• EM13c - Enterprise Manager - Oracle

    EM13c- Applying System Patches with the OMS Patcher

    The OMS Patcher is a newer patching mechanism for the OMS specifically, (I know, the name kind of gave it away…)  Although there are a number of similarities to Oracle’s infamous OPatch, I’ve been spending a lot of time on OTN’s support forums and via email, assisting folks as they apply the first system patch to 13.1.0.0.0.  Admit it, we know how much you like patching… The patch we’ll be working with is the following: Patch 22920724: enterprise manager for oms plugins 13.1.1.0.160331 Before undertaking this patch, you’ll need to log into your weblogic console as the weblogic admin, (you…

  • Cloud - Enterprise Manager

    Why Automate Target Patching with Enterprise Manager 12c

    Every job comes with tasks that no one likes to perform and database administration is no exception.  Patching is one of those necessary tasks that must be performed and when we are expected to do more with less everyday, the demands of patching another host, another agent, another application is often a task that no one looks forward to.  It’s not that it goes wrong, but that it’s just tedious and many DBAs know there are a lot of other tasks that could be better use of their time.   Patching is still an essential and important task that must…