Followup with Database runInstaller applyRU Failed Me

This is a followup Database runInstaller applyRU Failed Me

I finally figured out my error which I should have seen from the beginning and better error reporting would have helped.

Can you guess what’s wrong?

unzip -qod $ORACLE_HOME /vagrant_software/p6880880_190000_LINUX.zip; echo $?
versus
unzip -qod $ORACLE_HOME /vagrant_software/p6880880_190000_Linux-x86-64.zip; echo $?

The wrong platform for opatch was used.
Here is what should have been deployed.

[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$ unzip -qod $ORACLE_HOME /vagrant_software/p6880880_190000_Linux-x86-64.zip; echo $?
0
[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$
[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$ $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch lspatches
29585399;OCW RELEASE UPDATE 19.3.0.0.0 (29585399)
29517242;Database Release Update : 19.3.0.0.190416 (29517242)
OPatch succeeded.
[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$ $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch version
OPatch Version: 12.2.0.1.21
OPatch succeeded.
[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$

[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$ echo $ORACLE_HOME
/u01/app/oracle/product/19.3.0.0/db_1
[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$

### This failed:
[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$ $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch lspatches
/u01/app/oracle/product/19.3.0.0/db_1/OPatch/opatch: line 839: [: too many arguments
/u01/app/oracle/product/19.3.0.0/db_1/OPatch/opatch: line 839: [: too many arguments
Java (1.7) could not be located. OPatch cannot proceed!
OPatch returns with error code = 1
[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$

### This works but why?
[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$ $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch version -jdk $ORACLE_HOME/jdk
OPatch Version: 12.2.0.1.21
OPatch succeeded.
[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$

### Here is java version and noticed it's 64-Bit
[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 bin]$ $ORACLE_HOME/jdk/bin/java -version
java version "1.8.0_201"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_201-b09)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.201-b09, mixed mode)
[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 bin]$

$ORACLE_HOME/runInstaller -applyRU /home/oracle/patch/31305339 should now work.

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Database runInstaller applyRU Failed Me

I still remembered the cliche a manager used to tell me, “Slow and steady win the race.”

Looks like it is true with Oracle software as you never know what’s going to get.

I am trying to install 19.3 database software and apply Patch 31305339 – GI Release Update 19.8.0.0.200714 which failed misserably.

There is little to no information for the failure (at least from what I was able to ascertain).

Resolving the issue requires starting over from the beginning.

Here are the steps taken:

[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$ cat /etc/system-release
Oracle Linux Server release 7.7

[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$ ll /etc/ora*
-rw-r--r--. 1 root   root      32 Aug  8  2019 /etc/oracle-release
-rw-rw-r--. 1 oracle oinstall 790 Oct 14 19:13 /etc/oratab

[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$ echo $new_db_home
/u01/app/oracle/product/19.3.0.0/db_1

[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$ rm -rf $new_db_home

[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$ ls $new_db_home
ls: cannot access /u01/app/oracle/product/19.3.0.0/db_1: No such file or directory

[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$ echo $zip_loc
/vagrant_software

[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$ ls -l $zip_loc/LINUX.X64_193000_db_home.zip
-rwxrwxrwx. 1 vagrant vagrant 3059705302 Sep  5  2019 /vagrant_software/LINUX.X64_193000_db_home.zip

[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$ unzip -qo $zip_loc/LINUX.X64_193000_db_home.zip -d $new_db_home; echo $?; ls $new_db_home
0
addnode     crs   dbjava       dmu      hs             jdbc  md       olap     ords  plsql    rdbms          runInstaller   sqlj      ucp
apex        css   dbs          drdaas   install        jdk   mgw      OPatch   oss   precomp  relnotes       schagent.conf  sqlpatch  usm
assistants  ctx   deinstall    dv       instantclient  jlib  network  opmn     oui   QOpatch  root.sh        sdk            sqlplus   utl
bin         cv    demo         env.ora  inventory      ldap  nls      oracore  owm   R        root.sh.old    slax           srvm      wwg
clone       data  diagnostics  has      javavm         lib   odbc     ord      perl  racg     root.sh.old.1  sqldeveloper   suptools  xdk

[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$ $new_db_home/OPatch/opatch version
OPatch Version: 12.2.0.1.17

OPatch succeeded.

