Opatch reports 'Cyclic Dependency Detected' error when patching ODI
Issue:
When applying a Patch Set Update (PSU) to WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3 on Linux platforms, it fails with "ApplySession::apply failed: oracle.glcm.opatch.common.api.install.HomeOperationsException"
Error:
java.lang.RuntimeException: ApplySession failed in system modification phase... 'ApplySession::apply failed: oracle.glcm.opatch.common.api.install.HomeOperationsException: A failure occurred while processing patch: <PATCH_ID>'
Cause:
The Linux 'ulimit' open process limit may be set too low.
Resolution:
We need to add user limits in /etc/security/limits.conf file as root user
vi /etc/security/limits.conf
* soft nproc 65536
* hard nproc 65536
* soft nofile 65536
* hard nofile 65536