Determining Your Oracle Database Environment

To select the appropriate patch set release for your environment, you must know the following details about your Oracle environment:

• Oracle Database version

• Oracle home location

• Hardware configuration

To determine the Oracle Database version:

• In the General section of the Database Home page, view the version number.

To determine the location of your Oracle home:

• In the General section of the Database Home page, click View All Properties.

  The View All Properties page appears. This page displays the path to your Oracle home.

To view information about your hardware configuration:

1. In the General section of the Database Home page, click the name of your Host.

   The Host page appears.

   This page displays the following information about your hardware configuration:

   • Operating system

   • Hardware platform

   • IP address

   • Number of CPUs

   • Memory size (MB)

   • Local file system (GB)

2. In the Configuration section, click the links to drill down to pages that describe your operating system, hardware platform, and local file system in more detail.