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If getting error regarding Platform ID during prerequisite checks when applying any patch on database.

Below is the error code:

[oracle@prashant 8974084]$ opatch apply
Invoking OPatch 11.1.0.6.6

Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 11.1.0.6.6
Copyright (c) 2009, Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.

Oracle Home       : /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1
Central Inventory : /u01/app/oraInventory
from           : /etc/oraInst.loc
OPatch version    : 11.1.0.6.6
OUI version       : 11.2.0.1.0
OUI location      : /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/oui
Log file location : /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2012-07-05_12-07-37PM.log

Patch history file: /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch_history.txt

ApplySession applying interim patch ‘8974084’ to OH ‘/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1’

Running prerequisite checks…
Prerequisite check “CheckPatchApplicableOnCurrentPlatform” failed.
The details are:
Patch ( 8974084 ) is not applicable on current platform.
Platform ID needed is : 46
Platform IDs supported by patch are: 226
ApplySession failed during prerequisite checks: Prerequisite check “CheckPatchApplicableOnCurrentPlatform” failed.
System intact, OPatch will not attempt to restore the system

OPatch failed with error code 74

Resolution:

Reset Platform ID using OPATCH_PLATFORM_ID to desired ID.

(Note: Changing Platform ID sometimes affects machines networks and you might loose connections – TNS Error – No Connection

Please perform said steps on your own risk)

example: [oracle@prashant 8974084]$ export OPATCH_PLATFORM_ID=226

Let’s re-run the patch after we are done with the ID resets —

[oracle@prashant 8974084]$ opatch apply
Invoking OPatch 11.1.0.6.6

Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 11.1.0.6.6
Copyright (c) 2009, Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.

Oracle Home       : /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1
Central Inventory : /u01/app/oraInventory
from           : /etc/oraInst.loc
OPatch version    : 11.1.0.6.6
OUI version       : 11.2.0.1.0
OUI location      : /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/oui
Log file location : /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2012-07-05_12-19-49PM.log

Patch history file: /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch_history.txt

ApplySession applying interim patch ‘8974084’ to OH ‘/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1’

Running prerequisite checks…

Using user-defined value, OPatch will treat this system as platform ID ‘226’.

OPatch detected non-cluster Oracle Home from the inventory and will patch the local system only.

Please shutdown Oracle instances running out of this ORACLE_HOME on the local system.
(Oracle Home = ‘/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1’)

Is the local system ready for patching? [y|n]
y
User Responded with: Y
Backing up files and inventory (not for auto-rollback) for the Oracle Home
Backing up files affected by the patch ‘8974084’ for restore. This might take a while…
Backing up files affected by the patch ‘8974084’ for rollback. This might take a while…

Patching component oracle.rdbms, 11.2.0.1.0…
Updating archive file “/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libserver11.a”  with “lib/libserver11.a/kcb.o”
Updating archive file “/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libserver11.a”  with “lib/libserver11.a/kcbb.o”
Updating archive file “/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libserver11.a”  with “lib/libserver11.a/kcbo.o”
Updating archive file “/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libserver11.a”  with “lib/libserver11.a/kcbs.o”
Updating archive file “/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libserver11.a”  with “lib/libserver11.a/kcbz.o”
Updating archive file “/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libserver11.a”  with “lib/libserver11.a/kcl.o”
Updating archive file “/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libserver11.a”  with “lib/libserver11.a/kcbi.o”
Updating archive file “/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libserver11.a”  with “lib/libserver11.a/kcbr.o”
Updating archive file “/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libserver11.a”  with “lib/libserver11.a/kjb.o”
Updating archive file “/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libserver11.a”  with “lib/libserver11.a/kjbl.o”
Updating archive file “/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libserver11.a”  with “lib/libserver11.a/kjbm.o”
Updating archive file “/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libserver11.a”  with “lib/libserver11.a/kjbr.o”
Updating archive file “/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libserver11.a”  with “lib/libserver11.a/kjfc.o”
Updating archive file “/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libserver11.a”  with “lib/libserver11.a/kmgs.o”
Updating archive file “/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libserver11.a”  with “lib/libserver11.a/kmgsb.o”
Updating archive file “/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libserver11.a”  with “lib/libserver11.a/ksu.o”
Updating archive file “/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/lib/libgeneric11.a”  with “lib/libgeneric11.a/skgvm.o”
Running make for target ioracle
ApplySession adding interim patch ‘8974084’ to inventory

Verifying the update…
Inventory check OK: Patch ID 8974084 is registered in Oracle Home inventory with proper meta-data.
Files check OK: Files from Patch ID 8974084 are present in Oracle Home.

The local system has been patched and can be restarted.

OPatch succeeded.

—— WE ARE DONE ——