Patching and Upgrades - Oracle Exadata Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach - page 348

Database Infrastructure README.html README.txt SystemsManagement
[root@cm01dbm01 14207418]#
Under the SystemsManagement directory, you will find a number of individual patches, each with their own
README and patch application instructions:
[root@cm01dbm01 14207418]# find SystemsManagement/ -type d
SystemsManagement/
SystemsManagement/GridControl11
SystemsManagement/GridControl11/OMS
SystemsManagement/GridControl11/OMS/11727299
... Output omitted
SystemsManagement/GridControl11/Agent
SystemsManagement/GridControl11/Agent/9482559
... Output omitted
SystemsManagement/GridControl11/EMPlugins
SystemsManagement/GridControl11/EMPlugins/KVM
... Output omitted
SystemsManagement/CloudControl12
SystemsManagement/CloudControl12/WLS
SystemsManagement/CloudControl12/WLS/13470978
... Output omitted
SystemsManagement/CloudControl12/OMS
SystemsManagement/CloudControl12/OMS/14037537
... Output omitted
SystemsManagement/CloudControl12/Agent
SystemsManagement/CloudControl12/Agent/13550565
... Output omitted
[root@cm01dbm01 14207418]#
First, determine if you wish or need to apply the Enterprise Manager patches. These are not critical to the
functionality of your Exadata databases, but they could be important for monitoring or management purpose.
Next, identify whether you use Enterprise Manager Grid Control or Enterprise Manager Cloud Control.
For both types of deployments, there will be a number of “one-off ” patches for the Enterprise Manager agents and
Oracle Management Server (OMS). For Cloud Control, there will also be a number of one-off Web Logic Server
(WLS) patches.
If you are using Grid Control, you will have a number of Exadata-specific Grid Control plugins available, but for
12c Cloud Control, the plugins are downloadable and installable from your EM Cloud Control web interface.
The patches for the EM agents, OMS, and WLS are typically applied using OPatch. Many of the patches have
specific custom pre-install and post-install steps.
Since the steps for applying Enterprise Manager patches on Exadata will vary from patch to patch, read the
README file for each patch under the SystemsManagement directory for instructions on how to apply a specific patch.
How It Works
When Oracle releases QFSDP, QDPE, or other Exadata patches, there are typically a number of Enterprise Manager
patches released and delivered with the patch bundle. These Enterprise Manager patches do not necessarily need
to be applied at the same time as the storage server or compute node patches, but they are included to enable your
Enterprise Manager agents and repository to take advantage of any additional features or updates with the cell or
compute node updates.