* * * READ ME * * * * * * Database Edition 6.0 * * * * * * P-patch 2 * * * Patch Date: 2013-02-07 This document provides the following information: * PATCH NAME * PACKAGES AFFECTED BY THE PATCH * BASE PRODUCT VERSIONS FOR THE PATCH * OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORTED BY THE PATCH * INCIDENTS FIXED BY THE PATCH * INSTALLATION PRE-REQUISITES * INSTALLING THE PATCH * REMOVING THE PATCH PATCH NAME ---------- Database Edition 6.0 P-patch 2 PACKAGES AFFECTED BY THE PATCH ------------------------------ VRTSdbed BASE PRODUCT VERSIONS FOR THE PATCH ----------------------------------- * Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC 6.0 * Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System 6.0 * Veritas Storage Foundation 6.0 * Veritas Storage Foundation High Availability 6.0 OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORTED BY THE PATCH ---------------------------------------- HP-UX 11i v3 (11.31) INCIDENTS FIXED BY THE PATCH ---------------------------- This patch fixes the following Symantec incidents: Patch ID: PVCO_03987 * 2953976 (Tracking ID: 2953973) SYMPTOM: use Oracle APIs to communicate with Oracle directly DESCRIPTION: Instead of using the perl DBI module , use the Oracle APIs to communicate with Oracle directly. RESOLUTION: - * 3063206 (Tracking ID: 3077728) SYMPTOM: Sometime when creating a checkpoint an error output similar to the following is displayed , but checkpoint gets created successfully: $ vxsfadm -s checkpoint -a oracle -name c2 -o create Putting database in backup mode... Done Creating Storage Checkpoint c2 ... cannot fetch initial working directory: No such file or directory Done Storage Checkpoint c2 created Removing the database from backup mode... Done DESCRIPTION: The problem is when removing a temporary folder created in /var/tmp fails for a particular reason and dumps the above output. This output is now captured and logged if the same occurs. This does not hamper the functionality in any way RESOLUTION: - INSTALLING THE PATCH -------------------- If the patch PVCO_03986 is installed please remove the same using #swremove PVCO_03986 Please review all instructions and the Hewlett-Packard SupportLine User Guide or your Hewlett-Packard support terms and conditions for precautions, scope of license, restrictions, and, limitation of liability and warranties, before installing this patch. ------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Back up your system before installing a patch. 2. Login as root. 3. Copy the patch to the /tmp directory. 4. Move to the /tmp directory and unshar the patch: cd /tmp sh PVCO_03987 5. Run swinstall to install the patch: swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x patch_match_target=true \ -s /tmp/PVCO_03987.depot By default swinstall will archive the original software in /var/adm/sw/save/PVCO_03987. If you do not wish to retain a copy of the original software, include the patch_save_files option in the swinstall command above: -x patch_save_files=false WARNING: If patch_save_files is false when a patch is installed, the patch cannot be deinstalled. Please be careful when using this feature. For future reference, the contents of the PVCO_03987.text file is available in the product readme: swlist -l product -a readme -d @ /tmp/PVCO_03987.depot To put this patch on a magnetic tape and install from the tape drive, use the command: dd if=/tmp/PVCO_03987.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k REMOVING THE PATCH ------------------ swremove PVCO_03987 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS -------------------- NONE OTHERS ------ NONE