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Asset ID: 1-79-2122955.1
Update Date:2016-12-16
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Solution Type  Predictive Self-Healing Sure

Solution  2122955.1 :   Exalogic Patch Set Update (PSU) Release 2.0.6.2.160419 (Linux - Virtual) for April 2016  


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In this Document
Purpose
Scope
Details
 Patch Download
 Patch Readme Documentation
 Appendices
 Appendix A: Fixed Bugs List
 Appendix B: Patching Known Issues
 Compute node patching fails with error "unable to determine total RAM failed"
 Upgrading NM2 Switch Firmware on full rack Exalogic systems or multi-rack Exa systems causing Network outage
 Post NM-2 switch upgrade in a virtual environment, vServer creation may fail
 Post NM-2 switch upgrade in a virtual environment, vServer creation may timeout
 Exareport: Display issues with previously backed up index files
 ZFS patching fails due to losing IO access to the pool
 psuSetup.sh failing due to lack of free space
 PCIE fault HW alert in ZFS post IB firmware update
 Exalogic: ZFS-7320 ILOM Network Settings Lost on X2-2 and X3-2 Racks After PSU Upgrade
 The NM2-GW firmware upgrade to version 2.1.8-1 for Switches Fails Using Exapatch
 Exapatch Pre-patch Check for Exalogic Control Services Fails Regardless of the Availability of Recent ExaBR Backups
 Exalogic vServer April 2016 PSU Upgrade is Failing with : Protected multilib versions: libjpeg-turbo-1.2.1-3.el6_5.x86_64 != libjpeg-turbo-1.2.1-1.el6.i686
 Exalogic : vServers Stuck In Single User Mode When Applying PSU In Parallel On Multiple vServers
 Appendix C: FAQs
 Information About Usage Of Exapatch Force ( -f or --force ) Option Used During Exalogic Patching
 Guest vServer patching FAQ's
References


Applies to:

Exalogic Elastic Cloud X3-2 Hardware
Exalogic Elastic Cloud X4-2 Hardware
Exalogic Elastic Cloud X5-2 Hardware
Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud X2-2 Hardware
Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Software - Version 2.0.6.0.0 to 2.0.6.2.4
Linux x86-64
Oracle Virtual Server(x86-64)

Purpose

Oracle Exalogic is an integrated hardware and software system designed to provide a complete platform for a wide range of application types and widely varied workloads. It combines optimized Oracle Fusion Middleware software like WebLogic server, JRockit, Coherence with industry-standard Sun Server and Storage hardware and InfiniBand networking. The purpose of this document is to provide specific information around April 2016 Patch Set Update (PSU) for that system.

Scope

The target audience of this document are engineers and system administrators who plan to apply the Exalogic PSU.

This document provides the following:

  • README files that are included in the April 2016 PSU for convenience. These can be used for reference without having to download the PSU first
  • Known issues with the PSU - these provide a list of known issues along with workarounds/solutions, if available. Engineers and administrators planning to apply the PSU should ensure to review these before applying the PSU

This document will be kept up-to-date with updates to errata and known issues.

Details

Note:
  • This PSU  it includes updates to ELLC 14.2.6
  • This PSU includes updates for vServers based on OL5 and OL6 templates

Patch Download

Released: April 2016

Product Version: 2.0.6.2.160419 (on X2-2/X3-2/X4-2/X5-2) for Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud infrastructure

PATCH 22584289 - EXALOGIC VIRTUAL 2.0.6.2.160419 (on X2-2/X3-2/X4-2/X5-2) PATCH SET UPDATE (PSU) FOR APRIL 2016

Patch Readme Documentation

Refer to the readme documentation attached 22584289-Virtual.zip to this Document on how to upgrade the Exalogic infrastructure:

  • Exalogic X2-2, X3-2,X4-2 and X5-2 Systems: Upgrading to 2.0.6.2.160419

The readme content structure layout of the 22584289-Virtual.zip:

22584289-Virtual
|
| - README.html
| - exalogic-lctools-14.2.6-release-notes.txt
| - docs/README.html
| - docs/components/Enable_http_zfs.html
| - docs/components/ECServices_Upgrade.html
| - docs/components/ILOM_ComputeNode_Upgrade.html
| - docs/components/Index.html
| - docs/components/Menu.html
| - docs/components/NM2_Upgrade.html
| - docs/components/VServers_Upgrade.html
| - docs/components/ZFS_Upgrade.html

 

Prerequisite Important:

Before patching, verify that the cluster heartbeat timeout is set correctly, as documented in the Document ID : 1995593.1 - Increase O2CB Cluster Heartbeat Timeout on Exalogic Virtual

 

INTERNAL

Pre-requisites

PCIe Renumbering check on ZS3-ES storage heads in Exalogic x4-2 and x5-2 racks

Refer to following Note which has information on this important pre-requisite check.

