The cluster upgrade state is [ROLLING PATCH] with correct Patch Level in all nodes

Hi all,
When performing a spot health check in a client environment, got this:

[oracle@dbserver1 ~]$ crsctl query crs releaseversion
Oracle High Availability Services release version on the local node is [12.1.0.2.0]
[oracle@dbserver1 ~]$ crsctl query crs activeversion -f
Oracle Clusterware active version on the cluster is [12.1.0.2.0]. The cluster upgrade state is [ROLLING PATCH]. The cluster active patch level is [26717470].

By checking over the applied patched on the 3 nodes, it’s matching:

+ASM1@dbserver1 > kfod op=patches
List of Patches
===============
20243804
20415006
20594149
20788771
20950328
21125181
21359749
21436941
21527488
21694919
21949015
22806133
23144544
24007012
24340679
24732088
24846605
25397136
25869760
26392164
26392192
26609798
26717470

+ASM2@dbserver2 > kfod op=patches
List of Patches
===============
20243804
20415006
20594149
20788771
20950328
21125181
21359749
21436941
21527488
21694919
21949015
22806133
23144544
24007012
24340679
24732088
24846605
25397136
25869760
26392164
26392192
26609798
26717470

+ASM3@dbserver3 > kfod op=patches
List of Patches
===============
20243804
20415006
20594149
20788771
20950328
21125181
21359749
21436941
21527488
21694919
21949015
22806133
23144544
24007012
24340679
24732088
24846605
25397136
25869760
26392164
26392192
26609798
26717470

So, it’s most likely some patch completed wrongly. Here is the quick fix:

$GI_HOME/bin/clscfg -patch
$GI_HOME/bin/crsctl stop rollingpatch

Once done, issue fixed!
I hope it helps!

Relying in Guaranteed Restore Points? Be careful!

Hi all,

Are you relying on Guaranteed Restore Points (GRP) as a fallback plan for your migration or upgrade strategy? Be careful!

When performing some non-Prod upgrade with the Autoupgrade tool,  after completing the upgrade, I wanted to roll it back and go through the process again,  This is what happened:

SQL> startup
ORA-29702: error occurred in Cluster Group Service operation

When looking for it found this blog post from Mike I missed the last year: https://mikedietrichde.com/2020/11/13/ora-29702-and-your-instance-does-not-startup-in-the-cluster-anymore/

This means my database is not starting anymore! Oh man, glad that I’m in the testing phase!

This caused by of Bug 31561819 – Incompatible maxmembers at CRSD Level Causing Database Instance Not Able to Start.

As per Mike’s post, “you don’t need to even restore or flashback a database to hit this error. A simple instance in NOMOUNT state leads to the same error. Without even any datafile.”

The bug is fixed on:

  • 19.9.0.0.201020 (Oct 2020) OCW RU
  • 18.12.0.0.201020 (Oct 2020) OCW RU
  • 12.2.0.1.201020 (Oct 2020) OCW RU

As being, you should include this patch BEFORE starting any move! Do it right away if you are on these versions!

Also, be aware of the latest change regarding Restore Points propagation on 19c, as per MOS Automatic Propagate Restore Points from Primary to Standby site in 19C (Doc ID 2463082.1)

In my case, the usage is exactly for a 12.1->19c upgrade. So, the fix is not even available (no Extended Support in place). As being, we had to think on alternate fallback plans, like a physical standby. But this is a topic for another post.

So for YOU:

  • Apply this patch if you can!
  • If not, be very careful on the fallback plans and as usual: Test, Test and Test!

See you next post!

Opatchauto Failing on “CheckActiveFilesAndExecutables” during Prerequisite Check

Hi all,
So, very recently when applying the 2021 January CPU in a client environment, the following happened:

[root@dbserver01 32226239]# $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatchauto apply

OPatchauto session is initiated at Sun Mar 14 03:00:06 2021

System initialization log file is /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/cfgtoollogs/opatchautodb/systemconfig2021-03-14_03-00-08AM.log.

Session log file is /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto/opatchauto2021-03-14_03-00-13AM.log
The id for this session is 1J89

Executing OPatch prereq operations to verify patch applicability on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db
Patch applicability verified successfully on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db


Executing patch validation checks on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db
Patch validation checks successfully completed on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db


Verifying SQL patch applicability on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db
SQL patch applicability verified successfully on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db


Executing OPatch prereq operations to verify patch applicability on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid
Patch applicability verified successfully on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid


Executing patch validation checks on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid
Patch validation checks successfully completed on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid


Preparing to bring down database service on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db
Successfully prepared home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db to bring down database service


Bringing down database service on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db
Following database has been stopped and will be restarted later during the session: er1pprd,obiee
Database service successfully brought down on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db


Performing prepatch operations on CRS - bringing down CRS service on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid
Prepatch operation log file location: /u01/app/oracle/product/crsdata/dbserver01/crsconfig/hapatch_2021-03-14_03-06-15AM.log
CRS service brought down successfully on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid


Start applying binary patch on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db
Failed while applying binary patches on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db

Execution of [OPatchAutoBinaryAction] patch action failed, check log for more details. Failures:
Patch Target : dbserver01->/u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db Type[sidb]
Details: [
---------------------------Patching Failed---------------------------------
Command execution failed during patching in home: /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db, host: dbserver01.
Command failed: /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db/OPatch/opatchauto apply /ora02/soft/jan21cpu/32126842/32226239 -oh /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db -target_type oracle_database -binary -invPtrLoc /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/oraInst.loc -jre /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/OPatch/jre -persistresult /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db/opatchautocfg/db/sessioninfo/sessionresult_dbserver01_sidb_2.ser -analyzedresult /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db/opatchautocfg/db/sessioninfo/sessionresult_analyze_dbserver01_sidb_2.ser
Command failure output:
==Following patches FAILED in apply:

Patch: /ora02/soft/jan21cpu/32126842/32226239/32218454
Log: /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto/core/opatch/opatch2021-03-14_03-17-58AM_1.log
Reason: Failed during Patching: oracle.opatch.opatchsdk.OPatchException: Prerequisite check "CheckActiveFilesAndExecutables" failed.

