FYI: new alert regarding 8.1.7.2 patchset

From: A. Bardeen <abardeen1_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 02:39:24 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.003559B2.20010726021441@fatcity.com>

Note: 153172.1 "ALERT: Do NOT Install 8.1.7.2.0 Patch Set on top of 8.1.7.1"

8.1.7.2.0 Patch Set Does Not Install Correctly Over 8.1.7.1/8.1.7.1B

This alert will be updated to indicate the current status of

this problem. The modification history is shown at the END of the

alert.

Versions Affected

This problem affects the installation of the 8.1.7.2.0 Patch Set.

Platforms Affected

This problem affects the following platforms only:

          HPUX (Oracle 32 bit release)
          HPUX (Oracle 64 bit release)
          Compaq Tru64
          Intel Solaris

This problem does NOT affect the following platform:

Sun Sparc Solaris (Oracle 32 bit release)

8.1.7.2 has not been released on any other platform yet.

Other platforms will have this problem corrected prior

to their 8.1.7.2 Patch Set being released.

Description

If the 8.1.7.2.0 Patch Set is installed on top of either 8.1.7.1 or

8.1.7.1B then the patch set does not install correctly. No errors

are reported during the installation but the Oracle version banner still

shows the version to be 8.1.7.1.

Likelihood of Occurrence

You will encounter this problem if you install the 8.1.7.2.0 patch set

on top of either 8.1.7.1 or 8.1.7.1B on any of the platforms listed above.

You are STRONGLY advised NOT to install 8.1.7.2.0 on top of 8.1.7.1

releases until this issue is addressed.

Possible Symptoms

The main visible symptoms of this issue are:

The Oracle version banner still shows the RDBMS release to be 8.1.7.1
SELECT * FROM V$VERSION shows the release to be 8.1.7.1
Bugs fixed in 8.1.7.2 may still be encountered

There may be additional symptoms not yet discovered as the resulting

installation contains an untested combination of modules.

Workaround

The only workaround to this problem is to install 8.1.7.2.0 on top of

an 8.1.7.0 Oracle installation.
ie: If the current installation is at release 8.1.7.1, then you must

reinstall 8.1.7.0 and then apply the 8.1.7.2 patch set.

If you have already installed 8.1.7.2 on top of 8.1.7.1 then it is

advisable to reinstall the base release (8.1.7.0) and then apply

the patch set on top of this to get a proper 8.1.7.2 release

installed.

Patches

The affected patch sets will be re-released shortly with the

version number 8.1.7.2.1. These updated patch sets will install

on top of 8.1.7.1, 8.1.7.1B or 8.1.7.0. If possible please

avoid upgrading until the revised patch sets are released.

References

Base bug reporting the install problem [BUG:1898001] Modification History:

26-Jul-2001 Initial alert that 8.1.7.2 does not install over 8.1.7.1

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Received on Thu Jul 26 2001 - 04:39:24 CDT