For database servers, perform a server backup using patchmgr -dbnodes dblistfile -backup -rolling. This is according to the Oracle Exadata Database Machine X9M Implementation Essentials Official Text Book . The other statement is false as exachk should not be used to resolve warnings or errors [1], but rather to identify them so that they can be addressed. Additionally, patchmgr should not be used with the --autofix, --autobackup, --upgrade, or --rolling flags as this could cause unexpected issues.