After fixing the cause of failure Run opatchauto resume

]
OPATCHAUTO-68061: The orchestration engine failed.
OPATCHAUTO-68061: The orchestration engine failed with return code 1
OPATCHAUTO-68061: Check the log for more details.
OPatchAuto failed.

OPatchauto session completed at Sun Mar 14 03:19:25 2021
Time taken to complete the session 19 minutes, 19 seconds

opatchauto failed with error code 42

OK, going by parts, let's see what we have on the refered log:

[Mar 14, 2021 3:33:32 AM] [INFO] Start fuser command /sbin/fuser /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/bin/expdp at Sat Mar 14 03:33:32 PDT 2021
[Mar 14, 2021 3:33:32 AM] [INFO] Finish fuser command /sbin/fuser /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/bin/expdp at Sat Mar 14 03:33:32 PDT 2021
[Mar 14, 2021 3:33:32 AM] [INFO] Following active executables are not used by opatch process :


Following active executables are used by opatch process :
/u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/lib/libclntsh.so.19.1
[Mar 14, 2021 3:33:32 AM] [INFO] Prerequisite check "CheckActiveFilesAndExecutables" failed.
The details are:


Following active executables are not used by opatch process :


Following active executables are used by opatch process :
/u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/lib/libclntsh.so.19.1
[Mar 14, 2021 3:33:33 AM] [INFO] UtilSession failed: Prerequisite check "CheckActiveFilesAndExecutables" failed.
[Mar 14, 2021 3:33:33 AM] [SEVERE] OUI-67073:UtilSession failed: Prerequisite check "CheckActiveFilesAndExecutables" failed.
[Mar 14, 2021 3:33:33 AM] [INFO] Finishing UtilSession at Sat Mar 14 03:33:33 PDT 2021
[Mar 14, 2021 3:33:33 AM] [INFO] Log file location: /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto/core/opatch/oapatch_2021-03-14_03-06-15AM.log

This is an interesting situation.

After some validations making sure no service is online, the path is writable, oracle and root have the required privilege and access, I found some relevant Oracle notes:

  • 19c Installation Fails with error “libclntsh.so: file format not recognized; treating as linker script” (Doc ID 2631283.1): Pointing to file corruption
  • While Applying a Weblogic Patch, opatch Fails with “Prerequisite check “CheckActiveFilesAndExecutables” failed” Error (Doc ID 2705809.1): Not a DB note and pointing to other processes using the files.
  • Opatch failure due to “CheckActiveFilesAndExecutables” as Remote registry service holding files (Doc ID 2462952.1): Remote registry holding the binaries.
  • Prerequisite Check “Checkactivefilesandexecutables” Failed (Doc ID 1281644.1): Patch requisite miss on 10g
  • Failed to apply PSU due to CheckActiveFilesAndExecutables check failure (Doc ID 2506432.1): SQLPlus holding the binaries.
  • [OCI]: Database System Patching Failed With Error “DCS-10001:Internal Error Encountered: Failure : Failed To Apply” And Opatch Log Shows “Prerequisite check “CheckActiveFilesAndExecutables” failed” (Doc ID 2687607.1): My case is not an OCI and not in RAC.

So, no matches at all.

However, this last note gave me the hints I needed. From Doc ID 2687607.1, for RAC environments:

/u01/app/19.0.0.0/grid/crs/install/rootcrs.sh -unlock
/u01/app/19.0.0.0/grid/crs/install/rootcrs.sh -init
/u01/app/19.0.0.0/grid/crs/install/rootcrs.sh -prepatch
/u01/app/19.0.0.0/grid/crs/install/rootcrs.sh -postpatch

So, in my case, a Standalone On-Premise Database (and GI):

/ora01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/crs/install/roothas.sh -unlock
/ora01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/crs/install/roothas.sh -init
/ora01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/crs/install/roothas.sh -prepatch
[ Apply the patch! ]
/ora01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/crs/install/roothas.sh -postpatch

Check the output:

[root@dbserver01 jan21cpu]# /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/crs/install/roothas.sh -unlock
Using configuration parameter file: /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/crs/install/crsconfig_params
The log of current session can be found at:
/u01/app/oracle/product/crsdata/dbserver01/crsconfig/haunlock__2021-03-14_04-00-35AM.log
2021/03/14 04:01:01 CLSRSC-347: Successfully unlock /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid
[root@dbserver01 jan21cpu]# /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/crs/install/roothas.sh -init
Using configuration parameter file: /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/crs/install/crsconfig_params
The log of current session can be found at:
/u01/app/oracle/product/crsdata/dbserver01/crsconfig/roothas_2021-03-14_04-01-09AM.log
[root@dbserver01 jan21cpu]# /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/crs/install/roothas.sh -prepatch
Using configuration parameter file: /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/crs/install/crsconfig_params
The log of current session can be found at:
/u01/app/oracle/product/crsdata/dbserver01/crsconfig/hapatch_2021-03-14_04-01-16AM.log
2021/03/14 04:01:27 CLSRSC-347: Successfully unlock /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid
2021/03/14 04:01:27 CLSRSC-671: Pre-patch steps for patching GI home successfully completed.

And now resuming the Opatchauto:

[root@dbserver01 jan21cpu]# cd 32126842/32226239/
[root@dbserver01 32226239]# $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatchauto resume

OPatchauto session is initiated at Sun Mar 14 04:02:07 2021
Session log file is /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto/opatchauto2021-03-14_04-02-10AM.log
Resuming existing session with id 1J89

Start applying binary patch on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db
Binary patch applied successfully on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db


Start applying binary patch on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid

Binary patch applied successfully on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid


Performing postpatch operations on CRS - starting CRS service on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid
Postpatch operation log file location: /u01/app/oracle/product/crsdata/dbserver01/crsconfig/hapatch_2021-03-14_04-27-58AM.log
CRS service started successfully on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid


Preparing home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db after database service restarted
No step execution required.........


Trying to apply SQL patch on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db
SQL patch applied successfully on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db

OPatchAuto successful.

