Using “opatchauto” to apply Jan2018 GI PSU onto 12R1 GI HOME, got “Prerequisite check “CheckApplicable” failed errors.
# /u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid/OPatch/opatchauto apply /tmp/27010872
-oh /u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid
...
..
.
Bringing down CRS service on home /u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid
Prepatch operation log file location: /u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid/
cfgtoollogs/crsconfig/crspatch_racnode1_2018-01-23_03-52-31PM.log
CRS service brought down successfully on home /u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid
Start applying binary patch on home /u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid
Failed while applying binary patches on home /u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid
Execution of [OPatchAutoBinaryAction] patch action failed, check log
for more details. Failures:
Patch Target : racnode1->/u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid Type[crs]
Details: [
---------------------------Patching Failed--------------------------
Command execution failed during patching in home: /u01/app/12.1.0.2/
grid, host: racnode1.
Command failed: /u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid/OPatch/opatchauto apply
/tmp/27010872 -oh /u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid -target_type cluster
-binary -invPtrLoc /u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid/oraInst.loc -jre
/u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid/OPatch/jre -persistresult /u01/app/12.1.0.2/
grid/OPatch/auto/dbsessioninfo/sessionresult_racnode1_crs.ser
-analyzedresult /u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid/OPatch/auto/dbsessioninfo/
sessionresult_analyze_racnode1_crs.ser
Command failure output:
==Following patches FAILED in apply:
Patch: /tmp/27010872/26925218
Log: /u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto/core/opatch/
opatch2018-01-23_15-53-43PM_1.log
Reason:Failed during Patching: oracle.opatch.opatchsdk.OPatchException:
Prerequisite check "CheckApplicable" failed.
After fixing the cause of failure Run opatchauto resume
]
OPATCHAUTO-68061: The orchestration engine failed.
OPATCHAUTO-68061: The orchestration engine failed with return code 1
OPATCHAUTO-68061: Check the log for more details.
OPatchAuto failed.
OPatchauto session completed at Tue Jan 23 15:56:55 2018
Time taken to complete the session 6 minutes, 39 seconds
Chech opatch logfile:
[Jan 23, 2018 3:56:55 PM] [INFO] Space Needed : 3191.113MB
[Jan 23, 2018 3:56:55 PM] [INFO] Prereq checkPatchApplicableOnCurrentPlatform
Passed for patch : 26925218
[Jan 23, 2018 3:56:55 PM] [INFO] Patch 26925218:
onewaycopyAction : Source File "/tmp/27010872/26925218/files/crs/install
/dropdb.pl" does not exists or is not readable
'oracle.crs, 12.1.0.2.0': Cannot copy file from 'dropdb.pl' to
'/u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid/crs/install/dropdb.pl'
[Jan 23, 2018 3:56:55 PM] [INFO] Prerequisite check "CheckApplicable" failed.
The details are:
Patch 26925218:
onewaycopyAction : Source File "/tmp/27010872/26925218/files/crs/
install/dropdb.pl" does not exists or is not readable
'oracle.crs, 12.1.0.2.0': Cannot copy file from 'dropdb.pl' to
'/u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid/crs/install/dropdb.pl'
[Jan 23, 2018 3:56:55 PM] [SEVERE] OUI-67073:UtilSession failed:
Prerequisite check "CheckApplicable" failed.
[Jan 23, 2018 3:56:55 PM] [INFO] Finishing UtilSession at Tue Jan 23 15:56:55 AEDT 2018
[Jan 23, 2018 3:56:55 PM] [INFO] Log file location: /u01/app/12.1.0.2
/grid/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto/core/opatch/opatch2018-01-23_15-53-43PM_1.log
Check “dropdb.pl” file from unziped patch. the owner is oracle.
# ls -ltr /tmp/27010872/26925218/files/crs/install/dropdb.pl
-rwx------ 1 oracle oinstall 3541 Jan 6 07:48 /tmp/27010872/26925218/
files/crs/install/dropdb.pl
The patch file was unzipped by RAC user ‘oracle’ instead of GI owner ‘grid’. Change this file owner to grid, and run “opatchauto resume” to continue the patching successfully.
#chown grid /tmp/27010872/26925218/files/crs/install/dropdb.pl
#/u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid/OPatch/opatchauto resume
REFERENCES:
12c opatchauto: Prerequisite check “CheckApplicable” failed (Doc ID 1937982.1)
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