When you force a non-rolling execution on an exclusive patch, the opatchauto orchestrator encounters a logical contradiction. It halts operations immediately with the 72030 error code to prevent cluster configuration corruption or partial patch application. Root Causes of Error 72030
OPATCHAUTO-72030: Cannot execute in rolling mode, as CRS home is shared. Execute in non-rolling mode. Why Non-rolling Mode?
If your diagnostic logs indicate that the binary patching phase succeeded but the cluster configuration failed to restart or finish its post-patch tasks, follow this sequence to recover. Step 1: Clean Up Failed Cluster States
When applying patches to Oracle Grid Infrastructure (GI) and Real Application Clusters (RAC), the opatchauto utility is the standard, automated tool. However, complex environments—specifically those utilizing for the Grid Home—often encounter the error OPATCHAUTO-72030 . opatchauto72030 execute in nonrolling mode exclusive
To minimize maintenance window overruns when dealing with exclusive non-rolling patches, implement these operational guardrails:
Even with the correct flags, complex cluster architectures can throw secondary errors. Use these triage patterns to unblock your deployment. Scenario A: OPatchAuto Hangs During Cluster Verification
The phrase encapsulates a critical interaction between an Oracle DBA and the OPatchAuto utility. The OPATCHAUTO-72030 error is not a true failure but a directed response from the software, intelligently detecting a shared CRS home and guiding the administrator to use the correct patching methodology. When you force a non-rolling execution on an
(Replace /u01/app/19.0.0/grid with your actual Grid Home path and 35319490 with your specific patch number). Step 4: Complete Database-Level Maintenance (Datapatch)
: Run the patch application using the -nonrolling option as the root user: # opatchauto apply -nonrolling Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard
Before running the command, you must stop the Oracle Clusterware (CRS) on all nodes to prepare for the non-rolling (exclusive) application. As root : # /bin/crsctl stop crs -all Use code with caution. Step 2: Apply the Patch with -nonrolling Execute in non-rolling mode
opatchauto apply /path/to/patch/72030 -nonrolling -exclusive
to use non-rolling mode. Navigate to your patch directory and run the following as # Example syntax for 12c or 19c