--------------------------------Summary--------------------------------

Patching is completed successfully. Please find the summary as follows:

Host:dbserver01
SIDB Home:/u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db
Version:19.0.0.0.0
Summary:

==Following patches were SKIPPED:

Patch: /ora02/soft/jan21cpu/32126842/32226239/32218663
Reason: This patch is not applicable to this specified target type - "oracle_database"

Patch: /ora02/soft/jan21cpu/32126842/32226239/29340594
Reason: This patch is not applicable to this specified target type - "oracle_database"

Patch: /ora02/soft/jan21cpu/32126842/32226239/32240590
Reason: This patch is not applicable to this specified target type - "oracle_database"


==Following patches were SUCCESSFULLY applied:

Patch: /ora02/soft/jan21cpu/32126842/32226239/32218454
Log: /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto/core/opatch/opatch2021-03-14_04-02-36AM_1.log

Patch: /ora02/soft/jan21cpu/32126842/32226239/32222571
Log: /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto/core/opatch/opatch2021-03-14_04-02-36AM_1.log


Host:dbserver01
SIHA Home:/u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid
Version:19.0.0.0.0
Summary:

==Following patches were SUCCESSFULLY applied:

Patch: /ora02/soft/jan21cpu/32126842/32226239/29340594
Log: /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto/core/opatch/opatch2021-03-14_04-11-34AM_1.log

Patch: /ora02/soft/jan21cpu/32126842/32226239/32218454
Log: /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto/core/opatch/opatch2021-03-14_04-11-34AM_1.log

Patch: /ora02/soft/jan21cpu/32126842/32226239/32218663
Log: /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto/core/opatch/opatch2021-03-14_04-11-34AM_1.log

Patch: /ora02/soft/jan21cpu/32126842/32226239/32222571
Log: /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto/core/opatch/opatch2021-03-14_04-11-34AM_1.log

Patch: /ora02/soft/jan21cpu/32126842/32226239/32240590
Log: /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/grid/cfgtoollogs/opatchauto/core/opatch/opatch2021-03-14_04-11-34AM_1.log

OPatchauto session completed at Sun Mar 14 04:31:48 2021
Time taken to complete the session 29 minutes, 43 seconds

And here is the relevant point: This has been happening to me on several environments and servers across the recent weeks. Always for 2021 January CPU.
My guess is that this might have something to do with this CPU binaries set or, most likely, with the latest OPatch version:

[oracle@dbserver01 ~]$ $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch version
OPatch Version: 12.2.0.1.24

I hope it helps you as well!

ORA-12537: TNS:connection closed – When nothing else works!

Sounds desperate?

Well, when you are sure all the TNS, listener (SID_LIST_LISTENER on this case), services, db_domain are fine but still facing this issue when trying to access remotely an open database… what to do?

[oracle@greporasrv admin]$ sqlplus sys/******@MYDB as sysdba

SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.4.0 Production on Wed Feb 3 17:45:29 2021

Copyright (c) 1982, 2013, Oracle. All rights reserved.

ERROR:
ORA-12537: TNS:connection closed

My friend here is a quick tip that, if you are an Oracle DBA for time enough you know that solves several issues, maybe affecting this case again:

[oracle@greporasrv admin]$ cd $ORACLE_HOME/bin
[oracle@greporasrv bin]$ ls -lrt oracle
-rwxr-x--x. 1 oracle oinstall 242993632 Dec 18 19:20 oracle
[oracle@greporasrv bin]$ chmod 6751 oracle
[oracle@greporasrv bin]$ ls -lrt oracle
-rwsr-s--x. 1 oracle oinstall 242993632 Dec 18 19:20 oracle

The CHMOD 6751 did it again!

It happened to me because, somehow, these permissions were wrong in my LOCAL host (the one I was trying to use the SQLPlus* from.

I hope it helps!

 

OPatch Auto Failing to Apply Datapatch for a Removed Database

Hi all,

So, just a few days ago, during a client support, crossed the following case.

A few database creations initially failed with DBCA due to other issues, but it seems the DBCA didn’t cleread all creation steps after the failure and theoretical rollback.

As a consequence, whenever running DBCA with GUI client was seeing an old database. When trying to remove it with DBCA, the removal fail as the database can’t be brought up (creation has failed, remember?). Ok, we can leave with it, right?

Yes until we reached the point where Opatchauto failed with the following:

Verifying SQL patch applicability on home /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db

"/bin/sh -c 'cd /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db; ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db ORACLE_SID=DB1 /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db/OPatch/datapatch -prereq -verbose'" command failed with errors. Please refer to logs for more details. SQL changes, if any, can be analyzed by manually retrying the same command.

The reason? See the complete log about the failing step:

Executing command as oracle: 
 /bin/sh -c 'cd /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db;ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db ORACLE_SID=DB1 /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db/OPatch/datapatch -verbose'
2020-09-02 16:26:56,362 INFO  [438] com.oracle.glcm.patch.auto.db.product.executor.PatchingStepExecutor - COMMAND Looks like this: /bin/sh -c 'cd /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db;ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db ORACLE_SID=DB1 /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db/OPatch/datapatch -verbose'
2020-09-02 16:26:57,662 INFO  [438] com.oracle.glcm.patch.auto.db.product.executor.GISystemCall - Is retry required=false
2020-09-02 16:26:57,662 INFO  [438] com.oracle.glcm.patch.auto.db.product.executor.PatchingStepExecutor - status: 1
2020-09-02 16:26:57,662 INFO  [438] com.oracle.glcm.patch.auto.db.product.executor.PatchingStepExecutor - 
COMMAND EXECUTION FAILURE :
SQL Patching tool version 19.8.0.0.0 Production on Wed Sep  2 16:26:57 2020
Copyright (c) 2012, 2020, Oracle.  All rights reserved.

Log file for this invocation: /u01/app/oracle/base/cfgtoollogs/sqlpatch/sqlpatch_25218_2020_09_02_16_26_57/sqlpatch_invocation.log

Connecting to database...
Error: prereq checks failed!
Database connect failed with: ORA-01034: ORACLE not available
ORA-27101: shared memory realm does not exist
Linux-x86_64 Error: 2: No such file or directory
Additional information: 4376
Additional information: 1275019259 (DBD ERROR: OCISessionBegin)

Please refer to MOS Note 1609718.1 and/or the invocation log
/u01/app/oracle/base/cfgtoollogs/sqlpatch/sqlpatch_25218_2020_09_02_16_26_57/sqlpatch_invocation.log
for information on how to resolve the above errors.

