How To Run An Empty Patching Cycle Without Applying A Patch? (Doc ID 2316218.1)

 GOAL:

On: 12.2 version, Online Patching 

Can a cutover be run, from fs1 to fs2 outside of patching cycle? For testing purposes, without applying any patch, can a cutover to switch filesystem from fs1 to fs2?

How to execute empty patching cycle, without applying any patch?

SOLUTION:

The syntax to run an empty patch cycle is:

Quick Version:

$ cd <EBS_ROOT>

$ source EBSapps.env run

$ adop phase=prepare,finalize,cutover

$ source EBSapps.env run

$ adop phase=cleanup

Complete Version:

$ cd <EBS_ROOT>

$ source EBSapps.env run

$ adop phase=prepare

$ adop phase=actualize_all

$ adop phase=finalize finalize_mode=full

$ adop phase=cutover

$ source EBSapps.env run

$ adop phase=cleanup cleanup_mode=full