"upgraded to 11.2.0.1" implies that the RDBMS HOME has been upgraded from 10.x or 9.1 An RDBMS Home is never "upgraded to 11.2.0.x". 11.2.0.x is always a fresh install as an ORACLE_HOME. (although you can do a fresh install of 11.2.0.1 and then upgrade that HOME to 11.2.0.3, the recommendation is that even 11.2.0.3 would be a fresh install). It is the database that get's upgraded, not the RDBMS HOME. Very badly worded instructions. Hemant On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 1:39 AM, Walker, Jed S <Jed_Walker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote: > This will probably be an SR to be sure about it, but I'm wondering if > anyone has seen this and knows already. > I have an 11.2.0.3.0 RAC built from scratch as 11.2.0.3.0. I have a patch > to install (patch 13440962) and the patch says: > > # Note: The RDBMS portion can only be applied to an RDBMS home that > # has been upgraded to *11.2.0.1.0*. > > This would lead me to believe I do not want to do the RDBMS portion in my > case, because I was never at 11.2.0.1.0. > I'm assuming that means I can't and shouldn't apply it to mine, but the > wording certainly could be clearer. > It might also mean, that in my case, if I try to apply it it will just > fail and say you don't need it, that would be fine. > > Has anyone applied this patch and know exactly what they mean? > > Thanks, > > Jed > > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- Hemant K Chitale http://hemantoracledba.blogspot.com -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l