[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$ unzip -qo $zip_loc/p6880880_190000_LINUX.zip -d $new_db_home; echo $?
0

[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$ $new_db_home/OPatch/opatch version
/u01/app/oracle/product/19.3.0.0/db_1/OPatch/opatch: line 839: [: too many arguments
/u01/app/oracle/product/19.3.0.0/db_1/OPatch/opatch: line 839: [: too many arguments
Java (1.7) could not be located. OPatch cannot proceed!
OPatch returns with error code = 1

[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$ $new_db_home/OPatch/opatch version -jdk $new_db_home/jdk
OPatch Version: 12.2.0.1.21

OPatch succeeded.

[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 ~]$ cd $new_db_home
[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 db_1]$ ls -l /home/oracle/patch/31305339
total 132
drwxr-x---. 5 oracle oinstall     81 Jul 10 05:20 31281355
drwxr-x---. 5 oracle oinstall     62 Jul 10 05:17 31304218
drwxr-x---. 5 oracle oinstall     62 Jul 10 05:18 31305087
drwxr-x---. 4 oracle oinstall     48 Jul 10 05:20 31335188
drwxr-x---. 2 oracle oinstall   4096 Jul 10 05:18 automation
-rw-rw-r--. 1 oracle oinstall   5054 Jul 10 05:46 bundle.xml
-rw-rw-r--. 1 oracle oinstall 120878 Jul 20 19:04 README.html
-rw-r--r--. 1 oracle oinstall      0 Jul 10 05:17 README.txt

[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 db_1]$ pwd
/u01/app/oracle/product/19.3.0.0/db_1

[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 db_1]$ ./runInstaller -debug -applyRU /home/oracle/patch/31305339
Preparing the home to patch…
Applying the patch /home/oracle/patch/31305339…
OPatch command failed while applying the patch. For details look at the logs from /u01/app/oracle/product/19.3.0.0/db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto/.
[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 db_1]$ cd /u01/app/oracle/product/19.3.0.0/db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto
-bash: cd: /u01/app/oracle/product/19.3.0.0/db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto: No such file or directory
[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 db_1]$ cd /u01/app/oracle/product/19.3.0.0/db_1/cfgtoollogs/
[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 cfgtoollogs]$ ll
total 4
drwxrwx---. 2 oracle oinstall 4096 Oct 17 16:44 oui
[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 cfgtoollogs]$

[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 db_1]$ ./runInstaller -debug -applyRU /home/oracle/patch/31305339

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.

[oracle@ol7-112-dg1 db_1]$


Executing "gridSetup.sh" Fails with "ERROR: The home is not clean"(Doc ID 2279633.1)
Fails with "ERROR: The home is not clean" .

[root]# rm-Rf 
[oracle]$ unzip linuxx64_12201_grid_home.zip -d 

Minimal Downtime Grid Infrastructure Out of Place Patching

Looks like OOP is back again; however, I have not had the opportunity to test.

When you test, it’s important to test rollback as well.

GRID Out Of Place (OOP) Rollback Disaster

Steps for Minimal Downtime Grid Infrastructure Out of Place ( OOP ) Patching using gridSetup.sh (Doc ID 2662762.1)
May 13, 2020
Oracle Database – Enterprise Edition – Version 19.6.0.0.0 and later
This is applicable only for cluster environment,not the SIHA(Oracle Restart)

In general, the following steps are involved:

1) Installing and Patching the Grid infrastructure (software only)

/u01/app/19.7.0.0/grid/gridSetup.sh -ApplyRU 3089972
Chose the option “Install Software only” and select all the nodes.

2) Switching the Grid Infrastructure Home

Run the gridSetup.sh from the target home

/u01/app/19.7.0.0/grid/gridSetup.sh -SwitchGridhome

It will launch the GUI (you could run it in silent as well with a response file)

During this phase, you can select the automated root.sh option if you wanted. Otherwise it will prompt the root.sh.