How To Download And Install The Latest OPatch Version

How To Download And Install The Latest OPatch Version

1) Please download the latest OPatch version from My Oracle Support (MOS) using the next reference:

Patch 6880880

Or using the next URL:

https://updates.oracle.com/download/6880880.html

2) In the "Platform" field select the relevant platform that corresponds to the Oracle product.

3) Click the Download button

4) Upload the opatch.zip file to your OS host and unzip it:
Example:

% mv p6880880_101000_SOLARIS64.zip $ORACLE_HOME

% cd $ORACLE_HOME

(If a former OPatch directory already exist, then rename it)
% mv Opatch OPatch_100057_OLD
% unzip p6880880_101000_SOLARIS64.zip
Archive: p6880880_101000_SOLARIS64.zip
creating: OPatch/
creating: OPatch/docs/
inflating: OPatch/docs/FAQ
inflating: OPatch/docs/README.txt
inflating: OPatch/docs/Users_Guide.txt
inflating: OPatch/docs/bt1.txt
inflating: OPatch/docs/bt2.txt
inflating: OPatch/docs/tmp
inflating: OPatch/emdpatch.pl
creating: OPatch/jlib/
inflating: OPatch/jlib/opatch.jar
inflating: OPatch/opatch
inflating: OPatch/opatch.bat
inflating: OPatch/opatch.pl
creating: OPatch/perl_modules/
inflating: OPatch/perl_modules/Apply.pm
inflating: OPatch/perl_modules/AttachHome.pm
inflating: OPatch/perl_modules/Command.pm
inflating: OPatch/perl_modules/LsInventory.pm
inflating: OPatch/perl_modules/Query.pm
inflating: OPatch/perl_modules/RollBack.pm
inflating: OPatch/perl_modules/Version.pm
inflating: OPatch/perl_modules/XML.pm
inflating: OPatch/perl_modules/opatchIO.pm
inflating: OPatch/README.txt
creating: OPatch/ocm/
extracting: OPatch/ocm/ocm.zip
creating: OPatch/ocm/doc/
inflating: OPatch/ocm/doc/license.txt
creating: OPatch/ocm/lib/
inflating: OPatch/ocm/lib/emocmutl.jar
creating: OPatch/ocm/bin/
inflating: OPatch/ocm/bin/emocmrsp
% cd OPatch
% opatch version
Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 1.0.0.0.58
Copyright (c) 2007 Oracle Corporation. All Rights Reserved..
We recommend you refer to the OPatch documentation under
OPatch/docs for usage reference. We also recommend using
the latest OPatch version. For the latest OPatch version
and other support related issues, please refer to document
293369.1 which is viewable from metalink.oracle.com
OPatch Version: 1.0.0.0.58

5)You can launch OPatch tool by using the absolute path :
ex.:
$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch version
Or you can set the OPatch directory in your PATH variable so you can execute the OPatch command (opatch <args>) from anywhere without using the absolute path.
ex.:
For Korn / Bourne shell:
% export PATH=$PATH:$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch
For C Shell:
% setenv PATH $PATH:$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch

Reference metalink Doc ID 274526.1