Re: upgrade oracle 8.1.7 to 9.2, with backup filesystem

On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 03:41:28 -0700, yls177 wrote:

> hi, i am in the midst of doing an oracle update as suggested by my
> subject post. In addition, i am thinking of
> doing a copy of all my sapdata, /oracle/SID and related files,
> directories to another place. This is so that when
> my upgrade fails, i can always copy these "copied stuff" back and i
> get my oracle 8.1.7 back instantly.
>
> what is your opinion?

Jesus saves and so should you. Do backups. My opinion is that if you started upgrading database before having a full cold backup, you're in trouble.

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