Hot patches - R12.2

[rajji]

Dear Erman,

We have 2 concerns and seeking your advice.

1)If we apply datafix patches in hot patches mode to run filesystem.Will that gets synced to patch filesystem in the next prepare phase?
2)If there is an active patching cyle,then can we apply gdf patch to patch filesystem using hotpatch mode?

Thank you

[ErmanArslansOracleBlog]

1)Those patched files in the run file system get synchronized with the patch file system in the next online patching cycle, when the prepare phase is executed. As part of the prepare phase, adop syncs the patch file system using the findings of the adop config change detector, which will detect the newly applied patches to the run file system.  
You can manually make an immediate syncronization as well.. I mean you can also execute adop phase=fs_clone to do that .

2) To apply a patch in hotpatch mode, you must not have any patching cycle active.
If you try to do that, you will end up with ->
[UNEXPECTED]Cannot apply hotpatch as another online patching cycle is going on.

If you don't want to apply the GDF patching using online patching, you have hotpatch option for them as well.
But as I already mentioned, if any active Patch edition (PREPARE phase is done, but CUTOVER is pending), then no patch can be applied as HOTPATCH. Customer has to wait till CUTOVER get completes.

[rajji]

Thanks erman.Got it