I do not apply any one-off patch [except for Security patches] unless I have actually encountered a situation where I need it or the application requires it [e.g Apps R11 on 8.1.7.2 and 8.1.7.4 requires additional one-off patches].
The one-off patches are not "regression-tested".
Security Patches must be applied [there's a seperate IT Security group and these guys keep a watch on bugtraq , SANS etc and other alerts. They don't see http://otn.oracle.com/security but do ask me about patches notified by SANS]
Hemant At 02:54 PM 29-07-03 -0800, you wrote:
Hello All,
There are 188 interim patches after 8.1.7.4 patchset. I know that 8.1.7.4 is the last patchset.
1. What methods/strategy do you'll have for installing patches on a 8.1.7.4 64 bit hp-ux 11.11 database? 2. Is there opatch for 8.1.7.4? AFAIK opatch is only for 9i. 3. Should one install all the applicable patches (around 180 individual patches)? pessimistic (wait for the bug to hit and db to crash) optimistic (install applicable patches) 4. How to manage the interdependencies between these 180 individual patches? 5. Can we create a hp unix patch depot like "thing" for all these oracle patches?
pls dont advise putting an enhancement request and upgrading to 9i/10i :-)
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