Re: UPgrade or Reinstall ?

YTTRI Lisa wrote:
>
> Hi everyone -
>
> I have recently installed an instance of Oracle, version 8.1.7 on a Sun
> Solaris machine (running 2.6). I have the base instance completed, and am
> waiting for the clients to finalize their design.
>
> Now, after discussing it, we've decided we should try to implement on 9i
> instead. At this point - am I better off starting over and installing 9i,
> or would an upgrade of the instance be better? I'm interested both from a
> time perspective and from the complexity of the tasks, as well as the
> probability that it will work.
>
> Thanks in advance for any input!
>
> Lisa Yttri
> IBM Global Services
> Oracle Database Administration
> (262) 636-6797

Reinstall from scratch. Much less trouble, especially at your stage.

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