Opatch fails with version check error when installing 11.2.0.4.3 with OPatch 11.2.0.3.6

OPatch fails with following Error Stack

  Installing patch 11.2.0.4.3 with supported OPatch version 11.2.0.3.6 fails

        The opatch minimum version  check for patch /PATCHES/Patch112043/18706472 failed  
            for /u01/app/oracle/product/11204/racdb
        Opatch version check failed for oracle home  /u01/app/oracle/product/11204/racdb
        Opatch version  check failed
        ERROR: update the opatch version for the failed homes and retry
        opatch auto failed.

Complete Output from failed Opatch Excution

root@grac41 Desktop]# $GRID_HOME/OPatch/opatch auto /PATCHES/Patch112043  -ocmrf  $GRID_HOME/OPatch/ocm.rsp
  Executing /u01/app/11204/grid/perl/bin/perl /u01/app/11204/grid/OPatch/crs/patch11203.pl -patchdir /PATCHES -patchn Patch112043 -ocmrf /u01/app/11204/grid/OPatch/ocm.rsp
            -paramfile /u01/app/11204/grid/crs/install/crsconfig_params
  This is the main log file: /u01/app/11204/grid/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto2014-07-21_09-51-22.log
  This file will show your detected configuration and all the steps that opatchauto attempted to do on your system:
  /u01/app/11204/grid/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto2014-07-21_09-51-22.report.log
  2014-07-21 09:51:22: Starting Clusterware Patch Setup
  Using configuration parameter file: /u01/app/11204/grid/crs/install/crsconfig_params
  Enter 'yes' if you have unzipped this patch to an empty directory to proceed  (yes/no):yes
  Enter 'yes' if you have unzipped this patch to an empty directory to proceed  (yes/no):yes
  The opatch minimum version  check for patch /PATCHES/Patch112043/18706472 failed  for /u01/app/oracle/product/11204/racdb
  Opatch version check failed for oracle home  /u01/app/oracle/product/11204/racdb
  Opatch version  check failed
  ERROR: update the opatch version for the failed homes and retry
  opatch auto failed.

Fix

 
Instead of using only the top level patch locaction /PATCHES/Patch112043  just add the related 
   patch number /PATCHES/Patch112043/18706472
Complete command: 
  [root@grac41 ~]#   $GRID_HOME/OPatch/opatch auto /PATCHES/Patch112043/18706472 -ocmrf  $GRID_HOME/OPatch/ocm.rsp
It seems 11.2.0.3.56 Opatch using again the old notation ( see Note 1308858.1 )

 

Reference:

  • Patch Version Check Failed While Applying 11.2.0.2 GI Bundle Patch (Doc ID 1308858.1)

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