SQL Patching tool complete on Wed Sep  2 16:26:57 2020

Clearly, the database is still in place.
As per MOS (ORA-01078 Can Not Delete Database From Dbca on Linux (Doc ID 1559634.1)) -> See the /etc/oratab!

Thing is, the doesn’t have the DB1 line. Also, all related files, logs directory structure, passwd, init, etc… all wiped out. What else?

Here is goes what seems Oracle forgot to tell:

[oracle@PRODB01 dbca]$ srvctl status database -d DB1
Database is not running.
[oracle@DMSDB1PA dbca]$ srvctl config database -d DB1
Database unique name: DB1
Database name: DB1
Oracle home: /u01/app/oracle/product/19c/db
Oracle user: oracle
Spfile: 
Password file: 
Domain: 
Start options: open
Stop options: immediate
Database role: PRIMARY
Management policy: AUTOMATIC
Disk Groups: DATA
Services: 
OSDBA group: oinstall
OSOPER group: 
Database instance: DB1
Ohhh, that took me a while to realize, this was a Standalone server. Once understood, the fix is straight forward:
[oracle@PRODB01 dbca]$ srvctl remove database -d DB1
Remove the database dms? (y/[n]) y
[oracle@PRODB01 dbca]$

I hope this can buy you some minutes of MOS, in case you are googling it first.
Or save you in case you gave up MOS already.

Cheers!

Advise: Setting underScore/Hidden Parameters

Please be aware no hidden parameters (parameters starting with “_”) should not be set unless recommended by Oracle explicitly or in case of a perfect match to the case.

This is explained on MOS Best Practices and Guidelines for Setting underScore/Hidden Parameter to Workaround and/or Resolve Customers Problems (Doc ID 2524119.1)

So, in case of any diagnostics you have to lead to setting it, SUGGESTED:

  • Get the explicit approval/agreement from Oracle.
  • Include evidence on the root cause for this setting. A comment should work, something like:
alter system set "_replace_virtual_columns"=false Comment= 'Workaround Doc ID 1512347.1' SID= '*' scope= both;

Cheers!

Oracle Patching with OPlan

Everyone that I’ve worked with knows that I don’t like patching (and sometimes I try to imagine who does), but they are necessary to corrects bugs and improve the Oracle software stability.

When you have a single node server with one database, the patch planing is no brainer but when you have a RAC with multiple nodes, different Oracle homes and so on, the planning and preparations start to get more complex and it is easy to miss or overlook a step in the planning which can lead to issues during your patching.

So to help me with all that I use oplan. Oplan is a tool which comes with along OPatch and you can get its latest version in patch 6880880

More informations on oplan can be found here: Oracle Software Patching with OPLAN (Doc ID 1306814.1)

OK, so what do I used it most for?

Generating the apply patching steps, which are very in handy:

$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/oplan/oplan generateApplySteps <bundle patch location>

And my favorite, rollback steps, which I have done more times that I would like to admit:

$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/oplan/oplan generateRollbackSteps <bundle patch location>

Also as rollback, I do tar of the oracle binaries being patched prior as there times even the rollback did not work :-/

Both files will be created under the directory below and you will see an html and text files.

$ORACLE_HOME/cfgtoollogs/oplan/<TimeStamp>/

This process is to help you organise your steps, read it through prior executing to make sure it makes sense in your environment

Oplan has its limitations, from the Oracle note which I mentioned above:

Data Guard configurations are not supported.
OPlan can be used to create patch plans for Oracle home's running Oracle Data Guard configurations, but OPlan does not consider such an environment usable as 'Data Guard Standby-First Patch Apply' alternative. See the following for additional information on 'Data Guard Standby-First Patch Apply'

<Document 1265700.1> Oracle Patch Assurance - Data Guard Standby-First Patch Apply

Shared Oracle Home Configurations are not supported.

Single Instance Databases running in the same configuration are not supported

Even so I would still use it as it generates a plan based on your target environment adding more information that you would need to do manually if you were only to read the README files from the patching

Hope it helps.

Thanks and until next time

Elisson Almeida

Getting Oracle version – new utility on 18c oraversion

While scripting on an environment with different Oracle versions, I often needed to get the Oracle version for the target database as usually the SQL to be executed is version depended.

I used different methods to grab the database  version some you can see below:

SQL> select 
substr(
substr(
banner, 
instr(banner,' ',-(length(banner)-instr(banner,'.')),1)+1, 
instr(banner,' ',+instr(banner,'.'),1)-instr(banner,' ',-(length(banner)-instr(banner,'.')),1)-1
),
1, 
instr(
substr(
banner, 
instr(banner,' ',-(length(banner)-instr(banner,'.')),1)+1,
instr(banner,' ',+instr(banner,'.'),1)-instr(banner,' ',-(length(banner)-instr(banner,'.')),1)-1
),
'.'
)-1
) version
from v$version
where rownum = 1
; 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

VERSION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
18

Or like this

SQL> select substr(version,1,instr(version,'.')-1) version from product_component_version where product like 'Oracle%';

VERSION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
18

But on Oracle 18c there is a new utility called oraversion which you can get the same result as the above queries.

[oracle@server01 ~]$ oraversion
This program prints release version information.
These are its possible arguments:
-compositeVersion: Print the full version number: a.b.c.d.e.
-baseVersion: Print the base version number: a.0.0.0.0.
-majorVersion: Print the major version number: a.
-buildStamp: Print the date/time associated with the build.
-buildDescription: Print a description of the build.
-help: Print this message.
[oracle@server1 ~]$

[oracle@server01 ~]$ oraversion -majorVersion
18
[oracle@server01 ~]$

This could be somewhat useful but I though it was worth sharing.

Until next time.

Elisson Almeida

Stop Migrating Databases to 12c!

