Whether you patch Oracle Grid Infrastructure manually, using your own automation, or Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning, it all starts with downloading the patches.

Although AutoUpgrade doesn’t patch Grid Infrastructure, it can still download the latest version of OPatch and the GI Release Update.

How To Download Grid Infrastructure Release Update

I have already configured the AutoUpgrade keystore and saved my My Oracle Support credentials. You find instructions on how to do that here (search for Creating an AutoUpgrade Keystore).

1. I download the latest version of AutoUpgrade:

   wget https://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/otn_software/autoupgrade.jar
   

2. I create a config file called get-gi-patches.cfg:

   global.global_log_dir=/home/oracle/autoupgrade/logs
   global.keystore=/home/oracle/autoupgrade/keystore
   
   patch1.patch=RU,OPATCH,OCW
   patch1.target_version=19
   patch1.platform=LINUX.X64
   patch1.folder=/home/oracle/autoupgrade/patches
   

3. I create the folder for the patches (config file parameter folder).

   mkdir -p /home/oracle/autoupgrade/patches
   

4. I download the patches by starting AutoUpgrade in download mode:

   java -jar autoupgrade.jar -config get-gi-patches.cfg -mode download
   

5. Here’s the output from AutoUpgrade:

   AutoUpgrade Patching 25.3.250509 launched with default internal options
   Processing config file ...
   Loading AutoUpgrade Patching keystore
   AutoUpgrade Patching keystore is loaded
   
   Connected to MOS - Searching for specified patches
   
   -----------------------------------------------------
   Downloading files to /home/oracle/autoupgrade/patches
   -----------------------------------------------------
   DATABASE RELEASE UPDATE 19.27.0.0.0
       File: p37642901_190000_Linux-x86-64.zip - VALIDATED
   
   GI RELEASE UPDATE 19.27.0.0.0
       File: p37641958_190000_Linux-x86-64.zip - VALIDATED
   
   OPatch 12.2.0.1.46 for DB 19.0.0.0.0 (Apr 2025)
       File: p6880880_190000_Linux-x86-64.zip - VALIDATED
   -----------------------------------------------------   
   

6. That’s it! After a few minutes, I’ve downloaded the latest GI Release Update and OPatch. GI RELEASE UPDATE 19.27.0.0.0 – p37641958_190000_Linux-x86-64.zip OPatch 12.2.0.1.46 for DB 19.0.0.0.0 (Apr 2025) – p6880880_190000_Linux-x86-64.zip

Is it really that easy? Yes, it is…

I can now patch my GI Oracle home – for Oracle RAC Database and Oracle Restart.

Happy patching!

Appendix

I Want To Download A Previous Release Update

Rather than downloading the latest Release Update, you can choose to download a specific Release Update. You can specify that in the patch parameter:

patch1.patch=RU:19.26,OPATCH,OCW

• Notice how the RU keyword has a suffix specifying the exact Release Update.