ADPATCH using defaults file – Non Interactive Patching.

Reduce Patch timing in apps using Defaults file with adpatch

-> Creating a defaults files :

adpatch defaultsfile=$APPL_TOP/admin/$TWO_TASK/defaults.txt

Keep passing the values for all the prompts till adpatch asks for patch directory. When it prompts for patch directory do a ctrl+c and abort the adpatch run.

This will create defaults file for you.

-> First adpatch run after creating defaults file should be without using defaults file

-> Using defaults file :

time adpatch defaultsfile=$APPL_TOP/admin/$TWO_TASK/defaults.txt logfile=patch_name.log patchtop=patch_top driver=drv_file_name interactive=no workers=number_of_workers