-help

Displays a summary of bsu parameters and arguments

None.

-install

Applies specified patches to the target installation. You must specify a valid profile name.

[-patchlist=patch1[,patch2,patch3]

Specifies the identifier of each patch to be applied, represented as patch1, patch2, and patch3.

[-profile=profile_name]Specifies the patch profile to which the patches are to be applied, represented asprofile_name.See the note at the end of the table.[-patch_download_dir=path]Specifies the patch download directory from which the patches are to be applied, represented as path. If you do not specify a patch download directory, the patch download directory designated in the Preference dialog box in the Smart Update graphical interface is used by default. (If none is designated in the Preference dialog box, MW_HOME\utils\bsu\cache_dir is used.)[-verbose]Displays the full set of details associated with each patch applied.[-prod_dir=path]Specifies the target installation to which the patches are to be applied, represented as path. For example, MW_HOME\wlserver_10.3 for WebLogic Server and Portal.

-gui

Starts the Smart Update graphical interface.

None.

-log

Creates a file, in the specified location, in which the correspondingbsu command logging information is to be sent.

Note: The -log parameter logs only bsu command activity, and not activity related to patches or profiles.

=path

Specifies the file name and location of the log file to be created, represented as path.

[-log_priority= {trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal}]

Specifies the priority of log information to be captured. The default priority is debug.

-remove

Removes specified patches from the profile.

[-patchlist=patch1[,patch2,patch3]

Specifies the identifier of each patch to be applied, represented as patch1[,patch2, and patch3.[-profile=profile_name]Specifies the patch profile from which the patches are to be removed, represented asprofile_name. See the note at the end of the table.[-prod_dir=path]Specifies the target installation from which the patches are to be removed, represented as path.[-verbose]Displays the full set of details associated with each patch applied.

-report

Generates a report showing the applied patches and associated file changes in a Middleware home directory.

-BEA_HOME=path

Specifies the target installation where the patches are applied, represented as path. If no path is specified, this option generates report for all product installations. Specify the appropriate Middleware home directory.[-product_mask=regexp]Limits the report to the matching product(s), represented by the regular expression regexp.

Note: The regular expression is used to delimit multiple arguments. For example, -product_mask=WebLogic.* filters all products starting with WebLogic.[-release_mask=regexp]Limits the report to the matching product release(s), represented by the regular expression regexp.[-profile_mask=regexp]Limits the report to the matching patch profile(s), represented by the regular expression regexp.[-patch_id_mask=regexp]Limits the report to the matching patch(es), represented by the regular expression regexp.[-output_format=text|xml]Specifies the format of the report. Options available are text and xml. Default: text.[-output_file=path]Specifies the directory where the report is saved, represented as path. If no path is specified for the report output, stdout is used.

-version

Displays version information.

For example:

Oracle Smart Update. Version: 3.3.3.0

None.

-view

Displays the identifiers of patches that are either applied or in the patch download directory

[-profile=profile_name]

Displays identifiers of patches applied to the profile represented as profile_name. If you do not specify this argument, the default patch profile is used by default.

See the note at the end of the table.[-patch_download_dir=path]Displays the identifiers of patches that have been downloaded into the patch download directory represented as path. If you do not specify a patch download directory, the patch download directory designated in the Preference dialog box is used by default. (If none is designated in the Preference dialog box, MW_HOME\utils\bsu\cache_dir is used.)[-status={applied|downloaded}Displays the current status of the patches viewed. If you specify applied for this argument, bsu displays identifiers of patches that have been applied to the target installation. Use this argument, with -profile, to create a maintenance snapshot for the specific profile. If you specify downloaded, bsu displays identifiers of patches in the download directory but not yet applied

.[-verbose]Displays the full set of details associated with each patch displayed.-prod_dir=path

Displays the identifiers of patches applied to the target installation in the location represented as path.