If you are starting an upgrade plan, do it directly to 19c. Why?

Well, first let’s say that 19c is “equal” to 12.2.0.3 on previous version model, while 18c is 12.2.0.2, after latest 12.2.0.1. So, thinking reasonably, you would already plan for latest PSU on the future version, right? So this is 19c.

But not only this. It’s well known that Oracle’s Terminal Patchset is the Long Term Release for each version. And for 12.2 family this is 19c.

The image below (From Doc ID 742060.1) should help on clarifying this:

versions

In summary, since August 1st 2019:
– 11.2.0.4 is already on Extended Support (20% more expensive unless you have ULA)
– 12.1 family is already on Extended Support (20% more expensive unless you have ULA)

Which only leave us with 12.2 Family. Now I ask you, why jump to any “PSU” other than the final one?
Also, support on 12.2.0.1 goes only up to Nov 2020 and for 18c (12.2.0.2) only to Jun 2021, while 19c goes up to 2026 with ES/ULA!

I’m not even raising the great improvements we have on newer versions (if you are in 11.2, shame on you, you are basically 6 years behind the world technology wise).
Myself , I already migrated several databases on different clients to 19c and it’s running preeeetty fine. So trust on it!

Ok, so to migrate to 19c? (Some tips):
– To migrate directly to 19c you need to be on supported terminal patch set (11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.2) or on 12.2 family (12.2.0.1, 18c).
– Get in touch and use AutoUpgrade mechanism (you’ll love it!) – AutoUpgrade Tool (Doc ID 2485457.1)
– Check Upgrade Guide: https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/19/upgrd/index.html
– Have a look on Mike Dietrich blog for news: https://mikedietrichde.com/
– Test it before doing in prod.

Additional Reference:
Release Schedule of Current Database Releases (Doc ID 742060.1)
Very nice and complete post (in portuguese) on this topic from Ricardo Portilho.

I like very much the table below as well:

NewScreenshot 2019-08-13 às 15.11.34

See you!

Invalid system views after upgrading from 12c to 18c – X_$KGLOB and X_$KGLCURSOR

I was working on a client upgrade from 12c to 18c. The upgrade was done manually. After the dbupgrade 2 system views got invalid, X_$KGLCURSOR and X_$KGLOB

OWNER OBJECT_NAME OBJECT_TYPE STATUS
------------ -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------
SYS X_$KGLOB VIEW INVALID
SYS X_$KGLCURSOR VIEW INVALID

Man system objects invalid after an upgrade is never good.

Troubleshooting, I got the view text and tried to execute its sql

SQL> select TEXT from dba_Views where view_name = 'X_$KGLOB';

TEXT
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SELECT "ADDR","INDX","INST_ID","CON_ID","KGLHDADR","KGLHDPAR","KGLHDCLT","KGLNAOWN","KGLNAOBJ","KGLFNOBJ","KGLNADLK","KGLNAHSH","KGLNAHSV","KGLNATIM",
"KGLNAPTM","KGLHDNSP","KGLHDNSD","KGLHDLMD","KGLHDPMD","KGLHDFLG","KGLHDOBJ","KGLHDLDC","KGLHDIVC","KGLHDEXC","KGLHDLKC","KGLHDKMK","KGLHDDMK","KGLHDA
MK","KGLOBFLG","KGLOBSTA","KGLOBTYP","KGLOBTYD","KGLOBHMK","KGLOBHS0","KGLOBHS1","KGLOBHS2","KGLOBHS3","KGLOBHS4","KGLOBHS5","KGLOBHS6","KGLOBHS7","KG
LOBHD0","KGLOBHD1","KGLOBHD2","KGLOBHD3","KGLOBHD4","KGLOBHD5","KGLOBHD6","KGLOBHD7","KGLOBPC0","KGLOBPC6","KGLOBTP0","KGLOBT00","KGLOBT01","KGLOBT02"
,"KGLOBT03","KGLOBT04","KGLOBT05","KGLOBT35","KGLOBT06","KGLOBT07","KGLOBT08","KGLOBT09","KGLOBT10","KGLOBT11","KGLOBT12","KGLOBT13","KGLOBT14","KGLOB
T15","KGLOBT16","KGLOBT17","KGLOBT18","KGLOBT19","KGLOBT20","KGLOBT21","KGLOBT22","KGLOBT23","KGLOBT24","KGLOBT25","KGLOBT26","KGLOBT28","KGLOBT29","K
GLOBT30","KGLOBT31","KGLOBT27","KGLOBT32","KGLOBT33","KGLOBWAP","KGLOBWCC","KGLOBWCL","KGLOBWUI","KGLOBWDW","KGLOBT42","KGLOBT43","KGLOBT44","KGLOBT45
","KGLOBT46","KGLOBT47","KGLOBT49","KGLOBT50","KGLOBT52","KGLOBT53","KGLOBTL0","KGLOBTL1","KGLOBTS0","KGLOBTS1","KGLOBTN0","KGLOBTN1","KGLOBTN2","KGLO
BTN3","KGLOBTN4","KGLOBTN5","KGLOBTS2","KGLOBTS3","KGLOBTS5","KGLOBTT0","KGLOBCCE","KGLOBCCEH","KGLOBCLA","KGLOBCLC","KGLOBCCC","KGLOBTS4","KGLOBCBCA"
,"KGLOBT48","KGLOBDSO","KGLOBDEX","KGLOBDPX","KGLOBDLD","KGLOBDIV","KGLOBDPS","KGLOBDDR","KGLOBDDW","KGLOBDBF","KGLOBDRO","KGLOBDCP","KGLOBDEL","KGLOB
DFT","KGLOBDEF","KGLOBDUI","KGLOBDCL","KGLOBDAP","KGLOBDCC","KGLOBDPL","KGLOBDJV","KGLOBACS","KGLOBTS6","KGLOBTS7","KGLOBT54","KGLOBT55","KGLOBT56","K
GLOBT57","KGLOBDCO","KGLOBDCI","KGLOBDRR","KGLOBDRB","KGLOBDWR","KGLOBDWB","KGLOBT58","KGLOBDOR","KGLHDMTX","KGLHDMVL","KGLHDMSP","KGLHDMGT","KGLHDDMT
X","KGLHDDVL","KGLHDDSP","KGLHDDGT","KGLHDBID","KGLHDBMTX","KGLHDBVL","KGLHDBSP","KGLHDBGT","KGLOBT59","KGLOBDCU","KGLOBPROP","KGLNACON","KGLNAO1N","K
GLHDMAR","KGLMPFLG","KGLOBAQP","KGLOBT60","KGLOBT61","KGLIMSCANS","KGLIMBYTESUNCOMP","KGLIMBYTESINMEM" FROM X$KGLOB


