Exalogic Patch Set Update (PSU) Release 2.0.6.3.211019 (Linux - Physical) for October 2021 (Doc ID 2811684.1)

Last updated on JULY 22, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Software - Version 2.0.6.3.0 to 2.0.6.3.211019
Linux x86-64
Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2 Hardware
Exalogic Elastic Cloud X3-2 Hardware
Exalogic Elastic Cloud X4-2 Hardware
Exalogic Elastic Cloud X5-2 Hardware
Exalogic Elastic Cloud X6-2 Hardware

Purpose

Oracle Exalogic is an integrated hardware and software system designed to provide a complete platform for a wide range of application types and widely varied workloads. It combines optimized Oracle Fusion Middleware software like WebLogic server, JRockit, Coherence with industry-standard Sun Server and Storage hardware and InfiniBand networking. The purpose of this document is to provide specific information around October 2021 Patch Set Update (PSU) for that system.

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE:

1) October 2020 PSU is a pre-requisite for applying October 2021 PSU.

Following are October 2021 PSU upgrade paths:

2.0.6.2.x → 2.0.6.3.201020 → 2.0.6.4.211019
2.0.6.2.x → 2.0.6.3.201020 → 2.0.6.3.210420 → 2.0.6.4.211019
2.0.6.3.x → 2.0.6.3.201020 → 2.0.6.4.211019
2.0.6.3.x → 2.0.6.3.201020 → 2.0.6.3.210420 → 2.0.6.4.211019

2) As part of October 2021 PSU kernel version on the Linux Physical compute nodes will be upgraded from UEK2 to UEK4. Also Exalogic image version on Linux Physical Compute nodes changes from 2.0.6.3.x to 2.0.6.4.x as part of October 2021 PSU upgrade.

IMPORTANT

THE OCTOBER 2021 PSU IS ONLY FOR THE EXALOGIC PHYSICAL RACK RUNNING ON VERSION 2.0.6.2.x/ 2.0.6.3.x & THIS PSU IS NOT APPLICABLE TO EXALOGIC PHYSICAL RACK RUNNING ON VERSION 2.0.6.4.x

Scope

The target audience of this document are engineers and system administrators who plan to apply the Exalogic PSU.

This document provides the following:

README files that are included in the October 2021 PSU for convenience. These can be used for reference without having to download the PSU first.
Known issues with the PSU - these provide a list of known issues along with workarounds/solutions, if available. Engineers and administrators planning to apply the PSU should ensure to review these before applying the PSU.

This document will be kept up-to-date with updates to errata and known issues.