How to apply OBIEE 11G Patch in Windows


1)      Download the patch and save the extract of the patch in the local directory. Here the patch extract is saved in folder
 E:\OBIEE_MW_Home\Oracle_BI1

2)      Change the directory to patch folder. In command prompt, type the following command
cd E:\OBIEE_MW_Home\Oracle_BI1\13742915 <Enter>
Note: 13742915 is the name of the patch folder.

3)      Make sure Opatch is in the path variable
E:\OBIEE_MW_Home\Oracle_BI1\13742915>  set PATH=%PATH%;E:\OBIEE_MW_Home\Oracle_BI1\OPatch <Enter>

Verify that the path is set
E:\OBIEE_MW_Home\Oracle_BI1\13742915> PATH <Enter>

4)      Set Oracle_Home to your BI Home
E:\OBIEE_MW_Home\Oracle_BI1\13742915> set ORACLE_HOME= E:\OBIEE_MW_Home\Oracle_BI1<Enter>

Verify that the Oracle home is set correctly
E:\OBIEE_MW_Home\Oracle_BI1\13742915> echo %ORACLE_HOME% <Enter>

5)      Verify the opatch version
E:\OBIEE_MW_Home\Oracle_BI1\13742915> opatch version <Enter>

6)      Shutdown the BI Services

7)      Before applying any OBIEE patch, make sure all BI Services are shut down.
Start->Programs->Oracle BI->Stop BI Services
8)      Apply the patch using the following command
E:\OBIEE_MW_Home\Oracle_BI1\13742915>  opatch apply <Enter>

9)      Verify that the patch was applied correctly by checking the inventory
E:\OBIEE_MW_Home\Oracle_BI1\13742915>  opatch lsinventory <Enter>

10)  Restart the BI services and login to analytics and verify that the version got changed.

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