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term describes the Oracle Database patchby ROBIN on 2014?04?15?
LEAVE A COMMENT in DATABASE , INFORMATION WORLD | ITIn using an
Oracle database technical support services, often encounter the
term the patch. Now Oracle database patches terms of these
explanations do:Interim Patch / One-off Patch: We often say that a
small patch to fix some (few) months Bug and released patches. This
patch test is recommended on a test database is correct and then
installed on the production database.Merged Patch: merging patches.
When there is a conflict between a few small patches, when not
installed, you need to provide this patch set. Patch conflict was
mainly due to two or more patches modify the same file, but modify
the content is different.Bundle Patch: patch set, fixes multiple
Bug. Oracle on the Windows platform is not a small patch, only this
patch set. This patch rallies periodically publish (at least on a
quarterly basis). This is a cumulative patch set type (cumulative),
that is, each patch contains all the Bundle Patch rally before. For
example, Windows Bundle Patch 16, it will include all previous 15
Bundle Patch, so we always recommend to install the latest Bundle
Patch. Oracle's clustering software and database software Window
Bundle Patch is the same, such as Windows Bundle Patch 16 (patch
number 16167942, both playing in the cluster, you can also play on
the database). To learn Windows Bundle Patch patch number, you can
refer to MOS document:Note 161549.1 Oracle Database, Networking and
Grid Agent Patches for Microsoft PlatformsCritical Patch Update
(CPU): published once every quarter, to fix some security patches,
are cumulative type. Has now changed its name to Security Patch
Update (SPU). View the CPU fixes various specific issues, please
refer to
here:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alerts-086861.htmlPatch
Set Update (PSU): published once every quarter, to repair some of
the more serious problems, including quarterly CPU, are cumulative
type. Although the description of PSU's version of the database
will be used when the first five, such as Database PSU 11.2.0.3.5,
but in fact after the kick PSU does not really change the version
of the database, see the version from v $ version or 4 of
(11.2.0.3.0), the first five are still 0. Note that there is no CPU
and PSU on Windows, Oracle's clustering software and database
software using different PSU. MOS can refer to the following
documentation for CPU, PSU, Windows Bundle Patch each quarter
specific patch number:Note 1454618.1 Quick Reference to Patch
Numbers for Database PSU, SPU (CPU), Bundle Patches and
PatchsetsPatch Set: Set on a large patch release, and fixes more
Bug, may contain some enhancements (Enhancement). For example, 11.2
is a large version, then 11.2.0.2 is a Patch set. This patch set
through a rigorous integration testing, but also the cumulative
type. So we always recommend to install the latest Patch
Set.Diagnostic Patch: diagnostic patch. Sometimes the diagnosis of
a problem, in order to obtain more diagnostic information, Oracle's
development department will provide a Diagnostic Patch, this patch
is not to fix the problem, but to diagnose the problem.Composite
Patch: From April 2012 to start the Database PSU 11.2.0.3.2,
introduced a new concept called Composite Patches. This is a new
patch, which is different from the other type cumulative patch. If
this is the first installation of this patch set, then all the
patches included in the patch set will be installed this patch set
subsequent installation will only install a patch set before the
contrast changes and newly added part of the patch.PSU is a kind of
Composite Patch, to PSU as an example to illustrate the first
installation of Composite Patch for PSU 11.2.0.3.2:Interim patches
(1):Patch 13,545,268: Applied on Fri Dec 09 10:59:28 EST 2011 Patch
Description: "Database Patch Set Update: 11.2.0.3.2 (13545268)"
