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Oracle Support Update
Phil Davies
Agenda
• Major Releases
– Oracle Database
– Enterprise Manager
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• Patch Set Releases
• Life Time Support Policy
– Extended Dates
• Recent Alerts & Issues
• Questions
• Appendix
– Patch terminology
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The following is intended to outline our general
product direction. It is intended for information
purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any
contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any
material, code, or functionality, and should not be
relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
The development, release, and timing of any
features or functionality described for Oracle’s
products remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.
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RDBMS Releases
• Oracle 11gR2 (11.2.0.1)
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Linux x86
Linux x86-64
Solaris(SPARC) 64-bit
Solaris (X86-64)
AIX(PPC64)
HP-UX Itanium
HP-UX PA-RISC
Microsoft Windows 32 bit
Microsoft Windows 64 bit
zLinux64 (11.2.0.2 full release)
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/index.html
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RDBMS Releases
• Oracle 11gR1 (11.1.0.7)
– Windows Server 2008 32 & 64 bit
• Oracle 11gR1 (11.1.0.6)
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Linux x86
Linux x86-64
Windows 32-bit, 64-bit
Solaris(SPARC) 64-bit
AIX(PPC64)
HP-UX Itanium
HP-UX PA-RISC
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/index.html
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Enterprise Manager Releases
• 12.1.0.2 Cloud Control
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for Linux x86 (32-bit)
for Linux x86-64 (64-bit)
for Solaris Operating System (SPARC)
for Solaris Operating System (x86-64)
for IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-bit)
for Windows x86-64
• 11.1.0.1.0 Grid Control
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Linux x86, Linux x86-64,
Solaris Sparc(64 bit),
HP-UX PA-RISC, HP-UX Itanium
AIX 5L
Windows 32 bit
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/oem/grid-control/downloads/index.html
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RDBMS Patch Set Releases
• 11gR2 11.2.0.3
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Linux x86, x86-64
Solaris x86-64
Solaris(SPARC) 64-bit
AIX(PPC64)
HP-UX Itanium, HP-UX PA-RISC
Microsoft Windows 32 bit, 64 bit
Linux on System z
S/390 based Linux
Client only Solaris x86-32 Solaris Sparc 32 bit, HP-UX
Itanium 32 bit, AIX 32 bit
• Patch 10404530
• Full install, does not require base release Note 1189783.1
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RDBMS Patch Set Releases
• 11gR1 11.1.0.7 (Terminal release)
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HP-UX Itanium
HP-UX PA-RISC
MS Windows 32bit, 64 bit
Sun Sparc 64 bit
Linux x86
Linux x86-64
IBM AIX
• Patch 6890831
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RDBMS Patch Set Releases
• 10gR2 10.2.0.5 (Terminal release)
– Linux 32 Bit, Linux 64 Bit
– Linux system z
– Solaris X86-64 bit
– Solaris (SPARC) 64 bit
– HP-UX Itanium, HP-UX PA-RISC(64 bit)
– IBM AIX on Power Systems ( 64 bit)
– Windows (32 bit) ( 64 bit) + Itanium
– Fujitsu BS2000/OSD (SX Series)
• Patch 8202632
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Enterprise Manager Patch Set Releases
Release Schedule of EM Releases / Patch Sets
Note 793512.1
Enterprise Manager recommended patches
Note 822485.1
Latest release 12.1.0.2
12.1.0.1
OMS - see Note 1395505.1
Unix Agent - see Note 1395505.1
11.1.0.1 PSU7
OMS Patch 13711705
Unix Agent Patch 9346282
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Patch Set Update (PSU) Availability
• Oracle Database Support Newsletter - Issue Sept, 2012 Volume 20
Note 230.1
• Quick Reference to Patchset / PSU Numbers
Note 753736.1
• Reference List of Critical Patch Update Availability(CPU) and Patch Set
Update (PSU) Documents For Oracle Database and Fusion Middleware
Product
Note 783141.1
• PSU Patchset updates
Note 854428.1
• Oracle Recommended Patches -- Oracle Database
Note 756671.1
• Database PSU-CPU Cross-Reference List
Note 1119703.1
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Life Time Support Policy
• RDBMS Life Time Support Policy
– 11.2
Premier: Jan 2015, Extended: Jan 2018
– Free Extended Support to Jan 2016
– 11.1
– 10.2.0
Premier: Aug 2012, Extended: Aug 2015
Premier: 31-Jul-2010,Extended: 31-Jul-2013
– Free Extended Support ended July 2011
– 10.1.0.x
Premier: 31-Jan-2009,Extended: 31-Jan-2012
– 9.2.0.x
Premier: 31-Jul-2007,Extended: 31-Jul-2010
• Sustaining: Indefinite applies to all above
New Lifetime support policy
http://www.oracle.com/us/support/lifetime-support/index.html
Note 9i P1 fixes until July2012
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Itanium Processor and Oracle Database Software
• After multiple conversations with Intel senior management
Oracle has decided to discontinue all software
development on the Intel Itanium microprocessor. Intel
management made it clear that their strategic focus is on
their x86 microprocessor and that Itanium was nearing the
end of its life.
