Configuring Oracle DB patching for your deployment

You can configure Oracle DB patching for your deployment from BigFix console.

Procedure

Complete the following steps to configure Oracle DB patching for your deployment from the BigFix console licence overview dashboard:
  1. In the BigFix console, click the Updates for Linux Applications Middleware site or the Updates for Windows Applications Middleware site to open the required sites.
    Updates for Linux Applications Middleware site

    Updates for Windows Applications Middleware site
  2. Click Fixlets and Tasks and choose the appropriate Update Oracle DB Patch List and update scripts Fixlet from your Oracle DB installation.
    Note: If you are using Oracle ASM or Oracle RAC, select the ASM/RAC Fixlet version.
    Note: If you are running a standalone Oracle DB, choose the plain Fixlet version.
  3. Click a Update Oracle DB Patch List and update scripts Fixlet and select Take Action.

    Take action
  4. Set the input fields in the Execution tab of the Take Action window.
    End Date
    Leave the end date field empty or unspecified.
    Reapply Action
    Click While Relevant to enable this option to ensure the action is reapplied whenever it becomes relevant.
    Reapply Interval
    Set the reapply interval to 1 day to wait one day between reapplications.
    Maximum Allowed Reapplications
    Choose Unlimited to accept unlimited reapplications.
    Action Name
    Update the action's name to clearly indicate that it is a policy action.
  5. By configuring the action on the Execution tab as described, you create a policy action that runs daily.
  6. When you finish editing, click OK to deploy the action.
  7. After the policy action runs on the database servers, Oracle DB patch actions can become relevant.
    Note: The Fixlet detects only databases that are configured in /etc/oratab (or /var/opt/oracle/oratab on Solaris).