RAC Patching - opatch auto requires database instance shutdown?
Hi
First time patching a RAC cluster and I want to confirm some things that are not clear in the readme for the patch or the supplemental readme.
Environment: 2-node RAC cluster on RHEL6.6 running 11.2.0.4. We need to apply the Jan, 2015 PSU and critical Java patches.
The section of the readme we would follow is:
Case 1: Patching Oracle RAC Database Homes and the GI Home Together
Follow the instructions in this section if you would like to patch all the Oracle RAC database homes of release version 11.2.0.4 and the 11.2.0.4 GI home.
Case 1.1: GI Home Is Not Shared
Case 1.1.1: ACFS File System Is Not Configured and Database Homes Are Not Shared