RE: 32bit v. 64bit Oracle

Stephen,

Last time I checked Metalink (couple of weeks ago), 8.1.7 64-bit status was "projected" with Sun Sparc Solaris. I filled out a TAR asking when it will be certified, and they told me to check Metalink (even offered me walk me though the web pages)!

Mike

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: paquette stephane [SMTP:stephane_paquette_at_yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 11:15 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: Re:32bit v. 64bit Oracle
>
> Since we're talking 32 VS 64 bit, anybody know when
> Oracle 817 64 bits we'll be available on Solaris ?
>
> Oracle.store only shows Oracle 816 64 bit for Solaris.
>
> If you do not need to adress a huge SGA, what are the
> benefits are running Oracle 64bit instead of Oracle 32
> bit ?
>
>
> --- dgoulet_at_vicr.com a écrit : > Connie,
> >
> > 1st, can you have a 32 and 64 bit database on
> > the same machine: Yes we've
> > got two machines working that way with no problems.
> >
> > 2nd, Can you migrate from 32 to 64 bit: Yes via
> > exp/imp. I've tried just
> > mounting the database files with the 64 bit
> > executables & the errors are not
> > pretty. It would appear that Oracle does not like
> > the control file & the
> > database file headers.
> >
> > Dick Goulet
> >
> > ____________________Reply
> > Separator____________________
> > Author: Connie Milliken <cemail_at_sprintmail.com>
> > Date: 4/12/2001 7:00 PM
> >
> > Can you upgrade an Oracle 8.0.5 32bit database on
> > HPUX11 to Oracle 8.1.6
> > 64bit?
> >
> > Is is possible to have 8.0.5 32 bit and 8.1.6 64 bit
> > on the same box if
> > the box is 64 bit?
> >
> > If you wanted to restore a copy of production to dev
> > and production was
> > 64 bit and dev was 32bit, would you still be able to
> > do the restore
> > (using Veritas Netbackup)?
> >
> > What are the advantages of being 64 bit versus 32
> > bit?
> >
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