You gave feedback – we discussed it, and Muthu implemented it right away. This will be a shorter blog post about one of our most favorite MOS notes, MOS Note: 2118136.2 since the Patch Download Assistant has now MRPs as well.
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What is the Download Assistant all about?
We call MOS Note: 2118136.2 – Assistant: Download Reference for Oracle Database/GI Update, Revision, PSU, SPU(CPU), Bundle Patches, Patchsets and Base Releases one of our top 5 MOS notes because it is so handy. You need to download an RU? 3 clicks later you download it. You need a Windows Bundle Patch? There you go.
But one thing was missing: We promoted the Monthly Recommended Patches, the MRPs. But you were giving feedback through the blog asking why we don’t include them into this super-useful MOS note.
We discussed it internally, and Muthu, the author and owner of MOS Note: 2118136.2 just added it as a separate selection button:
When you click there, you will get access to the currently available MRPs. Since we don’t produce 19.17.0 MRPs anymore, we decided to not list them here. And as you may have read on the blog there were some evolutionary changes in the packaging.
Other changes?
We added just a few cosmetic changes in addition such as a rename of some selection tabs plus the marking of RURs being discontinued since April 2023.
Further Links and Information
- Download Assistant for Patches
- Why do you need a password to download older patches?
- Video: Monthly Recommended Patches (MRPs)
–Mike
Hi Mike! Thanks to you and your team for making our job easier and more enjoyable!
Thank for the kind feedback on a very stressful Friday – we really appreciate it!
Thanks, and have a good remaining week and a pleasant weekend,
Mike
Thanks, that is quite useful and more handy than digging through links to find the patch each quarter.
I did find it odd that 21.x bundle patches aren’t listed at all.
Hi Bryan,
RUs for 21c are all there. Just click on “Oracle Database Release Updates (RUs)”, and then on 21c.
What isn’t displayed are MRPs for 21c. But the simple reason is: There are no MRPs done for 21c. We do them currently for 19c and on Linux only.
Cheers,
Mike
Hi Mike,
it would be nice to have links to data pump and opatch as well, in one place.
I know that OEM is a different department, but it would be nice if they had something similar too.
I appreciate your posts very much!
Hi Milan,
see your point – and we can add OGG and other bundles, too.
Let me see what I can do – I was happy that I received the MRP change that quickly since it means extra work for the folks.
Cheers
Mike
Nice, this is the first Oracle support document I favorite-ed and still the one I use the most often. Maybe sometime you can post a list of most important DB upgrade support documents to favorite/bookmark. Right now I have the primary notes for OPatch, DB Proactive Patch, and 19c Recommended Patches in my list, and just added the Data Pump 19c recommended patches doc 2819284.1 since that seems to be the only place that links to the current data pump bundle patch download.
Hi Andrew,
that is a good point. I shared some of my favorite links under LINKS on the blog. But certainly not the most important ones I use. I should do this soon.
Cheers,
Mike
I did notice that the link to the last 12.2.0.1 windows bundle patch in that document is still broken. I submitted an SR for that last year, but I guess it didn’t get to the right person.
Hi Andrew,
or maybe it had been revoked lately? Which patch number are you referring to? Then I can check for you.
Cheers,
Mike
Hi Mike,
Where can I fine the Patch’s for Oracle Enterprise on Solaris (64bit), for 19.20. I have search the Oracle support website and can only find individual patch file, not any RU or patch set.
MOS 555.1 and MOS 888.1 doesn’t have any links that can get me to the Solaris patches.
Hi Ronald,
please see here:
https://mikedietrichde.com/2023/03/07/a-patch-ru-ojvm-32-bit-is-not-available-yet-where-will-i-find-information/
So typically you start here:
1. https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2023.html
2. ==> Goto: “Database” which has this link: https://support.oracle.com/rs?type=doc&id=2946185.1
3. In the MOS note, goto “database”, then to 19c, then search for the RU or whatever patch bundle you are looking for, click on the link – and then MOS gives you the option to choose SPARC.
And see my above link if it tells you “not found”.
Shorter path:
https://mikedietrichde.com/2023/06/16/patch-download-assistant-has-now-mrps-as-well/
Thanks,
Mike