Installing Individual Updates on an Instance

Provide the basic information for the update job:

• Name: Enter a name for the job. The name doesn't need to be unique, because an Oracle Cloud Identifier (OCID) uniquely identifies the job. Avoid entering confidential information.

• Description: (Optional) Enter a description for the job. Avoid entering confidential information.

Select when to run the job:

• Run immediately: Select this option to run the job now.
• Schedule: Select this option to schedule the job to run at a future date and time.

  • Date and time: Select the calendar icon and select the date and time you want the job to run.

  • Frequency: Choose how often you want the job to run.

    • To schedule the job to run only one time, select Once. This option is the default.
    • To schedule the job to recur, select either Hour, Day, Week, or Month, and then enter the interval.

  • Automatic Retry: When selected, if the initial execution of the job fails, the service retries the job up three times. Each retry is five minutes apart.

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    If you have permissions to create a resource, then you also have permissions to apply free-form tags to that resource. To apply a defined tag, you must have permissions to use the tag namespace. For more information about tagging, see Resource Tags. If you're not sure whether to apply tags, ask an administrator or skip this option. You can apply tags later.

Review the details of the update job. Make any changes as needed, and then select Update.

View the job in the Instances details page.

After creating the job, next steps might include:

• Listing Jobs Associated with an Instance (to view and monitor the update)
• Rebooting an Instance (some updates might require a reboot)
• Viewing Job Log and Error Messages
• Rerunning a Failed Job
• Editing a Scheduled Job