Exalogic Infrastructure PSU Upgrade - ExaPatch Guide (Doc ID 1612143.1)

Last updated on APRIL 15, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Software - Version 2.0.0.0.0 and later
Linux x86-64
Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-bit)
Oracle Virtual Server (x86-64)

Purpose

ExaPatch is a Utility that automates the process of applying patches to an Exalogic Machines. This document describes how to install, configure, and use ExaPatch, a utility that simplifies the process of patching and upgrading the Exalogic infrastructure (BIOS,ILOM, Firmware, and Software) for the Exalogic Infrastructure PSU Physical Release Upgrade.

The new release Exapatch is installed during the PSU bundle installation (Refer KM Article) in the ZFS shares at /exalogic-lctools/bin/ and the complete directory structure as mentioned :

For more information about installing, configuring, and using ExaPatch, see the ExaPatch User's Guide, which is included in the ExaPatch bundle at exapatch/doc/E41279_01.pdf (e.g /exalogic-lctools/docs/exapatch/E50725_01.pdf). For the default values of ExaPatch options, see the "ExaPatch Command Syntax and Options" in the ExaPatch User's Guide.