Oracle Database 23ai

Oracle provides several tools to assist you with patch maintenance. Use the patching procedures recommended for your deployment

Patching Policy for Oracle Database 23ai

To assist with proactive database software maintenance, Oracle provides routine quarterly Release Updates (RUs).

General Database Maintenance Guidelines

To understand details about Oracle Database patch maintenance, see Database Patch Maintenance Guidelines. Learn about Release Updates (RUs), Monthly Recommended Patches (MRPs), and other details about how the Oracle patch maintenance process works.

Recommended Patch Maintenance for Oracle Database Single Instance Databases

For single-instance Oracle Database deployments, Oracle recommends that you perform patch maintenance with Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA)

Oracle Database Patch Delivery Methods for Single-Instance Databases

Oracle recommends that you patch single-instance On Premises Oracle Databases using out-of-place Gold Image release updates (RUs) deployed with Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA).

Recommended Patch Maintenance for Advanced Oracle Database Deployments

For advanced Oracle Database configurations, such as deployments using Oracle Real Application Clusters, Oracle Data Guard, or other advanced use case scenarios, Oracle recommends that you use out-of-place patching with the Gold Image Release Updates that are available starting with Oracle Database 23ai.

Patch Maintenance for Databases Deployed with Oracle Data Guard

Oracle recommends that you patch Oracle Databases deployed with Oracle Data Guard using Fleet Patching and Provisioning with out-of-place Gold Image release updates (RUs).

Patch Maintenance for Databases Deployed with Oracle RAC

Oracle recommends that you patch Oracle Databases deployed with Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) using out-of-place Gold Image release updates (RUs).

Manual Patching Procedures Using OPatch

Use these documents to guide you with manual patch maintenance using OPatch and OPatchAuto

Single-Instance Oracle Database Maintenance with OPatch

You can patch on-premises Oracle Database manually with OPatch.

Oracle Database with Oracle Data Guard Maintenance with OPatchAuto

For Oracle Database deployed with Oracle Data Guard, you can patch manually with OPatchAuto,

Oracle Real Application Clusters Maintenance with OPatchAuto

For Oracle Database deployed with Oracle Real Application Clusters, you can patch manually with OPatchAuto,