wait one day between reapplications.
- Maximum Allowed Reapplications
- Choose
Unlimited
to accept unlimited reapplications.
- Action Name
- Update the action's name to clearly indicate that it is a policy action.
- By configuring the action on the Execution tab as described, you create a policy action that runs daily.
- When you finish editing, click OK to deploy the action.
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After the policy action runs on the database servers, Oracle DB patch actions
can become relevant.
Note: The Fixlet detects only databases that are configured in /etc/oratab (or /var/opt/oracle/oratab on Solaris).