1. Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning Administrator's Guide
  2. Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning Use Cases
  3. Performing Oracle Exadata Database Node Live Update

Performing Oracle Exadata Database Node Live Update

Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning (Oracle FPP) supports Exadata Live Update, which was introduced in Oracle Exadata System Software release 24.1.0.

After you create a working copy of a gold image that you want to use for Exadata live update, provision that working copy to the Oracle Exadata database server using the rhpctl update exadata -dbnodes command.
  1. Evaluate the current configuration and perform pre-upgrade checks.
    rhpctl update exadata -dbnodes node1,node2 -client client1 -image dblive_exadata 
-iso_repo p28802055_236000_Linux-x86-64.zip -liveupdate full -eval
  2. Create a backup of the current configuration.
    rhpctl update exadata -dbnodes node1,node2 -client client1 -image dblive_exadata 
-iso_repo p28802055_236000_Linux-x86-64.zip -backup
  3. Update Oracle Exadata Database node with the new image.
    rhpctl update exadata -dbnodes node1,node2 -client client1 -image dblive_exadata 
-iso_repo p28802055_236000_Linux-x86-64.zip -liveupdate full
  4. Query the Oracle Exadata client to check the client configuration and Exadata live update information.
    rhpctl query client -client client1 -exadata

Audit ID: 90
Site: client1
Rapid Home Provisioning Client Version: 23.0.0.0.0
Rapid Home Provisioning Client Full Version: 23.6.0.0.0
Enabled: true
Host from which RHPC last registered: client1vm01.example.com
Port number last registered by RHPC: 8896
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...
Image status: success
Exadata software version: 23.1.7.0.0.231012
Exadata Live Update Type: full
Exadata Live Update Version: 23.1.90.0.0.240226 (Live Update applied. Reboot at any time to finalize outstanding items.)
Node type: GUEST
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Parent topic: Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning Use Cases