1 row selected.
SQL> SELECT "ADDR","INDX","INST_ID","CON_ID","KGLHDADR","KGLHDPAR","KGLHDCLT","KGLNAOWN","KGLNAOBJ","KGLFNOBJ","KGLNADLK","KGLNAHSH","KGLNAHSV","KGLNATIM","KGLNAPTM","KGLHDNSP","KGLHDNSD","KGLHDLMD","KGLHDPMD","KGLHDFLG","KGLHDOBJ","KGLHDLDC","KGLHDIVC","KGLHDEXC","KGLHDLKC","KGLHDKMK","KGLHDDMK","KGLHDAMK","KGLOBFLG","KGLOBSTA","KGLOBTYP","KGLOBTYD","KGLOBHMK","KGLOBHS0","KGLOBHS1","KGLOBHS2","KGLOBHS3","KGLOBHS4","KGLOBHS5","KGLOBHS6","KGLOBHS7","KGLOBHD0","KGLOBHD1","KGLOBHD2","KGLOBHD3","KGLOBHD4","KGLOBHD5","KGLOBHD6","KGLOBHD7","KGLOBPC0","KGLOBPC6","KGLOBTP0","KGLOBT00","KGLOBT01","KGLOBT02","KGLOBT03","KGLOBT04","KGLOBT05","KGLOBT35","KGLOBT06","KGLOBT07","KGLOBT08","KGLOBT09","KGLOBT10","KGLOBT11","KGLOBT12","KGLOBT13","KGLOBT14","KGLOBT15","KGLOBT16","KGLOBT17","KGLOBT18","KGLOBT19","KGLOBT20","KGLOBT21","KGLOBT22","KGLOBT23","KGLOBT24","KGLOBT25","KGLOBT26","KGLOBT28","KGLOBT29","KGLOBT30","KGLOBT31","KGLOBT27","KGLOBT32","KGLOBT33","KGLOBWAP","KGLOBWCC","KGLOBWCL","KGLOBWUI","KGLOBWDW","KGLOBT42","KGLOBT43","KGLOBT44","KGLOBT45","KGLOBT46","KGLOBT47","KGLOBT49","KGLOBT50","KGLOBT52","KGLOBT53","KGLOBTL0","KGLOBTL1","KGLOBTS0","KGLOBTS1","KGLOBTN0","KGLOBTN1","KGLOBTN2","KGLOBTN3","KGLOBTN4","KGLOBTN5","KGLOBTS2","KGLOBTS3","KGLOBTS5","KGLOBTT0","KGLOBCCE","KGLOBCCEH","KGLOBCLA","KGLOBCLC","KGLOBCCC","KGLOBTS4","KGLOBCBCA","KGLOBT48","KGLOBDSO","KGLOBDEX","KGLOBDPX","KGLOBDLD","KGLOBDIV","KGLOBDPS","KGLOBDDR","KGLOBDDW","KGLOBDBF","KGLOBDRO","KGLOBDCP","KGLOBDEL","KGLOBDFT","KGLOBDEF","KGLOBDUI","KGLOBDCL","KGLOBDAP","KGLOBDCC","KGLOBDPL","KGLOBDJV","KGLOBACS","KGLOBTS6","KGLOBTS7","KGLOBT54","KGLOBT55","KGLOBT56","KGLOBT57","KGLOBDCO","KGLOBDCI","KGLOBDRR","KGLOBDRB","KGLOBDWR","KGLOBDWB","KGLOBT58","KGLOBDOR","KGLHDMTX","KGLHDMVL","KGLHDMSP","KGLHDMGT","KGLHDDMTX","KGLHDDVL","KGLHDDSP","KGLHDDGT","KGLHDBID","KGLHDBMTX","KGLHDBVL","KGLHDBSP","KGLHDBGT","KGLOBT59","KGLOBDCU","KGLOBPROP","KGLNACON","KGLNAO1N","KGLHDMAR","KGLMPFLG","KGLOBAQP","KGLOBT60","KGLOBT61","KGLIMSCANS","KGLIMBYTESUNCOMP","KGLIMBYTESINMEM" FROM X$KGLOB;
SELECT "ADDR","INDX","INST_ID","CON_ID","KGLHDADR","KGLHDPAR","KGLHDCLT","KGLNAOWN","KGLNAOBJ","KGLFNOBJ","KGLNADLK","KGLNAHSH","KGLNAHSV","KGLNATIM","KGLNAPTM","KGLHDNSP","KGLHDNSD","KGLHDLMD","KGLHDPMD","KGLHDFLG","KGLHDOBJ","KGLHDLDC","KGLHDIVC","KGLHDEXC","KGLHDLKC","KGLHDKMK","KGLHDDMK","KGLHDAMK","KGLOBFLG","KGLOBSTA","KGLOBTYP","KGLOBTYD","KGLOBHMK","KGLOBHS0","KGLOBHS1","KGLOBHS2","KGLOBHS3","KGLOBHS4","KGLOBHS5","KGLOBHS6","KGLOBHS7","KGLOBHD0","KGLOBHD1","KGLOBHD2","KGLOBHD3","KGLOBHD4","KGLOBHD5","KGLOBHD6","KGLOBHD7","KGLOBPC0","KGLOBPC6","KGLOBTP0","KGLOBT00","KGLOBT01","KGLOBT02","KGLOBT03","KGLOBT04","KGLOBT05","KGLOBT35","KGLOBT06","KGLOBT07","KGLOBT08","KGLOBT09","KGLOBT10","KGLOBT11","KGLOBT12","KGLOBT13","KGLOBT14","KGLOBT15","KGLOBT16","KGLOBT17","KGLOBT18","KGLOBT19","KGLOBT20","KGLOBT21","KGLOBT22","KGLOBT23","KGLOBT24","KGLOBT25","KGLOBT26","KGLOBT28","KGLOBT29","KGLOBT30","KGLOBT31","KGLOBT27","KGLOBT32","KGLOBT33","KGLOBWAP","KGLOBWCC","KGLOBWCL","KGLOBWUI","KGLOBWDW","KGLOBT42","KGLOBT43","KGLOBT44","KGLOBT45","KGLOBT46","KGLOBT47","KGLOBT49","KGLOBT50","KGLOBT52","KGLOBT53","KGLOBTL0","KGLOBTL1","KGLOBTS0","KGLOBTS1","KGLOBTN0","KGLOBTN1","KGLOBTN2","KGLOBTN3","KGLOBTN4","KGLOBTN5","KGLOBTS2","KGLOBTS3","KGLOBTS5","KGLOBTT0","KGLOBCCE","KGLOBCCEH","KGLOBCLA","KGLOBCLC","KGLOBCCC","KGLOBTS4","KGLOBCBCA","KGLOBT48","KGLOBDSO","KGLOBDEX","KGLOBDPX","KGLOBDLD","KGLOBDIV","KGLOBDPS","KGLOBDDR","KGLOBDDW","KGLOBDBF","KGLOBDRO","KGLOBDCP","KGLOBDEL","KGLOBDFT","KGLOBDEF","KGLOBDUI","KGLOBDCL","KGLOBDAP","KGLOBDCC","KGLOBDPL","KGLOBDJV","KGLOBACS","KGLOBTS6","KGLOBTS7","KGLOBT54","KGLOBT55","KGLOBT56","KGLOBT57","KGLOBDCO","KGLOBDCI","KGLOBDRR","KGLOBDRB","KGLOBDWR","KGLOBDWB","KGLOBT58","KGLOBDOR","KGLHDMTX","KGLHDMVL","KGLHDMSP","KGLHDMGT","KGLHDDMTX","KGLHDDVL","KGLHDDSP","KGLHDDGT","KGLHDBID","KGLHDBMTX","KGLHDBVL","KGLHDBSP","KGLHDBGT","KGLOBT59","KGLOBDCU","KGLOBPROP","KGLNACON","KGLNAO1N","KGLHDMAR","KGLMPFLG","KGLOBAQP","KGLOBT60","KGLOBT61","KGLIMSCANS","KGLIMBYTESUNCOMP","KGLIMBYTESINMEM" FROM X$KGLOB
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00904: "KGLOBT24": invalid identifier
SQL> select TEXT from dba_Views where view_name = 'X_$KGLCURSOR'

