Adding Oracle9i Release 2 Patches

1. Log in as oracle user.
2. On one node, create the directory where you intend to copy the Oracle9i patch software. For example:
     $ mkdir /oracle/patch
     $ cd /oracle/patch
3. Copy all files included with the downloaded Oracle9i patch software to /oracle/patch. When you uncompress and untar the downloaded ZIP file, the software resides in a Disk1 directory.
4. On each node, edit the .rhosts file to provide the other node access to the local system during the installation. Place a "+ +" character in the first line of the file. You can remove this permission after installation is complete.
5. Set the DISPLAY variable.

   If you use the Bourne Shell (sh or ksh):

   
     $ DISPLAY=host:0.0;export DISPLAY

   If you use the C Shell (csh or tcsh):

   
     $ setenv DISPLAY host:0.0
6. Run the Oracle9i runInstaller utility:
     $ $/ORACLE/patch/Disk1/runInstaller
7. As the runInstaller utility runs, note the following points:
   • Select products.xml from the /oracle/patch/Disk1/stage directory.
   • In the Node Selection dialog box:
   • When installing an Oracle9i Release 2 patch on a cluster file system, select the default node for installation.
   • When installing an Oracle9i Release 2 patch on a local file system, select all nodes for installation.

   If you are installing Oracle9i Release 2 Patch 2 (9.2.0.2) on a local file system, install the software by invoking the installer on each node, one node at a time. Refer to the following document: Oracle Metalink document ID: Note: 224598.1. Search on: 224598.1 ALERT: Secondary 9.2.0.2 RAC Instances Will Not Mount After Relinking.

8. Proceed with the installation.