Apply Patch on Agent 13.1

DBA Learning Hub Feb 2026 Apply Patch on ...
Back to General Database Administration Articles


1. Environment

Platform   	: Linuxx86_64
Server IP 	: 192.168.2.101
OEM Version     : 13c Release 1 
OMS Home	: /u01/app/oracle/mwroem131
Agent Home	: /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0


2. Download the patch from MOS

https://updates.oracle.com/download/.html


3. Verify OPatch Version

[oracle@rac1 ~]$ /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0/OPatch/opatch version
OPatch Version: 13.6.0.0.0 <-----

OPatch succeeded.
[oracle@rac1 ~]$


4. List Patches

[oracle@rac1 ~]$ export ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0
[oracle@rac1 ~]$ /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0/OPatch/opatch lsinv -oh /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0
Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 13.6.0.0.0
Copyright (c) 2019, Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.

Oracle Home       : /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0
Central Inventory : /u01/app/oraInventory
   from           : /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0/oraInst.loc
OPatch version    : 13.6.0.0.0
OUI version       : 13.6.0.0.0
Log file location : /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2019-06-02_20-49-49PM_1.log

OPatch detects the Middleware Home as "/u01/app/oracle/agent131"

Lsinventory Output file location : /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0/cfgtoollogs/opatch/lsinv/lsinventory2019-06-02_20-49-49PM.txt

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Local Machine Information::
Hostname: rac1.DBA Learning Hub.com
ARU platform id: 226
ARU platform description:: Linux_AMD64

Interim patches (1) :

Patch       : applied on Sat Jun 01 23:17:55 SGT 2019
Unique Patch ID:  
   Created on 12 Aug 2015, 02:07:32 hrs PST8PDT
   Bugs fixed:
     

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

OPatch succeeded.
[oracle@rac1 ~]$ 


5. Stop EM Agent

[oracle@rac1 ~]$ export ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0/
[oracle@rac1 ~]$ /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0/bin/emctl status agent
Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13c Release 1
Copyright (c) 1996, 2015 Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.
---------------------------------------------------------------
Agent Version          : 13.1.0.0.0
OMS Version            : 13.1.0.0.0
Protocol Version       : 12.1.0.1.0
Agent Home             : /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_inst
Agent Log Directory    : /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_inst/sysman/log
Agent Binaries         : /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0
Core JAR Location      : /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0/jlib
Agent Process ID       : 2330
Parent Process ID      : 1941
Agent URL              : https://rac1.DBA Learning Hub.com:3872/emd/main/
Local Agent URL in NAT : https://rac1.DBA Learning Hub.com:3872/emd/main/
Repository URL         : https://rac1.DBA Learning Hub.com:4903/empbs/upload
Started at             : 2019-06-02 14:59:50
Started by user        : oracle
Operating System       : Linux version 4.1.12-112.16.4.el7uek.x86_64 (amd64)
Number of Targets      : 33
Last Reload            : (none)
Last successful upload                       : 2019-06-02 21:13:01
Last attempted upload                        : 2019-06-02 21:13:01
Total Megabytes of XML files uploaded so far : 0.55
Number of XML files pending upload           : 0
Size of XML files pending upload(MB)         : 0
Available disk space on upload filesystem    : 44.50%
Collection Status                            : Collections enabled
Heartbeat Status                             : Ok
Last attempted heartbeat to OMS              : 2019-06-02 21:13:28
Last successful heartbeat to OMS             : 2019-06-02 21:13:28
Next scheduled heartbeat to OMS              : 2019-06-02 21:14:28

---------------------------------------------------------------
Agent is Running and Ready
[oracle@rac1 ~]$

[oracle@rac1 ~]$ /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0/bin/emctl stop agent
Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13c Release 1
Copyright (c) 1996, 2015 Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.
Stopping agent ... stopped.
[oracle@rac1 ~]$

[oracle@rac1 ~]$ /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0/bin/emctl status agent
Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13c Release 1
Copyright (c) 1996, 2015 Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.
---------------------------------------------------------------
Agent is Not Running
[oracle@rac1 ~]$


6. Unzip Patch

[oracle@rac1 ~]$ cp p_131000_Generic.zip /u01/app/backup/MWPSU/AGENT

[oracle@rac1 ~]$ cd /u01/app/backup/MWPSU/AGENT
[oracle@rac1 AGENT]$ ls -ltr
total 19520
-rw-r--r--. 1 oracle oinstall  Jun  2 21:19 p_131000_Generic.zip
[oracle@rac1 AGENT]$
[oracle@rac1 AGENT]$ unzip p_131000_Generic.zip

[oracle@rac1 AGENT]$ ls -ltr
total 19520
drwxr-xr-x. 4 oracle oinstall       67 Apr  4  
-rw-r--r--. 1 oracle oinstall  Jun  2 21:19 p_131000_Generic.zip
[oracle@rac1 AGENT]$


7. Apply Patch

[oracle@rac1 ~]$ export ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0
[oracle@rac]$ cd /u01/app/backup/MWPSU/AGENT/
[oracle@rac]$ ls -ltr
total 28
drwxr-x---. 3 oracle oinstall    37 Apr  4  2017 files
drwxr-x---. 3 oracle oinstall    20 Apr  4  2017 etc
-rw-rw-r--. 1 oracle oinstall    24 Apr 18  2017 README.txt
-rw-rw-r--. 1 oracle oinstall 23830 Apr 18  2017 README.html
[oracle@rac]$

[oracle@rac]$ /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0/OPatch/opatch apply -oh /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0
Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 13.6.0.0.0
Copyright (c) 2019, Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.