TEXT
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SELECT "ADDR","INDX","INST_ID","CON_ID","KGLHDADR","KGLHDPAR","KGLHDCLT","KGLNAOWN","KGLNAOBJ","KGLFNOBJ","KGLNADLK","KGLNAHSH","KGLNAHSV","KGLNATIM",
"KGLNAPTM","KGLHDNSP","KGLHDNSD","KGLHDLMD","KGLHDPMD","KGLHDFLG","KGLHDOBJ","KGLHDLDC","KGLHDIVC","KGLHDEXC","KGLHDLKC","KGLHDKMK","KGLHDDMK","KGLHDA
MK","KGLOBFLG","KGLOBSTA","KGLOBTYP","KGLOBTYD","KGLOBHMK","KGLOBHS0","KGLOBHS1","KGLOBHS2","KGLOBHS3","KGLOBHS4","KGLOBHS5","KGLOBHS6","KGLOBHS7","KG
LOBHD0","KGLOBHD1","KGLOBHD2","KGLOBHD3","KGLOBHD4","KGLOBHD5","KGLOBHD6","KGLOBHD7","KGLOBPC0","KGLOBPC6","KGLOBTP0","KGLOBT00","KGLOBT01","KGLOBT02"
,"KGLOBT03","KGLOBT04","KGLOBT05","KGLOBT35","KGLOBT06","KGLOBT07","KGLOBT08","KGLOBT09","KGLOBT10","KGLOBT11","KGLOBT12","KGLOBT13","KGLOBT14","KGLOB
T15","KGLOBT16","KGLOBT17","KGLOBT18","KGLOBT19","KGLOBT20","KGLOBT21","KGLOBT22","KGLOBT23","KGLOBT24","KGLOBT25","KGLOBT26","KGLOBT28","KGLOBT29","K
GLOBT30","KGLOBT31","KGLOBT27","KGLOBT32","KGLOBT33","KGLOBWAP","KGLOBWCC","KGLOBWCL","KGLOBWUI","KGLOBWDW","KGLOBT42","KGLOBT43","KGLOBT44","KGLOBT45
","KGLOBT46","KGLOBT47","KGLOBT49","KGLOBT50","KGLOBT52","KGLOBT53","KGLOBTL0","KGLOBTL1","KGLOBTS0","KGLOBTS1","KGLOBTN0","KGLOBTN1","KGLOBTN2","KGLO
BTN3","KGLOBTN4","KGLOBTN5","KGLOBTS2","KGLOBTS3","KGLOBTS5","KGLOBTT0","KGLOBCCE","KGLOBCCEH","KGLOBCLA","KGLOBCLC","KGLOBCCC","KGLOBTS4","KGLOBCBCA"
,"KGLOBT48","KGLOBDSO","KGLOBDEX","KGLOBDPX","KGLOBDLD","KGLOBDIV","KGLOBDPS","KGLOBDDR","KGLOBDDW","KGLOBDBF","KGLOBDRO","KGLOBDCP","KGLOBDEL","KGLOB
DFT","KGLOBDEF","KGLOBDUI","KGLOBDCL","KGLOBDAP","KGLOBDCC","KGLOBDPL","KGLOBDJV","KGLOBACS","KGLOBTS6","KGLOBTS7","KGLOBT54","KGLOBT55","KGLOBT56","K
GLOBT57","KGLOBDCO","KGLOBDCI","KGLOBDRR","KGLOBDRB","KGLOBDWR","KGLOBDWB","KGLOBT58","KGLOBDOR","KGLHDMTX","KGLHDMVL","KGLHDMSP","KGLHDMGT","KGLHDDMT
X","KGLHDDVL","KGLHDDSP","KGLHDDGT","KGLHDBID","KGLHDBMTX","KGLHDBVL","KGLHDBSP","KGLHDBGT","KGLOBT59","KGLOBDCU","KGLOBPROP","KGLNACON","KGLNAO1N","K
GLHDMAR","KGLMPFLG","KGLOBAQP","KGLOBT60","KGLOBT61","KGLIMSCANS","KGLIMBYTESUNCOMP","KGLIMBYTESINMEM" FROM X$KGLCURSOR


