11.0 Dec 2002 patch install

[Cindy Wolford]

Hi There,

I have a dumb question to ask.

We are having some issues with our system and were told to update our system to the latest patch (Dec 2002 Quality Pack).

Our problem is that this patch bundle is 300Mb and our /tmp is only 200Mb......

Can I download this file to my pc and burn it to a cdrom...and then install from the cd????

Or is there another directory that I can use other than /tmp?

TIA
Cindy

[John Poff]

Hi,

You can burn it to CD or you can put it in another directory. I like putting it in a large directory, and then going into swinstall and specifying that path and filename for the depot. It works great. You don't have to run them from /tmp.

JP

[Pete Randall]

Cindy,

Despite the install instructions, you can put it wherever you want. I always use /var/patches because I oversize my /var at install time.

Pete

[H.Merijn Brand (procura]

Note: swinstall needs the full pathname

# swinstall -s /large_fs/tmp/QPK1100 QPK1100

[RAC_1]

swinstall -s /whereever_you_put_your bundle.

[Steven E. Protter]

You can install from any directory or filesystem you want.

I have one called /download, got the patches by download and installed from there.

I needed them to deal with some nasty oracle issues, so I couldn't wait for the physical cd.

Hmmm.

Wonder where that puppy is, ordered two or three weeks ago.

Steve