21c与日常管理相关的几个新特性
https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/21/nfcon/index.html
1.只读的ORACLE_HOME已经成为安装升级的默认选项。
Read-only Oracle homes, where all configuration data and log files reside outside of the read-only Oracle home, are the default option for Oracle Database installations and upgrades.
Read-only Oracle homes enable an easy, flexible, and software-image based deployment of Oracle software that can automatically and seamlessly be distributed across multiple servers. Read-only Oracle homes also enable patching and updating of Oracle Database without extended downtime, as patching simply means replacing a given set of binaries in a defined location.
2.可切换的GridHome
由于现在GridHome都是先解压,再gridSetup,通常做法是先解压,然后打补丁,再gridSetup安装配置RAC集群。
You can use the -switchGridHome