Maclean Liu(刘相兵

Exadata 上一般推荐打BP bundle Patch，为什么要打PSU

Maclean Liu(刘相兵

Exadata 上一般推荐都打BP bundle Patch

(1) Recommended bundle patches, named Quarterly Database Patch for Exadata (QDPE), will be released quarterly,
aligned with and including the database Critical Patch Update (CPU) and Patch Set Update (PSU) releases. QDPE
releases are targeted for planned grid infrastructure and database patching activities and are the only patch
bundles that will be applied by most customers.
Oracle will also continue to make important fixes available in monthly or bimonthly interim bundle patches. Most
customers will only install these if they are recommended by Oracle Support to address a specific issue that is fixed
in an interim bundle patch and the customer cannot wait for the next QDPE containing the fix. Interim bundle
patches provide faster response for specific issues and are expected to contain fewer fixes than QDPEs.
All bundle patches are cumulative, as in previous releases.
(2) Error correction support for 11.2.0.2, originally scheduled to end 23-Sep-2012 (one year after the release of
11.2.0.3) per the Software Error Correction Support Policy in Document 209768.1, has been extended to 28-Feb-
2013. Exadata customers running 11.2.0.2 or earlier should plan to upgrade to 11.2.0.3 or later by 28-Feb-2013 to
continue to receive error correction support.
(3) In accordance with the Software Error Correction Support Policy in Document 209768.1, new 11.2.0.1 Database
Bundle Patches for Exadata ceased as of 13-Sep-2011 (one year after the release of 11.2.0.2). There will be no
further 11.2.0.1 bundle patches. However, as a special exception for Exadata customers, Oracle will continue to
provide interim patches on 11.2.0.1 for the Exadata Database Machine until 30-April-2012. Exadata customers
running 11.2.0.1 should plan to upgrade to 11.2.0.2 or 11.2.0.3 by 30-April-2012 to continue to receive error
correction support.