• Press Release
• Oracle Software and Support for Itanium-Based Servers
Note 1313431.1
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Support Update - Status Notes
• Generic Server Support Status Notes
– 11.2.0
– 11.1.0
– 10.2.0
– 10.1.0
– 9.2
Note 880782.1
Note 454507.1
Note:316900.1
Note:263719.1
Note:189908.1
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Support Update - Recent Alerts
• Install and Upgrade
– Essential Steps to take before Upgrading to 11.2.0.3 Grid
Infrastructure/ASM/Exadata
Note 1363369.1
– ORA-600 [KKPO_RCINFO_DEFSTG:OBJNOTFOUND] On 11.2
Databases After Upgrade
Note 1308400.1
– 11.2.0.2 Roothas.pl or Rootcrs.pl fails
Note 1268390.1
– 11.2.0.2 Patches not found upgrading Grid Infrastructure
Bug 10036834
– MRP0 ORA-328 on switchover to standby after upgrade to 11.2.0.2
Fixed in 11.2.0.2.3
Note 11664046.8
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Support Update - Recent Alerts
• Install and Upgrade
– 11.2.0.1 DBUA Shared_Pool Too Small ( Sun sparc)
Bug 9406095
– 11.1.0.7 Ora-1578 Blocks misplaced in ASM..compatible.asm < 11
and existing datafile resized
Note 965751.1
– 11.1.0.7 ASM rolling upgrade to 11.1.0.7 fails on RAC
Note 742647.1
– 11.1.0.6 Various ora-600 errors during upgrade to 11g
Note 579523.1
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Support Update - Recent Alerts
• Database
– ORA-600 [ktbsdp1] ORA-600 [kghfrempty:ds]. Corruption in Rollback with
Clusterwide Global Transactions in RAC
11.2.0.3
Note 13605839.8
– PMON block recovery loop - instance hang
11.2.0.3
Note 13645917.8
– wrong results / OERI:[kkooqb: bsj not used] with star transformation
– 11.2.0.3
Note 13384397.8
– Hang / SGA memory corruption / ORA-7445:[kglic0] with
CURSOR_SHARING using multiple shared pool subpools
11.2.0.2 /3
Note 13550185.8
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Support Update - Recent Alerts
• Database
– Join of temp and permanent tables in RAC might cause corruption of
permanent table
11.2.0.3
fixed in .3 PSU
Note 13467683.8
– ORA-604 ORA-959 on object with Deferred Segment Creation
11.2.0.3
Note 1390632.1
– Ora-600 or Data Corruption possible during shutdown
normal/transactional/immediate of RAC instances in a rolling fashion
11.2.0.2
Note 1318986.1
– ORA-600 [2015] during transaction rollback in undo block for COMPRESS
table
11.1.0.6 to 11.2.0.2
Note 1191474.1
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Support Update - Recent Alerts
• Database
– Intermittent logical corruption of LOB data during recovery
10.1 to 11.2 Fixed in 11.2.0.2
Note 1206814.1
– Segment header corruption if extent allocation operation is interrupted
9.2 to 11.2
Fixed in 11.2.0.2
Note 1229669.1
– OERI[25027] or [4097] in plugged datafile after CREATE CONTROLFILE
11.1.0.6 to 11.2.0.1 Fixed in 11.2.0.2
Note 1066229.1
– RFS in standby with a wrong location for archive log
corruption/overwriting datafiles when max_connections > 1
10.2 to 11.2
Fixed in 11.2.0.2
Note 1081961.1
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Other notes
• Pre 11.2 Database Issues in 11gR2 Grid Infrastructure Environment
Note 948456.1
• Data Guard Standby-First Patch Apply (Doc ID 1265700.1)
Note 1265700.1
• SQL :- High Version Count Issues
Note 296377.1
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Q&A
Q U E S T I O N S
A N S W E R S
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Oracle Support
• GCS – Global Customer Support; the analysts within Oracle Support
that own and work on Service Requests
• BDE – Bug Detection and Escalation; also part of Oracle Support,
these are engineers who have access to the source code to check for or
confirm the existence of a bug
• Sustaining Engineering – formerly known as DDR; the team within
Development that creates patches
• Base Development – the developers who work on the current and
future versions of the software, each owning a small section of code
• ACS - Advanced Customer Services; mission critical support services
for complex IT environments to help maximize performance, achieve
higher availability and reduce risk
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Terminology
• CPU –
a Critical Patch Update; in essence a CPU is a bundle which is released quarterly and only
includes security-related fixes. CPUs are cumulative, so a later CPU will contain all of the fixes from an
earlier CPU for the same patchset. CPUs are “molecular” which means groups of related fixes (“molecules”)
can be excluded if they conflict with existing patches.
• PSU –
a Patch Set Update; another bundle released every quarter, the PSU contains critical bug fixes
for its intended patchset. Again they are cumulative, so they contain all fixes from previous PSUs for the
same patchset – they also include the CPU released on the same date. So for example PSUApr2010
includes CPUApr2010. There are very specific rules about which fixes can be included in a PSU; nothing
that affects optimizer query plans can be included, nor anything that requires a configuration change. Portspecific bugs also cannot be included. Application of a PSU will increment the last digit of the release
number, e.g. PSUApr2010 for 10.2.0.4 results in the version becoming 10.2.0.4.4
• Overlay Patch –
when a one-off interim patch conflicts with a PSU, an overlay patch is
required. This is basically a merge of the patch you want and the PSU; Development aim to provide these
automatically so they shouldn’t actually be as much work as they sound.
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Terminology
• Interim Patch this is the official name for a one-off patch
• Conflict – two or more bugfixes which modify the same source code files; if this is the case then only
one can be applied, otherwise the code for the fixes will need to be “merged” to produce a new label
• Merge – a combination of labels; if for example you have two bugfixes which touch the same files then
you would need to have those fixes merged together, producing one new patch with a new label
• Backport – also known as an OOB or One-Off Backport, this is a change or fix in a later piece of
code which is then retrospectively applied as a patch to an earlier level of the code e.g. a fix in 11.1.0.7
might then be backported on top of 10.2.0.5 and made available as an interim patch
• Patchset - A patchset is a tested and integrated set of product fixes. Patch sets provide bug fixes
only; they do not include new functionality and they do not require certification on the target system”…
but that has changed in 11.2.0.2 see later slides
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