Release Update Revision

Patching News: RURs are gone – long live MRPs

Sorry for the headline using TLAs (three letter acronyms). But I was tempted – and those of you being interested in Oracle Database patching my quickly realize that there are some Patching News: RURs are gone – long live MRPs.

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RURs are gone?

Andy Mendelsohn announced the MRPs (Monthly Recommended Patches) in October at DOAG Conference in Nuernberg already. Due to Oracle Cloud World bussiness, I’ve had no time to write about it yet. And the introduction of the MRPs means that we won’t produce RURs anymore after a transition grace period.…

No RURs for 12.2.0.1 – and Oracle 11.2.0.4 left Extended Support

Last week I blogged about the quarterly patching fun when applying the Release Updates to my environments. But I completely forget to mention and explain a few things. There are No RURs for 12.2.0.1 – and Oracle 11.2.0.4 left Extended Support.

No RURs for 12.2.0.1 - and Oracle 11.2.0.4 left Extended Support

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No Release Update Revisions for Oracle 12.2.0.1

Thanks to my friend Rodrigo Jorge who messaged me on the weekend. He goes way deeper with applying the quarterly patches and highlights the differences. And he recognized and blogged already about the fact that there are no RURs available for Oracle 12.2.0.1.

And …

Why Release Update Revisions (RUR) are tricky

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Mike.Dietrich Patch Recommendation 12

A while ago we introduced Release Updates (RU) and Release Update Revisions (RUR). And despite the fact that not only we but also well known external experts such as Ludovico Caldara recommend to stay with Release Updates and simply ignore the Revisions, some people use them. There may be reasons for doing so. But in this blog post I will explain why Release Update Revisions (RUR) are tricky.

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Differences between Updates and Revisions?

I tried to explain the differences between Updates and Revisions a while ago – and also compare them to PSUs and …

Oracle Database RU and RUR Recommendations and Facts

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Mike.Dietrich Patch Recommendation 10

Well … another post about RU and RUR patches. But after having multiple discussions personally, via web conferences, in conference calls and of course on Twitter I think some clarifications may be helpful. Below you’ll find Oracle Database RU and RUR recommendations and facts. At least some of them …

Oracle Database RU and RUR Recommendations and Facts

First of all, you will find more information in several blog posts about RU (Release Update) and RUR (Release Update Revision) patches:

More Information about RU and RUR patches for Oracle 12.2

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Mike.Dietrich Oracle Database 12.2.0.1 Patch Recommendation 5

More Information about RU and RUR patches for Oracle 12.2 The first RU (Release Update) for Oracle Database 12.2.0.1 has been released. And Oracle Support provides some very helpful documents to explain the implication of the new RU (Release Update) and RUR (Release Update Revision) patches.

More Information about RU and RUR patches for Oracle 12.2

First of all, these are the most important MOS notes to have a look at:

The first RU for Oracle Database 12.2.0.1 is available

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Mike.Dietrich Patch Recommendation 10

First RU is available for Oracle Database 12.2.0.1 The first RU (Release Update) for Oracle 12.2.0.1 is available

Just in case the port you are looking for is not available right now please see the ETA dates in the link below.

Details of the July 2017 Critical Patch Advisory

Find the General Information about the July 2017 Critical Patch Advisory here:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html

Find the Risk Matrix for the July 2017 Critical Patch Advisory here:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017verbose-3236625.html#DB

The details about the Database are included in this document:
MOS Note: 2261562.1 – Patch Set Update and Critical Patch Update July 2017 Availability Document
Please find the “Missing patches” in section 2.2 …

Release Update Revision

Patching News: RURs are gone – long live MRPs

RURs are gone?

No RURs for 12.2.0.1 – and Oracle 11.2.0.4 left Extended Support

No Release Update Revisions for Oracle 12.2.0.1

Why Release Update Revisions (RUR) are tricky

Differences between Updates and Revisions?

Oracle Database RU and RUR Recommendations and Facts

Oracle Database RU and RUR Recommendations and Facts

More Information about RU and RUR patches for Oracle 12.2

More Information about RU and RUR patches for Oracle 12.2

The first RU for Oracle Database 12.2.0.1 is available

Details of the July 2017 Critical Patch Advisory

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