Re: 8.1.6 to 8.1.7 upgrade

It's pretty simple, actually, to change the wordsize. Check out the Oracle8i Migration guide - specifically, page 7-38.

Brian

paquette stephane wrote:

> I did not find on metalink how to "upgrade" and change
> the wordsize from 64bit to 32bit.
> Yes, I'm tired of waiting for patches that never
> come...
>
> --- Jared Still <jkstill_at_cybcon.com> a écrit : >
> > For the record, this isn't a migration, it's an
> > upgrade.
> >
> > A migration is changing your database to a new
> > version.
> >
> > An upgrade is a new release.
> >
> > 8.1.6 -> 8.1.7 is a new release, and an upgrade
> > according to Oracle.
> >
> > Migrations imply much more work than an upgrade.
> >
> > Jared
> >
> >
> > On Thursday 19 July 2001 11:05,
> > michael_siebert_at_pipeline.com wrote:
> > > Take a look at the Oracle 8i Mogration Guide, part
> > number A86632-01
> > > (available on Technet). In particular, review all
> > the steps in Chapter 7.
> > > You can either have the installer do the migration
> > for you, or do it
> > > manually. I just did a migration from 8.1.6 to
> > 8.1.7.1.3 on NT 4 Sp6a
> > > following the instructions in the document above
> > and had no issues. FWIW,
> > > I followed the manual path ;-)
> > >
> > > Best of Luck!
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com wrote:
> > > > We are about to do an 'emergency' upgrade from
> > 8.1.6 to 8.1.7 on NT
> > > > 4.0.Since this is the first time we are doing
> > this on NT, I am wondering
> > > > if
> > >
> > > anybody on the list who has been there, done that,
> > and let us know what
> > > kind of caveats we might run into or just outline
> > the steps we should go
> > > through. I know Oracle provide a GUI tool for this
> > but I don't know if it's
> > > that reliable.
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > Dennis Meng
> > > Database Administrator
> > > Focal Communications
> > > 847-954-8328
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> > INET: jkstill_at_cybcon.com
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