Oracle EBS 12.2.X Online Patching (ADOP)

In this article we will show how to apply online patch (ADOP) in oracle EBS 12.2.6. Details are given below.

## There are five phases or life cycles of ADOP which are:
  
          1. PREPARE 
      2. APPLY 
      3. FINALIZE 
      4. CUTOVER 
      5.  CLEANUP

Step 1: download patching and check environment:

Download the patch and unzip into PATCH_TOP (/u01/EBSCRP/fs_ne/EBSapps/patch/) folder. Go through the readme to check what it’s going to do.

·       # Verify environment
$ echo $FILE_EDITION

Run

$ echo $TWO_TASK

dbSID (Instance name)

Step 2: Prepare

a) Run environment. env file(optional) << source <ebs_root>/EBSapps.env run)

b) $adop phase=prepare

Enter the APPS password:
Enter the SYSTEM password:
Enter the WLSADMIN password:

c) Please check the status as follows:
$adop -status
Enter the APPS username: apps
Enter the APPS password:

Step 3: Apply Phase:

$adop phase=apply patches=1234567(Patch id) workers=8
Enter the APPS password:
Enter the SYSTEM password:
Enter the WLSADMIN password:

Step 4: Finalize phase

$adop phase=finalize
Enter the APPS password:
Enter the SYSTEM password:
Enter the WLSADMIN password:
Please wait. Validating credentials…

Step 5: Cutover phase

$ adop phase=cutover
Enter the APPS password:
Enter the SYSTEM password:
Enter the WLSADMIN password:
Please wait. Validating credentials…

Note: Keep checking Status after every Phases.

Step 6: Cleanup Phase

$adop phase=cleanup (called automatically)
Enter the APPS password:
Enter the SYSTEM password:
Enter the WLSADMIN password:

Step 7: Synchronize Run and Patch File Systems

Note: After the cutover is complete, the two file systems must be synchronized so that both reflect the changes to the upgraded patch file system (which, following cutover, is now the run file system).

$ adop phase=fs_clone