<Note 2087741.1>: Patching ZS3-ES Renumbering Check On Exalogic x4-2 And x5-2 Racks 

Appendices

Appendix A: Fixed Bugs List

Please review Doc ID 2122959.1: Exalogic Infrastructure April 2016 PSU – Fixed Bugs List

Appendix B: Patching Known Issues


Compute node patching fails with error "unable to determine total RAM failed"

Please review Exalogic Infrastructure PSU Upgrade - Known Issues (Doc ID 1571367.1)

Upgrading NM2 Switch Firmware on full rack Exalogic systems or multi-rack Exa systems causing Network outage
Post NM-2 switch upgrade in a virtual environment, vServer creation may fail
Please review Exalogic Infrastructure PSU Upgrade - Known Issues (Doc ID 1571367.1)
Post NM-2 switch upgrade in a virtual environment, vServer creation may timeout
Please review Exalogic Infrastructure PSU Upgrade - Known Issues (Doc ID 1571367.1)
Exareport: Display issues with previously backed up index files
Please review Exalogic Infrastructure PSU Upgrade - Known Issues (Doc ID 1571367.1)
ZFS patching fails due to losing IO access to the pool
psuSetup.sh failing due to lack of free space
Please review Exalogic Infrastructure PSU Upgrade - Known Issues (Doc ID 1571367.1)
PCIE fault HW alert in ZFS post IB firmware update
Please review Exalogic Infrastructure PSU Upgrade - Known Issues (Doc ID 1571367.1)
Exalogic: ZFS-7320 ILOM Network Settings Lost on X2-2 and X3-2 Racks After PSU Upgrade

Please review Exalogic Infrastructure PSU Upgrade - Known Issues (Doc ID 1571367.1)

The NM2-GW firmware upgrade to version 2.1.8-1 for Switches Fails Using Exapatch

Please review Exalogic: NM2-GW Firmware Upgrade To Version 2.1.8-1 For Switches Fails Using Exapatch (Doc ID 2149792.1)

Exapatch Pre-patch Check for Exalogic Control Services Fails Regardless of the Availability of Recent ExaBR Backups

Please review Exalogic Infrastructure PSU Upgrade - Known Issues (Doc ID 1571367.1)

Exalogic vServer April 2016 PSU Upgrade is Failing with : Protected multilib versions: libjpeg-turbo-1.2.1-3.el6_5.x86_64 != libjpeg-turbo-1.2.1-1.el6.i686

Please review Exalogic vServer April 2016 PSU Upgrade is Failing with : Protected multilib versions: libjpeg-turbo-1.2.1-3.el6_5.x86_64 != libjpeg-turbo-1.2.1-1.el6.i686 (Doc ID 2170479.1)

Exalogic : vServers Stuck In Single User Mode When Applying PSU In Parallel On Multiple vServers

Refer to <Note 2213470.1> on this issue.

 


Appendix C: FAQs

Information About Usage Of Exapatch Force ( -f or --force ) Option Used During Exalogic Patching

Refer to <Note 1997466.1> for details

Guest vServer patching FAQ's

Refer to <Note 2031749.1> for details.

References

<NOTE:1314535.1> - Exalogic Patch Set Updates (PSU) Master Note
<NOTE:1571367.1> - Exalogic Infrastructure PSU Upgrade - Known Issues
<NOTE:2122959.1> - Exalogic Infrastructure April 2016 PSU – Fixed Bugs List
<NOTE:2149792.1> - Exalogic: NM2-GW Firmware Upgrade To Version 2.1.8-1 For Switches Fails Using Exapatch
<NOTE:2213470.1> - Exalogic : vServers Stuck In Single User Mode When Applying PSU In Parallel On Multiple vServers

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