Configure the Software Library

Before you can stage or apply patches using Enterprise Manager, you must configure the software library. When configuring the Software Library you specify the directory paths that the software library uses to store binary data, such as patches.

Note: The steps described in this section require a license for the Enterprise Manager Provisioning Management pack. Refer to the Oracle Database Licensing Information for information about the availability of these features on your system.

To configure the Software Library before using the Patch Interface of Database Control:

On the Database Home page in DB Control, click Software and Support.
In the Deployment Procedure Manager section, click the Deployment and Provisioning Software Library link.

The Provisioning page appears.
Click the link for the Administration subpage.
Scroll down to the Software Library Configuration section at the bottom of the page. Click Add.

The Add Software Library Location page appears.
In the Software Library directory location field, enter the name of the directory where the patches are stored on the node, for example, /home/oracle. Click OK.

A progress window appears indicating that Provisioning Archive (PAR) files are being uploaded. PAR files contain procedures, directives, and components related to deployment procedures, or a series of steps that accomplish a particular task. The PAR files being uploaded now contain best practices advocated by Oracle.
When this action completes, you have completed the Software Library configuration.