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What is the best way to determine, without an Oracle support contract, the release date of an Oracle Database 12c patchset?


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This is regarding a set of databases that I'm working with (I'm not a DBA, I just verify various settings and check for patching). The DBA is unable to provide the information I need.



What I run is SELECT patch_id, version, action, status, timestamp, description from dba_registry_sqlpatch;



What I need is a way to know when the patch identified by this query was released by Oracle. I have an ordinary Oracle SSO account, but no paid support within my account. The DBA doesn't either, as patches are provided to him and his counterparts at other locations after testing elsewhere.



Or if I'm running down the wrong path here altogether, my end goal is to be able to prove that the database has been patched to either the most current available, or the one released prior to that one.










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  • maybe this can help: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Database#Releases_and_versions . There is another reference in stackoverflow forum: stackoverflow.com/questions/22861503/…

    – AMG
    Jul 18 '18 at 13:50













  • Unfortunately it doesn't. The patch_id version number is different, and the other answer just shows the patch installation date and more versioning information. I'm needing to see something that can show that the installed patch itself is current, and isn't just a recently installed old patch.

    – Mella
    Jul 18 '18 at 14:12











  • If the DBA at this location does not have the necessary access, then the team members that supply the patch to this DBA must have access to Oracle Support.

    – Michael Kutz
    Jul 18 '18 at 19:32











  • Between 'opatch lsinventory' and 'My Oracle Support' you should be able to get what you need. There used to be a patch list with release dates but those are now under My Oracle Support.

    – sandman
    Jul 19 '18 at 9:08
















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This is regarding a set of databases that I'm working with (I'm not a DBA, I just verify various settings and check for patching). The DBA is unable to provide the information I need.



What I run is SELECT patch_id, version, action, status, timestamp, description from dba_registry_sqlpatch;



What I need is a way to know when the patch identified by this query was released by Oracle. I have an ordinary Oracle SSO account, but no paid support within my account. The DBA doesn't either, as patches are provided to him and his counterparts at other locations after testing elsewhere.



Or if I'm running down the wrong path here altogether, my end goal is to be able to prove that the database has been patched to either the most current available, or the one released prior to that one.










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  • maybe this can help: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Database#Releases_and_versions . There is another reference in stackoverflow forum: stackoverflow.com/questions/22861503/…

    – AMG
    Jul 18 '18 at 13:50













  • Unfortunately it doesn't. The patch_id version number is different, and the other answer just shows the patch installation date and more versioning information. I'm needing to see something that can show that the installed patch itself is current, and isn't just a recently installed old patch.

    – Mella
    Jul 18 '18 at 14:12











  • If the DBA at this location does not have the necessary access, then the team members that supply the patch to this DBA must have access to Oracle Support.

    – Michael Kutz
    Jul 18 '18 at 19:32











  • Between 'opatch lsinventory' and 'My Oracle Support' you should be able to get what you need. There used to be a patch list with release dates but those are now under My Oracle Support.

    – sandman
    Jul 19 '18 at 9:08














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This is regarding a set of databases that I'm working with (I'm not a DBA, I just verify various settings and check for patching). The DBA is unable to provide the information I need.



What I run is SELECT patch_id, version, action, status, timestamp, description from dba_registry_sqlpatch;



What I need is a way to know when the patch identified by this query was released by Oracle. I have an ordinary Oracle SSO account, but no paid support within my account. The DBA doesn't either, as patches are provided to him and his counterparts at other locations after testing elsewhere.



Or if I'm running down the wrong path here altogether, my end goal is to be able to prove that the database has been patched to either the most current available, or the one released prior to that one.










share|improve this question














This is regarding a set of databases that I'm working with (I'm not a DBA, I just verify various settings and check for patching). The DBA is unable to provide the information I need.



What I run is SELECT patch_id, version, action, status, timestamp, description from dba_registry_sqlpatch;



What I need is a way to know when the patch identified by this query was released by Oracle. I have an ordinary Oracle SSO account, but no paid support within my account. The DBA doesn't either, as patches are provided to him and his counterparts at other locations after testing elsewhere.



Or if I'm running down the wrong path here altogether, my end goal is to be able to prove that the database has been patched to either the most current available, or the one released prior to that one.







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  • maybe this can help: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Database#Releases_and_versions . There is another reference in stackoverflow forum: stackoverflow.com/questions/22861503/…

    – AMG
    Jul 18 '18 at 13:50













  • Unfortunately it doesn't. The patch_id version number is different, and the other answer just shows the patch installation date and more versioning information. I'm needing to see something that can show that the installed patch itself is current, and isn't just a recently installed old patch.

