Parallel install of 9207 for multiple databases on same host

[Former Member]

Hi,

Can you let me know if it is possible (supported) to run multiple oracle 9.2.0.7 patch set installs on a single windows host ?

example:

Windows Host A has the 2 databases installed on the host.

Is it possible to run the patch set installation at the

same time for both the databases.

I am not sure if this can be done or not since a central Oracle inventory is used.

The reason I am asking is that we have 4 databases on one server that need to have the 9207 patch set applied but within a very tight time frame.

Cheers

Darryl

[Former Member]

It looks very much like this is not possible.

To check this just start one Oracle Universal Installer under Start - Programs - Oracle - HomeName - Oracle Installation Products - Oracle Universal Installer.

After this installer has been started, run sapserver.cmd from SAP's RDMBS CD within a DOS Box which has no ORACLE_HOME defined in the environment.

The second installer is started using a responsefile by sapserver.cmd and will end up with an error message that the central inventory can't be locked.

In your environment you would start multiple OUIs everyone with the responsefile parameter set, all trying to lock the central inventory.

This behaviour can be explaned by the fact that an OUI will install components that can have instances in multiple Oracle Homes. Other components have to be unique on a server (like odbc drivers, agent service etc).

Microsoft has similar restrictions in their installer when started mulitple times.

regards

Peter

[Former Member]

Hi Peter,

SAP and testing that I have done shows that you can't run in parallel.

Thnx

Darryl