As you all know the Premier support for 11i was ended last year.
The extended support is available, but to use it you are advised to be at a minimum patch level as describe in note: 883202.1.
So how you can know if you are in the minimum patch level?
So, there are few ways.
Patch wizard.
Contact Oracle Support.
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Patch wizard
Easy to use, very intuitive, required installing patch 9803629.
Check MOS note: 1178133.1
Oracle Support
You can log an
SR thru My Oracle Support a.k.a MOS.
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In this option you will need to run simple sql statement (attached below or you can download it from here
patchinfo.sql ) via sql*plus and upload/mail me the output and I will mail you back as soon as I can a detailed report of the required patches to be installed in order to be supported.
Gadi Chen
Oracle Core Technology Consultant
[email protected]
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set pagesize 0 echo off feedback off trimspool on timing off
col prod format a8
col patchset format a15
spool patchinfo.txt
select instance_name, version from v$instance;
select bug_number from ad_bugs;
prompt EOS
select decode(nvl(a.APPLICATION_short_name,'Not Found'),
'SQLAP','AP','SQLGL','GL','OFA','FA',
'Not Found','id '||to_char(fpi.application_id),
a.APPLICATION_short_name) prod,
fpi.status, nvl(fpi.patch_level,'Unknown') patchset
from fnd_application a, fnd_product_installations fpi
where fpi.application_id = a.application_id(+)
and fpi.status != 'N'
and fpi.patch_level is not null
order by 2,1;
spool off;
exit