Oracle Stack - Patching Madness
- From: Sam K <dbinsight@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, OAUGNetDBA-digest@xxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:58:01 -0400
All,
Need ideas and inputs/ -
In our place, we have oracle DB patches, Patches to the middle-tier,
ERP, Hyperion, Weblogic and then we have the JDK security updates - so
with the criticallity of the patches , It is most of the time patch
now mandate for us - and as per our IT security mandate ,we need to be
current
or at the most we can be behind by one PSU patch cycle.
Tracking what patch is applied on which instance etc..is a chaos,
Spreadsheet is our tool .we have tried building a form in oracle apex
where DBA's can update and track,but most times the data is suspect,
due to folks not updating it correctly. So how do folks out there
manage the patching process -
Do you use any Tools to automate the patching process - In my previous
place, we had used Kintana Patch Applicator and it was a very cool
tool -
How do you keep track of these various patches - spreadsheets?
Lastly -this patching madness seems to be taking off late, a lots of
time of our DBA folks and they don't seem very happy about it
so motivation is taking a big hit..Patching seems something we cannot
ignore given the associated risks to IT
So how do folks who run/work@ large DBA shops or folks who offer DBA
services like Pythian /remote DBA experts etc..manage this
Best practises around patching practise :-)
Hope to hear back
Thank you
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Regards
Sam K
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