1 row selected.
SQL> SELECT "ADDR","INDX","INST_ID","CON_ID","KGLHDADR","KGLHDPAR","KGLHDCLT","KGLNAOWN","KGLNAOBJ","KGLFNOBJ","KGLNADLK","KGLNAHSH","KGLNAHSV","KGLNATIM",
"KGLNAPTM","KGLHDNSP","KGLHDNSD","KGLHDLMD","KGLHDPMD","KGLHDFLG","KGLHDOBJ","KGLHDLDC","KGLHDIVC","KGLHDEXC","KGLHDLKC","KGLHDKMK","KGLHDDMK","KGLHDA
MK","KGLOBFLG","KGLOBSTA","KGLOBTYP","KGLOBTYD","KGLOBHMK","KGLOBHS0","KGLOBHS1","KGLOBHS2","KGLOBHS3","KGLOBHS4","KGLOBHS5","KGLOBHS6","KGLOBHS7","KG
LOBHD0","KGLOBHD1","KGLOBHD2","KGLOBHD3","KGLOBHD4","KGLOBHD5","KGLOBHD6","KGLOBHD7","KGLOBPC0","KGLOBPC6","KGLOBTP0","KGLOBT00","KGLOBT01","KGLOBT02"
,"KGLOBT03","KGLOBT04","KGLOBT05","KGLOBT35","KGLOBT06","KGLOBT07","KGLOBT08","KGLOBT09","KGLOBT10","KGLOBT11","KGLOBT12","KGLOBT13","KGLOBT14","KGLOB
T15","KGLOBT16","KGLOBT17","KGLOBT18","KGLOBT19","KGLOBT20","KGLOBT21","KGLOBT22","KGLOBT23","KGLOBT24","KGLOBT25","KGLOBT26","KGLOBT28","KGLOBT29","K
GLOBT30","KGLOBT31","KGLOBT27","KGLOBT32","KGLOBT33","KGLOBWAP","KGLOBWCC","KGLOBWCL","KGLOBWUI","KGLOBWDW","KGLOBT42","KGLOBT43","KGLOBT44","KGLOBT45
","KGLOBT46","KGLOBT47","KGLOBT49","KGLOBT50","KGLOBT52","KGLOBT53","KGLOBTL0","KGLOBTL1","KGLOBTS0","KGLOBTS1","KGLOBTN0","KGLOBTN1","KGLOBTN2","KGLO
BTN3","KGLOBTN4","KGLOBTN5","KGLOBTS2","KGLOBTS3","KGLOBTS5","KGLOBTT0","KGLOBCCE","KGLOBCCEH","KGLOBCLA","KGLOBCLC","KGLOBCCC","KGLOBTS4","KGLOBCBCA"
,"KGLOBT48","KGLOBDSO","KGLOBDEX","KGLOBDPX","KGLOBDLD","KGLOBDIV","KGLOBDPS","KGLOBDDR","KGLOBDDW","KGLOBDBF","KGLOBDRO","KGLOBDCP","KGLOBDEL","KGLOB
DFT","KGLOBDEF","KGLOBDUI","KGLOBDCL","KGLOBDAP","KGLOBDCC","KGLOBDPL","KGLOBDJV","KGLOBACS","KGLOBTS6","KGLOBTS7","KGLOBT54","KGLOBT55","KGLOBT56","K
GLOBT57","KGLOBDCO","KGLOBDCI","KGLOBDRR","KGLOBDRB","KGLOBDWR","KGLOBDWB","KGLOBT58","KGLOBDOR","KGLHDMTX","KGLHDMVL","KGLHDMSP","KGLHDMGT","KGLHDDMT
X","KGLHDDVL","KGLHDDSP","KGLHDDGT","KGLHDBID","KGLHDBMTX","KGLHDBVL","KGLHDBSP","KGLHDBGT","KGLOBT59","KGLOBDCU","KGLOBPROP","KGLNACON","KGLNAO1N","K
GLHDMAR","KGLMPFLG","KGLOBAQP","KGLOBT60","KGLOBT61","KGLIMSCANS","KGLIMBYTESUNCOMP","KGLIMBYTESINMEM" FROM X$KGLCURSOR
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 
SQL> /
X","KGLHDDVL","KGLHDDSP","KGLHDDGT","KGLHDBID","KGLHDBMTX","KGLHDBVL","KGLHDBSP","KGLHDBGT","KGLOBT59","KGLOBDCU","KGLOBPROP","KGLNACON","KGLNAO1N","K
*
ERROR at line 13:
ORA-00904: "KGLHDMAR": invalid identifier

Describing the source tables used by the views, the columns that generated the error do not exist there. What?!

Looking up MOS – found this note, Invalid x_$ Objects After Upgrade (Doc ID 361757.1)

Although this note does not mention these views explicitly there is a part of that says that

"This is NOT a dictionary corruption, but the result of an unsupported operation.

.....

These x_$ views do not compile because they are based on x$ tables which have changed (columns dropped) and/or do not exist (X$ table dropped).

New (default) 10g & 11g databases do not have views with the prefix x_$.

Please note that this solution can be applied to any and all x_$ views found invalid after upgrade/migration.
These tables are built on x$ tables in the previous release and the same rules still apply."

So these are save to ignore or drop them.

Hope this helps.

Elisson Almeida