    – Mella
    Jul 18 '18 at 14:12











  • If the DBA at this location does not have the necessary access, then the team members that supply the patch to this DBA must have access to Oracle Support.

    – Michael Kutz
    Jul 18 '18 at 19:32











  • Between 'opatch lsinventory' and 'My Oracle Support' you should be able to get what you need. There used to be a patch list with release dates but those are now under My Oracle Support.

    – sandman
    Jul 19 '18 at 9:08



















  • maybe this can help: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Database#Releases_and_versions . There is another reference in stackoverflow forum: stackoverflow.com/questions/22861503/…

    – AMG
    Jul 18 '18 at 13:50













  • Unfortunately it doesn't. The patch_id version number is different, and the other answer just shows the patch installation date and more versioning information. I'm needing to see something that can show that the installed patch itself is current, and isn't just a recently installed old patch.

    – Mella
    Jul 18 '18 at 14:12











  • If the DBA at this location does not have the necessary access, then the team members that supply the patch to this DBA must have access to Oracle Support.

    – Michael Kutz
    Jul 18 '18 at 19:32











  • Between 'opatch lsinventory' and 'My Oracle Support' you should be able to get what you need. There used to be a patch list with release dates but those are now under My Oracle Support.

    – sandman
    Jul 19 '18 at 9:08

















maybe this can help: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Database#Releases_and_versions . There is another reference in stackoverflow forum: stackoverflow.com/questions/22861503/…

– AMG
Jul 18 '18 at 13:50







maybe this can help: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Database#Releases_and_versions . There is another reference in stackoverflow forum: stackoverflow.com/questions/22861503/…

– AMG
Jul 18 '18 at 13:50















Unfortunately it doesn't. The patch_id version number is different, and the other answer just shows the patch installation date and more versioning information. I'm needing to see something that can show that the installed patch itself is current, and isn't just a recently installed old patch.

– Mella
Jul 18 '18 at 14:12





Unfortunately it doesn't. The patch_id version number is different, and the other answer just shows the patch installation date and more versioning information. I'm needing to see something that can show that the installed patch itself is current, and isn't just a recently installed old patch.

– Mella
Jul 18 '18 at 14:12













If the DBA at this location does not have the necessary access, then the team members that supply the patch to this DBA must have access to Oracle Support.

– Michael Kutz
Jul 18 '18 at 19:32





If the DBA at this location does not have the necessary access, then the team members that supply the patch to this DBA must have access to Oracle Support.

– Michael Kutz
Jul 18 '18 at 19:32













Between 'opatch lsinventory' and 'My Oracle Support' you should be able to get what you need. There used to be a patch list with release dates but those are now under My Oracle Support.

– sandman
Jul 19 '18 at 9:08





Between 'opatch lsinventory' and 'My Oracle Support' you should be able to get what you need. There used to be a patch list with release dates but those are now under My Oracle Support.

– sandman
Jul 19 '18 at 9:08










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Patchsets? That is easy.




  • 12.1.0.1 is a base release

  • 12.2.0.1 is a base release

  • 12.1.0.2 is the one and only 12c patchset, it was released in July 2014: https://blogs.oracle.com/imc/oracle-database-12c-release-1-12102-generally-available


For PSU/RU/RUR/one-off patches, opatch lists the date they were packaged, e.g.:



$ /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0/dbhome_1/OPatch/opatch lsinv | grep Created -B 1

Patch description: "Database Jul 2018 Release Update : 12.2.0.1.180717 (28163133)"
Created on 6 Jul 2018, 08:05:03 hrs PST8PDT


Note that this is not the release date, they can be packaged weeks before the actual release.



Another thing to note, Oracle includes the release date in PSU/RU/RUR versions since 2016. So the version 12.2.0.1.180717 above means it is the RU for 12.2.0.1 that was released on 2018-07-17.



The list of most recent or the one released prior PSU/RUs:




  • 12.1.0.2.180417

  • 12.1.0.2.180717

  • 12.2.0.1.180417

  • 12.2.0.1.180717


The patching for 12.1.0.1 ended 2 years ago (2016-08-31).






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    Patchsets? That is easy.




