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Nov 28, 2008 at 02:33 AM

Oracle 10.2.0.4 Patching Process - CPU vs Interim Patches

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Hi everyone,

We are getting ready to upgrade our AIX 5.2 - 64bit Oracle 10.2.0.2 systems to Oracle 10.2.0.4.

I noted that there was also a single CPU patch available (CPUOct2008_p7375644_10204_AIX5L.zip), as well as a large list of interim patches for 10.2.0.4.

I was wondering what other people do regarding their patching strategy for 10.2.0.4.

eg: After you complete your 10.2.0.4 upgrade, do you:

1. Apply the CPU patch first and then all the interim patches

2. Apply all the interim patches first and the the CPU patch

3. Apply the CPU patch only

4. Apply the interim patches only

5. Its all too hard, so I don't apply any CPU or interim patches ... I hope for the best.

6. Migrate to MaxDB ... its much easier to patch.

Interested in your feedback.

Cheers

Shaun

Edited by: Shaun on Nov 28, 2008 3:34 AM