Nortel Networks 53r 5300 00 manual Var/mcp/db/install, PatchDB.pl

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Attention: The time it takes to patch the Oracle Database varies from patch to patch. It can take anywhere from a few minutes up to an hour.

Prerequisites

•You must have SSA (nysysadm) permissions.

Procedure Steps

Step Action

1Load the CD containing the Oracle patch into the CD-ROM drive of the primary database server.

2Log on as the SSA role (ntsysadm).

3Change user permissions: su - root

4Copy the installation files:

./mcpCopyFromCD.pl

The patch files are copied from the CD to the following local directory:

/var/mcp/db/install

5Change directory:

cd /var/mcp/db/install

6Extract the patch files: tar xvf patches.tar

7Change directory: cd patches

8Verify the current working directory: pwd

Confirm the working directory is as follows: var/mcp/db/install/patches

9Run the patch installation script:

./patchDB.pl

Note: The following two errors can be observed during the application of the patch.

•CREATE SEQUENCE generator$_s START WITH 1

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Application Server 5300

Nortel AS 5300 Installation

NN42040-300 01.04

4 November 2008

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