Oracle Home       : /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0
Central Inventory : /u01/app/oraInventory
   from           : /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0/oraInst.loc
OPatch version    : 13.6.0.0.0
OUI version       : 13.6.0.0.0
Log file location : /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0/cfgtoollogs/opatch/_Jun_02_2019_21_23_51/apply2019-06-02_21-23-45PM_1.log

OPatch detects the Middleware Home as "/u01/app/oracle/agent131"

Verifying environment and performing prerequisite checks...
OPatch continues with these patches:   

Do you want to proceed? [y|n]
y
User Responded with: Y
All checks passed.
Backing up files...
Applying interim patch '' to OH '/u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0'

Patching component oracle.sysman.top.agent, 13.1.0.0.0...
Patch  successfully applied.
Log file location: /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0/cfgtoollogs/opatch/_Jun_02_2019_21_23_51/apply2019-06-02_21-23-45PM_1.log

OPatch succeeded.
[oracle@rac]$


8. List Patches

[oracle@rac]$ /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0/OPatch/opatch lsinv -oh /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0
Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 13.6.0.0.0
Copyright (c) 2019, Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.

Oracle Home       : /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0
Central Inventory : /u01/app/oraInventory
   from           : /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0/oraInst.loc
OPatch version    : 13.6.0.0.0
OUI version       : 13.6.0.0.0
Log file location : /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2019-06-02_21-31-30PM_1.log

OPatch detects the Middleware Home as "/u01/app/oracle/agent131"

Lsinventory Output file location : /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0/cfgtoollogs/opatch/lsinv/lsinventory2019-06-02_21-31-30PM.txt

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Local Machine Information::
Hostname: rac1.DBA Learning Hub.com
ARU platform id: 226
ARU platform description:: Linux_AMD64

Interim patches (2) :

Patch       : applied on Sun Jun 02 21:24:03 SGT 2019
Unique Patch ID:  
Patch description:  "EM-AGENT Bundle Patch 13.1."
   Created on 4 Apr 2017, 00:39:32 hrs PST8PDT
   Bugs fixed:
     , , , , , , 
     , , , , , , 
     , , , , , , 
     , , , , , , 
     , , , , , , 
     , , , , , , 
     , , , , , , 
     , , , , , , 
     , , , 

Patch       : applied on Sat Jun 01 23:17:55 SGT 2019
Unique Patch ID:  
   Created on 12 Aug 2015, 02:07:32 hrs PST8PDT
   Bugs fixed:
     

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

OPatch succeeded.
[oracle@rac]$


9. Start Agent

[oracle@rac]$ /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0/bin/emctl start agent
Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13c Release 1
Copyright (c) 1996, 2015 Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.
Starting agent ................................................................ started.
[oracle@rac]$


10. Status Agent

[oracle@rac]$ /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0/bin/emctl status agent
Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13c Release 1
Copyright (c) 1996, 2015 Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.
---------------------------------------------------------------
Agent Version          : 13.1.0.0.0
OMS Version            : 13.1.0.0.0
Protocol Version       : 12.1.0.1.0
Agent Home             : /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_inst
Agent Log Directory    : /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_inst/sysman/log
Agent Binaries         : /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0
Core JAR Location      : /u01/app/oracle/agent131/agent_13.1.0.0.0/jlib
Agent Process ID       : 2277
Parent Process ID      : 2051
Agent URL              : https://rac1.DBA Learning Hub.com:3872/emd/main/
Local Agent URL in NAT : https://rac1.DBA Learning Hub.com:3872/emd/main/
Repository URL         : https://rac1.DBA Learning Hub.com:4903/empbs/upload
Started at             : 2019-06-02 21:39:25
Started by user        : oracle
Operating System       : Linux version 4.1.12-112.16.4.el7uek.x86_64 (amd64)
Number of Targets      : 33
Last Reload            : (none)
Last successful upload                       : 2019-06-02 21:41:05
Last attempted upload                        : 2019-06-02 21:41:05
Total Megabytes of XML files uploaded so far : 0.02
Number of XML files pending upload           : 0
Size of XML files pending upload(MB)         : 0
Available disk space on upload filesystem    : 44.40%
Collection Status                            : Collections enabled
Heartbeat Status                             : Ok
Last attempted heartbeat to OMS              : 2019-06-02 21:40:10
Last successful heartbeat to OMS             : 2019-06-02 21:40:10
Next scheduled heartbeat to OMS              : 2019-06-02 21:41:22

---------------------------------------------------------------
Agent is Running and Ready
[oracle@rac]$

Caution: Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk. It is provided for educational purposes only. It has been tested internally, however, we do not guarantee that it will work for you. Ensure that you run it in your test environment before using.