Install and update the latest Opatch in Oracle Home

1. Download the latest opatch with Patch No: 6880880 from Oracle Support Site.

For installation, we have two options to install:

First option:

• Check the old patch version, Go to directory $oracle_home\opatch version

C:\Oracle\dbhomeXE\OPatch>opatch version
OPatch Version: 12.2.0.1.14

OPatch succeeded.

• Took backup of Oracle Opatch folder from Oracle Home $ORACLE_HOME\OPATCH
• Unzip the downloaded opatch utility in another folder.
• Place that opatch folder in the Oracle Home Directory $ORACLE_HOME\opatch
• Verify the Opatch with its version command : opatch version

Second option:

• Unzip this latest patch.
• Backup the old opatch directory from Oracle Home : $ORACLE_HOME\opatch
• Set ORACLE_HOME, JAVA_HOME and PATH variables.
• Upgrade OPATCH version using following command:

java -jar <PATCH_HOME>/6880880/opatch_generic.jar -silent oracle_home=<ORACLE_HOME_LOCATION>

• Verify with Opatch version command:

C:\Oracle\dbhomeXE\OPatch>opatch version
OPatch Version: 12.2.0.1.14
OPatch succeeded.