Running OPatchAuto in non-rolling mode is an efficient and reliable way to handle complex Oracle Grid Infrastructure (GI) or RAC environments, especially when dealing with shared homes or non-rollable patches. This mode ensures full consistency across the stack by updating multiple components in parallel while they are offline, which significantly reduces the total maintenance window compared to sequential rolling updates.
Unzip the patchset into a shared location or the same path on all nodes. opatchauto72030 execute in nonrolling mode exclusive
opatch or opatchauto processes can run in parallel on the same Oracle Home.If you'd like to confirm the exact steps for your specific environment, let me know: Are you on Oracle 12c, 19c, or 21c? Is this a Single Node (SIHA) or a Multi-node RAC cluster? Are you using a Shared or Local Oracle Home? Running OPatchAuto in non-rolling mode is an efficient
: Some patches contain changes that are fundamentally incompatible with different nodes running different versions simultaneously (e.g., changes to ASM or shared drivers). No other opatch or opatchauto processes can run