Configuring Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning involves creating an Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning Server, adding gold images to the server, and creating working copies of gold images to provision software.

After you install and configure Oracle Grid Infrastructure, you can configure and start using Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning. You must create an Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning Server where you create and store gold images of database and other software homes.

• Configuring Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning Server
  Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning (Oracle FPP) Server configuration includes configuring storage, network, GIMR, and creating an Oracle FPP resource.
• Upgrading Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning Server
  Upgrade Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning Server to the latest release to use the new features.
• Configuring Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning Clients
  Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning (Oracle FPP) client configuration includes configuring network, creating client data file, and creating an Oracle FPP client.
• Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning Local Mode
  When you install Oracle Grid Infrastructure, the Oracle FPP Server is configured, by default, in the local mode to support the local switch home capability.