In the second post I install and upgrade some packages using Oracle public YUM repository.
As a result my database node is no longer consistent with baseline of my firmware.
Let’s find out what will happen when I attempt to install new firmware on it.

First post of the series about usage of YUM on Exadata.
Does Exadata run standard Oracle Linux and therefore one can use YUM generic repositories?
How to do this safely without breaking dependencies or risking problems during next patching window.