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When attempting to apply a patch, OPATCH AUTO is failing. Show More

Messages similar to the following are seen:

Information Centers

+ [<GI_HOME>/grid/install/bin/install_oracle_patches.sh Information Center: Overview

Start grid installation of patch p17272753_112020_Solaris86-64.zip . Database Server/Client
Please wait ... Installation and
Upgrade/Migration
Can't locate Switch.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Switch module)
[1351022.2]
(@INC contains: /usr/local/perl-5.18.2/lib/site_perl/5.18.2/i86pc-solaris-thread-multi-64
/usr/local/perl-5.18.2/lib/site_perl/5.18.2 /usr/local/perl-5.18.2/lib/5.18.2/i86pc-solaris-thread- Index of Oracle Database
multi-64 /usr/local/perl-5.18.2/lib/5.18.2 .) at <GI_HOME>/OPatch/crs/auto_patch.pl line 2730. Information Centers
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /opt/oracle_homes/oracle/grid/11.2.0/OPatch/crs/auto_patch.pl line [1568043.2]
2730.
grep: can't open /tmp/.p17272753_112020_Solaris86-64.log インフォメーション・センタ
+ [<GI_HOME>/grid/install/bin/install_oracle_patches.sh Error in installation of patch ー: データベースおよび
p17272753_112020_Solaris86-64.zip . Check the log file /tmp/.p17272753_112020_Solaris86-64.log for more Enterprise Manager 日本語ド
details. キュメント [1946305.2]
+ Please note: Terminal input characterset is LC_CTYPE=en_US.ISO8859-1, Oracle environment NLS_LANG is
set to AMERICAN_AMERICA.US7ASCII Information Center: Overview
of Database Security Products
[1548952.2]

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

and Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure (OCI)
CHANGES Information Center
[2048297.2]

Perl has been upgraded

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In Perl 5.10 and above, the Switch module has been is deprecated
The problem has been reported in the following bug: Recently Viewed

Opatch Auto fails with:

Bug 18824047 - OPATCH AUTO FAILS "CAN'T LOCATE SWITCH.PM IN @INC " Can&#39;t locate Switch.pm
in @INC [1915430.1]
SOLUTION Rolling Forward a Physical
Standby Using Recover From
Service Command in 12c
To workaround the issue, download and install: [1987763.1]
SRDC - Required diagnostic
# yum install perl-Switch.noarch data collection for RMAN
backup Using TFA Collector
or (Recommended) or Manual
Steps [1671431.1]
Copy the Switch.pm library from Oracle Home (which is having 5.10.0) to Perl Libraries (ensure take backup of the file from the 12c RMAN Operations from
target location (if exist) before copying it and check with system administrator for feasibility of the change in Switch.pm from ASM To Non-ASM Slow
/usr/lib/perl5) Performance [2081537.1]
RDBMS Online Patching Aka
example: cp -p $OH/perl/lib/5.10.0/Switch.pm /usr/lib/perl5/5.18.2/ Hot Patching [761111.1]
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manually download and install Switch.pm from www.cpan.org (http://search.cpan.org/~chorny/Switch-2.17/Switch.pm), then
retry opatch auto.

Alternatively, use manual patch apply - refer to the patch Readme for manual instructions.

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BUG:18824047 - OPATCH AUTO FAILS "CAN'T LOCATE SWITCH.PM IN @INC "

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