I. Types of Patches
Individual Patch, One-off, Standalone
These are terms to describe an individual patch that is created to fix one particular bug. Currently, most
Application products deliver their patches primarily through ‘Patch Sets’ or ‘Mini Packs’. Individual
patches are possible, but the rules as to when one is created varies by product.
Patch Set, Mini Pack
‘Patch Set’ was the original term used in R10. In R11 the same type of patch is now being called a
‘Mini Pack’. Both terms mean a large, cumulative patch, for a particular product, that fixes most or all
bugs that have been fixed for that release and product. These patches….
· Are named using a letter.
For example, 16.1.PO.L or 11.0.AR.D.
· Mini Packs and Patch Sets are cumulative.
For example, 16.1.AP.D, would include fixes in AP.A, AP.B, AP.C, plus bugs fixed
between when AP.C was released and when they began building AP.D.
· These patches are created periodically.
How often they are created varies by product.
· R10 Patch Sets require both a server side and a client side patch.
· R11 Mini Packs require just one patch.
However, if you have a multi-node install, then the patch must be installed on each
machine.
If different platforms are used, the patch must be ported for each platform.
Release Update, Maintenance Pack
Maintenance Pack is the term that Oracle is using for R11, while Release Update was used for R10.
A ‘Maintenance Pack’ is a collection of Mini Packs that are bundled together onto a set of CDs that can be
ordered and easily installed by the customer.
· With the installation of this type of patch, the 3rd digit of Applications Release will change.
Some examples Maintenance Packs are 11.0.1, 11.0.2, or 11.0.3.
In R10, some examples of Release Updates would be 10.6.1, or 10.4.2.
· In R11, when applying a Maintenance Pack, you can choose to apply certain product’s Mini
Packs individually, or you can apply all the product’s Mini Packs at once using one set of
drivers.
However, the Application’s version will not be updated, for example to 11.0.3, if the
Mini Packs are applied individually.
· As with Mini Packs, Maintenance Packs are cumulative.
So if you apply 11.0.3, you do not need to apply any of the prior Maintenance Packs
(11.0.1 and 11.0.2).
· The primary purpose of Maintenance Packs is to fix bugs that have been identified. However,
on occasion new functionality may be introduced
Individual Patch, One-off, Standalone
These are terms to describe an individual patch that is created to fix one particular bug. Currently, most
Application products deliver their patches primarily through ‘Patch Sets’ or ‘Mini Packs’. Individual
patches are possible, but the rules as to when one is created varies by product.
Patch Set, Mini Pack
‘Patch Set’ was the original term used in R10. In R11 the same type of patch is now being called a
‘Mini Pack’. Both terms mean a large, cumulative patch, for a particular product, that fixes most or all
bugs that have been fixed for that release and product. These patches….
· Are named using a letter.
For example, 16.1.PO.L or 11.0.AR.D.
· Mini Packs and Patch Sets are cumulative.
For example, 16.1.AP.D, would include fixes in AP.A, AP.B, AP.C, plus bugs fixed
between when AP.C was released and when they began building AP.D.
· These patches are created periodically.
How often they are created varies by product.
· R10 Patch Sets require both a server side and a client side patch.
· R11 Mini Packs require just one patch.
However, if you have a multi-node install, then the patch must be installed on each
machine.
If different platforms are used, the patch must be ported for each platform.
Release Update, Maintenance Pack
Maintenance Pack is the term that Oracle is using for R11, while Release Update was used for R10.
A ‘Maintenance Pack’ is a collection of Mini Packs that are bundled together onto a set of CDs that can be
ordered and easily installed by the customer.
· With the installation of this type of patch, the 3rd digit of Applications Release will change.
Some examples Maintenance Packs are 11.0.1, 11.0.2, or 11.0.3.
In R10, some examples of Release Updates would be 10.6.1, or 10.4.2.
· In R11, when applying a Maintenance Pack, you can choose to apply certain product’s Mini
Packs individually, or you can apply all the product’s Mini Packs at once using one set of
drivers.
However, the Application’s version will not be updated, for example to 11.0.3, if the
Mini Packs are applied individually.
· As with Mini Packs, Maintenance Packs are cumulative.
So if you apply 11.0.3, you do not need to apply any of the prior Maintenance Packs
(11.0.1 and 11.0.2).
· The primary purpose of Maintenance Packs is to fix bugs that have been identified. However,
on occasion new functionality may be introduced
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