Para obter os patches, deve-se executar o procedimento a seguir:
- Executar no prompt do unix o comando ftp updates.oracle.com
- Logar-se utilizando sua conta Oracle Metalink
- Exibir instruções de download executando o comando "quote site help"
# su - oracle
$ cd $TMP # Certifique-se de há espaço suficiente para downloads
$ ftp updates.oracle.com
Connected to bigip-aru.oracle.com.
220 FTP server ready.
Name (updates.oracle.com:oracle): ze.maneh@empresa.com.br
331 Username OK, please send password.
Password:
230-
230- Welcome to the Oracle Patch Download FTP Server
230-
230- For detailed help, use command "quote site help".
230
ftp> quote site help
(...) Será exibida uma tonelada de instruções.
ftp> cd 5674779
250 Changed directory OK.
ftp> ls
200 PORT command OK.
150 Opening data connection for file listing.
p5674779_10203_GENERIC.zip
226 Listing complete. Data connection has been closed.
ftp> bin
200 TYPE changed to I.
ftp> get p5674779_10203_GENERIC.zip
200 PORT command OK.
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for file p5674779_10203_GENERIC.zip.
226 File retrieval complete. Data connection has been closed.
211732374 bytes received in 749.8 seconds (275.8 Kbytes/s)
local: p5674779_10203_GENERIC.zip remote: p5674779_10203_GENERIC.zip
ftp> quit
221 Goodbye. Service closing connection.