Autopatch error: The worker should not have status 'Running' or 'Restarted' at this point

Autopatch error: The worker should not have status 'Running' or 'Restarted' at this point

Error:

If you are restarting a failed patch session in oracle applications, sometimes you may encounter the error

AutoPatch error:

The worker should not have status 'Running' or 'Restarted' at this point.

Telling workers to quit...

All workers have quit.

Connecting to APPS......Connected successfully.

AutoPatch error:

Error running SQL and EXEC commands in parallel

Cause:

1. adpatch or adop process was killed from OS level while patch is being applied

2. Database shutdown or terminated

Solution:

Using adctrl utility, use option 4 to change the worker status to Failed

Review the messages above, then press [Return] to continue.

                    AD Controller Menu

     ---------------------------------------------------

     1.    Show worker status

     2.    Tell worker to restart a failed job

     3.    Tell worker to quit

     4.    Tell manager that a worker failed its job

     5.    Tell manager that a worker acknowledges quit

     6.    Restart a worker on the current machine

     7.    Exit

Enter your choice [1] : 4

Enter the worker number(s)/range(s) or 'all' for all workers,

or press [Return] to go back to the menu : all

Status changed to 'Failed' for worker 1.

Status changed to 'Failed' for worker 2.

Status changed to 'Failed' for worker 3.

Status changed to 'Failed' for worker 4.

Review the messages above, then press [Return] to continue.

select option "1. Show Worker Status" , The worker status will be "Failed" 

Now select option 2. "2. Tell worker to restart a failed job" 

Enter the worker number(s)/range(s) or 'all' for all workers,

or press [Return] to go back to the menu : all

Status changed to 'Fixed, restart' for worker 1.

Status changed to 'Fixed, restart' for worker 2.

Status changed to 'Fixed, restart' for worker 3.

Status changed to 'Fixed, restart' for worker 4.

Restart adpatch 

In 11i, R12.1.X version of oracle applications

when applying patch using adpatch , Select option Yes When it prompts for

'Do you wish to Continue with Previous adpatch Session'

In R12.2.x, Use restart and abandon parameters

adop phase=apply patches=123456 restart=yes abandon=no 

To restart the patch session from where it failed.

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