Please take a "snapshot" of this APPL-TOP using "AD Administration" first

Problem:

When running adpatch with "prereq" flag, we might get an error message like:
Analyzing prerequisite patch information...
AutoPatch error: This patch has some prerequisites specified, but a "snapshot" of this APPL-TOP's file-system has never been taken, thereby rendering it impossible to check for the prerequisites.
Please take a "snapshot" of this APPL-TOP using "AD Administration" first.

This error message will show up if a snapshot on current APPL_TOP doesn't exists.


Solution:

To create such snapshot on APPL_TOP:

1) run adadmin
2) Select "Maintain Applications Files menu"
3) Select "Update current view snapshot"
4) Rerun adpatch

File server could not verify its initialization parameters

Problem:

file-server-could-not-verify-its-initialization-parameters


Solution:


1. Apply Patch 4244610.

2. View request and output.


Temporary workaround:

1. Modify the 8.0.6 listener.ora file and remove the spaces in between them for the
APPLFSTT parameter.

Example:

Change

APPLFSTT=WFTST_806_BALANCE; WFTST; WFTST_FO; WFTST_BALANCE

to

APPLFSTT=WFTST_806_BALANCE;WFTST;WFTST_FO;WFTST_BALANCE



2. Restart the apps listener.
lsnrctl stop apps_listener
lsnrctl start apps_listener

Note: Make a copy of the listener.ora file before editing.  If you don't apply the patch this issue won't solved permanenly.

Comment Out addisctl.sh R11

comment out addisctl.sh on 11i
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Set the AutoConfig variable s_discostatus to disabled. AutoConfig will still create the addisctl.sh, but adstrtal.sh won't run it.

1)vi $CONTEXT_FILE

2)set s_discostatus variable to disable

3)Shutdown appstier(run adstpall.sh)

4)run autonconfig(run adautocfg.sh)

5)Start appstier/run adstrtall.sh)

While appstier restarting

'addisctl.sh' will not running.

Ref:

How To Stop Autoconfig Creating Addisctl.Sh After Discoverer Upgrade (Doc ID 398835.1)

After upgrading Discoverer from version 4.1.48 to 10.1.2 per Metalink note 313418.1