Step by Step 12c Opatch Update Prcess

1. Backup the OPatch directory and Copy the new OPatch file into the Oracle Home directory then run then command:

bash-4.2$ cp p6880880_122010_AIX64-5L.zip /orafs/app/oracle/12.2.0.1/db_1/p6880880_122010_AIX64-5L.zip

bash-4.2$  unzip p6880880_122010_AIX64-5L.zip

2. copy and unzip the PSU file to the following location and then unzip the file

bash-4.2$ bash-4.2$ cp p28662603_122010_AIX64-5L.zip 

/orafs/app/oracle/12.2.0.1/db_1/OPatch/p28662603_122010_AIX64-5L.zip

bash-4.2$  unzip p28662603_122010_AIX64-5L.zip

bash-4.2$  cd 28662603

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$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch lsinventory

bash-4.2$  $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch prereq CheckConflictAgainstOHWithDetail -ph ./

3.  apply opatch :

bash-4.2$  $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch apply

4. Run ./datapatch after patching :

sqlplus /nolog

Connect / as sysdba

startup

quit

bash-4.2$  cd $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch

bash-4.2$  ./datapatch -verbose