Once the steps described in section Prerequisites are completed, the sequences of phases in applying the SPB patches using SPBAT utility on the IDM 12.2.1.4 installed environment are:

a. PreStop	Run the SPBAT utility for the PreStop phase to evaluate the environment prior to patching. Verify the html report summary and refer to the logs and reports, if needed. This phase can be run while the services, instances and/or servers are up and running.
b. Stop Services	Stop all IDM related services (including WebLogic Servers) running on IDM hosts.
c. Backup	Create a cold backup of the entire ORACLE_HOME and DOMAIN_HOME directories.
d. Downtime Patching	Run the SPBAT utility for the Downtime phase.
e. Start Services	Start all IDM related services (including WebLogic Servers) running on IDM hosts, and make sure these are up and running.
f. PostStart	Run the SPBAT utility for the PostStart phase.
g. Complete Validation	Once the SPB patching activity is complete, verify the environment and URLs.