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A Beginners Guide to Exadata Patching for Oracle DBA's (Udemy.com)

Oracle DBA's interested to explore the World of Exadata Upgrades & Patching (On-Prem)

4.2
1,006 reviews

Created by: Kshitij Joy

Last updated November 2024

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What you will learn

  • Evolution & Journey of Exadata (2008-2018)
  • Discussion around Exadata Stack
  • Important Metalink Notes
  • How to Download QFSDP (Quarterly Full Stack Downloadable Patch)
  • Demo to Check contents of QFSDP
  • Exadata Cell Server Patching (Commands & Practical Demos)
  • Exadata Compute Node Patching (Commands & Practical Demos)
  • Exadata Infiniband Patching (Commands & Practical Demos)
  • GI / DB Patching ( Intro to RU / RUR)
  • Checklist to Upgrade Exadata 12.1 to 12.2

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  • Rating4.2 out of 5higher than 13% of them
  • Reviews1,006#395 of 1,183 by number of reviews
  • Length1.9 hoursshorter than 85% of them
  • Last updatedNovember 2024earlier than 58% of them

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Course Description

I will be looking to delve deeper into Exadata Patching and explore this subject to demystify the entire dilemma around the Exadata Complete Stack Patching.

Starting with the History of Exadata comprising of the Evolution of Exadata and covering the Journey of Exadata from 2008 till 2018 we will have a quick summary of the  different generations of Exadata and key advancements that have taken place during this Journey.

A good understanding of the Exadata Stack will be given to the audience by discussing the key components like Storage Grid , Database Grid , Infiniband Networks & Other Components like (Ethernet Switches / PDU’s).

Audience will be recommended the Master Notes of Exadata, having some explanation around QFSDP (Quarterly Full Stack Downloadable Patch) and giving them an understanding on Exadata Versions & how the numbers match up.

We shall then delve deeper into Storage Server Patching, commands used, discussing Rolling/Non-Rolling methods. Next would be Compute node patching and what happens behind the scenes, discussion around the powerful utility dbnodeupdate. The Exadata database server patching including GI + DB will be discussed and also the significance of patches like SPU/PSU/BP/DBBP. The Infiniband patching will be discussed to tell the audience how the firmware for the switches are patched.

At the end a case study will be presented to show how the Complete Stack upgrade was done from Exadata 12.1 to Exadata 12.2.1.1.0.
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Instructor Details

Kshitij Joy

Hi, I’m Kshitij Joy – a passionate educator, consultant, and Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Generative AI, Microsoft Azure, and enterprise AI solutions. With over 20+ years of experience as a Cloud Architect & Oracle Database Consultant working across global enterprises, I specialize in helping organisation's navigate their AI enablement journey by building scalable, production-ready solutions using cutting-edge technologies like OpenAI, Azure AI , Azure AI Search, and Agent-based frameworks such as LangChain and LlamaIndex.

As the founder of Cloud Alchemy Academy, I’ve trained thousands of professionals through my hands-on Udemy courses including “Generative AI: Beginner to Pro with OpenAI & Azure OpenAI” and “Meta LLaMA 3 Demystified” and Azure AI Agent Service.


I work closely with enterprises to design and deploy AI solutions that integrate Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), private data copilots, and AI agents into their digital ecosystems. While my current focus is on Azure and Gen AI, I’m also proud to be recognized as an Oracle ACE Pro, bringing deep cross-platform expertise to every project. Whether you're just getting started with AI or looking to drive innovation at scale, my mission is to equip you with the skills and strategies to succeed in the rapidly evolving world of Generative AI.

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By Saritha Rai on 5/24/2023

The Practical demos are not complete. All the steps are not mentioned only high level steps were discussed. exa-data Patching commands with example / Output logs are not demonstrated properly. The course is good for beginner just for understanding the process involved in patching not actual patching.

By santanu kumar Pradhan on 4/22/2023

I am expecting practical of patch precheck, and actual patch applied that is missing. Even what are the things it is used to check while cell server pre check patch and example of troubleshooting etc are missing. It is very vary basic that was not expected.

By Marjorie Olores on 11/11/2022

Very informative. This is a big help to those who wanted to know the basics of Exadata Patching. Hope to see more advance training with regards to Exadata and also troubleshooting for some errors. Other parts of the training audio have low in volume

By Alshalini on 1/3/2022

Expecting some deepdive into exadata patching /actual patching itself. Should have covered different type of issues, cases where need to involve support, hung situation, post install issues etc. All it was shown is a simple vanilla command options and explanation of help output.. deeply disappointed for the course price and content

By Ravindra Dilipbhai Oza on 12/20/2020

Very good course content. Gave me a very good idea about Patching in an Exadata environment.

By Faisal Rizki on 11/2/2020

the steps are not given in a clear order and I feel this is not practiced like in a production database

By Phil KHilla on 10/23/2020

So far so good! But we need attachments (slide notes).

By Sougata Sharma on 10/15/2020

Great Course for Starting working in Exadata Patching. More Hands-On Details Would be benefitial..but this is more of a Beginner Course. I feel very positive on the concept of Exadata related things..After having the course. Rating Would be 4/5

By Rajeev P on 10/4/2020

Very crisp, precise explanations and practical demonstrations !

By Juliano Brambila Sparano on 10/3/2020

Abordagem detalhada sobre quais passos devem ser realizados para fazer o Upgrade completo de um ambiente Exadata, com informações básicas sobre a história e estrutura de um Exadata no início.

By Venkata Ajay Kumar Gadam on 9/19/2020

The course is informative.. Thank you very much & wish you all the success.

By Deepa CR on 9/14/2020

Good course to understand basics

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