ERROR: Unable to relink home /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.4/dbhome_1, exiting (Doc ID 2652160.1)

Last updated on JULY 27, 2020

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Please kindly look into this and provide updates . Not able to relink Database HOME ERROR: Unable to relink home /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.4/dbhome_1,


The following known issues will be checked for but require manual follow-up:
  (*) - Yum rolling update requires fix for 11768055 when Grid Infrastructure is below 11.2.0.2 BP12


  (*) 2020-03-17 07:59:16: Verifying GI and DB's are shutdown
  (*) 2020-03-17 07:59:19: No rpms to remove
  (*) 2020-03-17 07:59:19: Relinking all homes
  (*) 2020-03-17 07:59:20: Unlocking /u01/app/18.0.0.0/grid
  (*) 2020-03-17 07:59:22: Relinking /u01/app/18.0.0.0/grid as grid (with rds option)
  (*) 2020-03-17 07:59:31: Relinking /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.4/dbhome_1 as oracle (with rds option)


  ERROR: Unable to relink home /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.4/dbhome_1, exiting

2020-Mar-16 20:59:35 UTC [INFO] Checking dbnodeupdate state file /opt/oracle.SupportTools/.dbnodeupdate.
2020-Mar-16 20:59:35 UTC [INFO] No reboot required.

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