    • 12.1.0.1 is a base release

    • 12.2.0.1 is a base release

    • 12.1.0.2 is the one and only 12c patchset, it was released in July 2014: https://blogs.oracle.com/imc/oracle-database-12c-release-1-12102-generally-available


    For PSU/RU/RUR/one-off patches, opatch lists the date they were packaged, e.g.:



    $ /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0/dbhome_1/OPatch/opatch lsinv | grep Created -B 1

    Patch description: "Database Jul 2018 Release Update : 12.2.0.1.180717 (28163133)"
    Created on 6 Jul 2018, 08:05:03 hrs PST8PDT


    Note that this is not the release date, they can be packaged weeks before the actual release.



    Another thing to note, Oracle includes the release date in PSU/RU/RUR versions since 2016. So the version 12.2.0.1.180717 above means it is the RU for 12.2.0.1 that was released on 2018-07-17.



    The list of most recent or the one released prior PSU/RUs:




    • 12.1.0.2.180417

    • 12.1.0.2.180717

    • 12.2.0.1.180417

    • 12.2.0.1.180717


    The patching for 12.1.0.1 ended 2 years ago (2016-08-31).






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      Patchsets? That is easy.




      • 12.1.0.1 is a base release

      • 12.2.0.1 is a base release

      • 12.1.0.2 is the one and only 12c patchset, it was released in July 2014: https://blogs.oracle.com/imc/oracle-database-12c-release-1-12102-generally-available


      For PSU/RU/RUR/one-off patches, opatch lists the date they were packaged, e.g.:



      $ /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0/dbhome_1/OPatch/opatch lsinv | grep Created -B 1

      Patch description: "Database Jul 2018 Release Update : 12.2.0.1.180717 (28163133)"
      Created on 6 Jul 2018, 08:05:03 hrs PST8PDT


      Note that this is not the release date, they can be packaged weeks before the actual release.



      Another thing to note, Oracle includes the release date in PSU/RU/RUR versions since 2016. So the version 12.2.0.1.180717 above means it is the RU for 12.2.0.1 that was released on 2018-07-17.



      The list of most recent or the one released prior PSU/RUs:




      • 12.1.0.2.180417

      • 12.1.0.2.180717

      • 12.2.0.1.180417

      • 12.2.0.1.180717


      The patching for 12.1.0.1 ended 2 years ago (2016-08-31).






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        Patchsets? That is easy.




        • 12.1.0.1 is a base release

        • 12.2.0.1 is a base release

        • 12.1.0.2 is the one and only 12c patchset, it was released in July 2014: https://blogs.oracle.com/imc/oracle-database-12c-release-1-12102-generally-available


        For PSU/RU/RUR/one-off patches, opatch lists the date they were packaged, e.g.:



        $ /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0/dbhome_1/OPatch/opatch lsinv | grep Created -B 1

        Patch description: "Database Jul 2018 Release Update : 12.2.0.1.180717 (28163133)"
        Created on 6 Jul 2018, 08:05:03 hrs PST8PDT


        Note that this is not the release date, they can be packaged weeks before the actual release.



        Another thing to note, Oracle includes the release date in PSU/RU/RUR versions since 2016. So the version 12.2.0.1.180717 above means it is the RU for 12.2.0.1 that was released on 2018-07-17.



        The list of most recent or the one released prior PSU/RUs:




        • 12.1.0.2.180417

        • 12.1.0.2.180717

        • 12.2.0.1.180417

        • 12.2.0.1.180717


        The patching for 12.1.0.1 ended 2 years ago (2016-08-31).






        share|improve this answer













        Patchsets? That is easy.




        • 12.1.0.1 is a base release

        • 12.2.0.1 is a base release

        • 12.1.0.2 is the one and only 12c patchset, it was released in July 2014: https://blogs.oracle.com/imc/oracle-database-12c-release-1-12102-generally-available


        For PSU/RU/RUR/one-off patches, opatch lists the date they were packaged, e.g.:



        $ /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0/dbhome_1/OPatch/opatch lsinv | grep Created -B 1

        Patch description: "Database Jul 2018 Release Update : 12.2.0.1.180717 (28163133)"
        Created on 6 Jul 2018, 08:05:03 hrs PST8PDT


        Note that this is not the release date, they can be packaged weeks before the actual release.



        Another thing to note, Oracle includes the release date in PSU/RU/RUR versions since 2016. So the version 12.2.0.1.180717 above means it is the RU for 12.2.0.1 that was released on 2018-07-17.



        The list of most recent or the one released prior PSU/RUs:




        • 12.1.0.2.180417

        • 12.1.0.2.180717

        • 12.2.0.1.180417

        • 12.2.0.1.180717


        The patching for 12.1.0.1 ended 2 years ago (2016-08-31).







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