Our strategy is to not apply them and migrate to 9iR2 instead. At least
that's the plan for now, until we find out something won't work with 9i.
It's probably cheaper to do in the long run, and it'll be supported thru
2005, unlike 8.1.7, which expires at the end of this year.
Rich
Rich Jesse
Always a difficult activity although the opatch utility available with 9i could prove
a real benefit
Most sites I have worked on don't have a policy as such but they only apply patches as
and when necessary.
The other difficulty is that out of say the 180 patches you mention, many may apply to
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
