[OCI DB]: Database System Patching Fails With "DCS-10001:Internal error encountered: For input string" (Doc ID 2950387.1)

Last updated on MAY 22, 2023

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Symptoms

OCI DB system patching failed with following error:
DCS-10001:Internal error encountered: For input string: ""

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# dbcli describe-job -i 48b9c8a0-098c-463c-a802-1400d363a80f -l Verbose

Job details
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  ID: 48b9c8a0-098c-463c-a802-1400d363a80f
  Description: Server Patching
  Status: Failure
  Created: May 15, 2023 8:01:45 PM BST
  Progress: 66%
  Message: DCS-10001:Internal error encountered: For input string: "".
  Error Code: DCS-10001
  Cause: This is an internal error.
  Action: Contact Oracle Support Services for assistance.
Task Name Start Time End Time Status

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Server Patching May 15, 2023 8:01:45 PM BST May 15, 2023 10:21:00 PM BST Failure
Server Patching May 15, 2023 8:03:25 PM BST May 15, 2023 10:21:00 PM BST Failure
task:TaskSequential_394 May 15, 2023 8:03:43 PM BST May 15, 2023 10:21:00 PM BST Failure
task:TaskSequential_428 May 15, 2023 8:06:16 PM BST May 15, 2023 10:21:00 PM BST Failure
GI: Applying clusterware patch[hostname] May 15, 2023 8:06:16 PM BST May 15, 2023 10:21:00 PM BST Failure
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From <GRID HOME>/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto/opatchauto_<timestamp>.log
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2023-05-15 21:17:31,819 INFO [1] oracle.opatchauto.core.binary.OACLogger -
Applying the patches ...

2023-05-15 22:17:32,204 INFO [1] oracle.opatchauto.core.binary.OACLogger -
Patching operation failed
2023-05-15 22:17:32,204 INFO [1] oracle.opatchauto.core.binary.OACLogger -
oracle.opatch.opatchsdk.OPatchExceptionoracle.sysman.oii.oiit.OiitTargetLockNotAvailableException.setLockHolderTrace(OiitTargetLockNotAvailableException.java:122)
oracle.sysman.oii.oiit.OiitTargetLockNotAvailableException.<init>(OiitTargetLockNotAvailableException.java:62)
oracle.sysman.oii.oiit.OiitTargetLocker.getWriterLock(OiitTargetLocker.java:376)
oracle.sysman.oii.oiit.OiitTargetLocker.getWriterLock(OiitTargetLocker.java:223)
oracle.sysman.oii.oiit.OiitTargetLocker.getWriterLock(OiitTargetLocker.java:208)
oracle.sysman.oii.oiit.OiitTargetLocker.getWriterLock(OiitTargetLocker.java:195)
oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicStandardInventorySession.acquireLocks(OiicStandardInventorySession.java:559)
oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicStandardInventorySession.initAreaControl(OiicStandardInventorySession.java:359)
oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicStandardInventorySession.initSession(OiicStandardInventorySession.java:332)
oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicStandardInventorySession.initSession(OiicStandardInventorySession.java:294)
oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicStandardInventorySession.initSession(OiicStandardInventorySession.java:208)
oracle.opatch.ipm.OUIInventorySession.initSession(OUIInventorySession.java:54)
oracle.opatch.ipm.OUISessionManager.createAndInitCISession(OUISessionManager.java:111)
oracle.opatch.ipm.OUISessionManager.setupCISession(OUISessionManager.java:181)
oracle.opatch.ipm.OUISessionManager.instantiate(OUISessionManager.java:44)
oracle.opatch.ipm.OUISessionManager.getOUIInventorySession(OUISessionManager.java:351)
oracle.opatch.ipm.OHILock.grabWriterLock(OHILock.java:71)
oracle.opatch.ipm.OHILock.lock(OHILock.java:38)
oracle.opatch.ipm.IPMRWServices.lock(IPMRWServices.java:86)
oracle.opatch.UtilSession.getRWServices(UtilSession.java:110)
oracle.opatch.UtilSession.process(UtilSession.java:268)
oracle.opatch.OPatchSession.main(OPatchSession.java:3956)
oracle.opatch.OPatchSDK.NApply(OPatchSDK.java:1127)
oracle.opatch.opatchsdk.OPatchTarget.NApply(OPatchTarget.java:4169)
oracle.opatchauto.core.binary.action.LegacyPatchAction.execute(LegacyPatchAction.java:72)
oracle.opatchauto.core.binary.OPatchAutoBinary.patchWithoutAnalyze(OPatchAutoBinary.java:519)
oracle.opatchauto.core.binary.OPatchAutoBinary.patch(OPatchAutoBinary.java:400)
oracle.opatchauto.core.binary.OPatchAutoBinary.apply(OPatchAutoBinary.java:369)
oracle.opatchauto.core.OPatchAutoCore.runOPatchAutoBinary(OPatchAutoCore.java:189)
oracle.opatchauto.core.OPatchAutoCore.main(OPatchAutoCore.java:75)
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