Tech Talk : Patching the Exadata Database Service

Patching the Exadata Database Service is divided into Oracle responsibility and Customer responsibility. We will discuss what each layer of responsibility covers and the management interfaces that customers can use to conduct patching activities that reside in the Customer responsibility area. LEARNING POINTS: -- Understand the Patching Responsibility Matrix -What is Oracle Responsible for -What are Customers Responsible for -- Describe Customer Managed maintenance tasks -- Understand Available Management Interfaces for Patching -Patch using OCI Console -Patch using OCI Cli -Patch with dbasscli -- Understand Prerequisites & Best Practices for Updating GI & DB Home -- Learn how to Schedule Automatic Infrastructure Management -- Learn to Identify the Available Patches for Customer VM elements -VM OS Patches -GI Patches -DB Home Patches -- Learn how to view Patching History -- Understand how to use Cloud Automation to Pre-Check & Apply Patches