Re: Server upgrade NT4 -> W2K Oracle implications

under the original scenario, presumably one would deinstall oracle before upgrading from NT4 to win2k, and then reinstall it after win2k is in place.

another possible alternative:

(first: backup backup backup)

variation on the test box theme:

add an additional hard drive to install win2k dual boot, reinstall oracle on the win2k partition as a test, and point it at the database (a test instance?) on the other drive and see if it works?

if you are anal about security (or what passes for security in the MS world), NT4 to Win2k upgrade is more difficult to "secure" .

doing a clean win2k install and exportin/importing your database is probable a good idea, but may not strictly be necessary. there is a vast amount of info on the net about NT4 upgrade to Win2k vs clean Win2K install. my impression is that to really exploit the more advanced capabilities of Wink, it is considered better to do a clean install.

regards,
ep

On 9 May 2002 at 16:53, Jared.Still_at_radisys.com wrote:

Date sent:      	Thu, 09 May 2002 16:53:52 -0800
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> Sounds good in theory.
>
> What if the upgrade destroys some DLL in the SYSTEM32 directory that
> Oracle is dependent on?
>
> There may be none Oracle registry entries set such as:
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> HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WaitToKillServiceTimeout
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> This is sometimes set to a much higher than default value to
> allow Oracle to shutdown properly without getting killed by NT.
>
>
> Sounds like something that should be tested on a non-critical
> system first.
>
> Jared
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> "O'Neill, Sean" <Sean.ONeill_at_organon.ie>
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> We have an 8.1.7 SE database on a server which is currently NT4 SP6. The
> System Admin group wish to upgrade the server to W2K and propose doing so
> by
> recreating the C: partitition. Our Oracle software resides on E: (same
> physical disk) and database files on other disks/partitions. Are there
> any
> implications for the Oracle software and database for this upgrade. Are
> there any steps I need to take pre or post OS upgrade?. In particular I'm
> wondering about implications for the registry.
> Any advice/help would be appreciated.
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