EPM Upgrade From 11.2.8 To 11.2.10 Fails With Error "java.lang.RuntimeException: ApplySession failed to prepare the system. To run in silent mode, OPatch requires a response file for Oracle Configuration Manager (OCM)" (Doc ID 2907151.1)

Last updated on MAY 05, 2024

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Symptoms

When attempting to do EPM upgrade from 11.2.8 to 11.2.10 by running the ./ApplyUpdate.sh command, it is failing with the error in the Opatch log file -

Starting to apply patch to local system at <date>
Verifying environment and performing prerequisite checks...
Stack Description: java.lang.RuntimeException: ApplySession failed to prepare the system.
  To run in silent mode, OPatch requires a response file for Oracle Configuration Manager (OCM).
  Please run "<ORACLE_HOME>/Middleware/EPMSystem11R1/OPatch/ocm/bin/emocmrsp" to generate an OCM response file. The generated response file
  can be reused on different platforms and in multiple OPatch silent installs.
  
  To regenerate an OCM response file, Please rerun "/hyp01/oracle/FMLOBHYP/product/Middleware/EPMSystem11R1/OPatch/ocm/bin/emocmrsp".

Cause

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