compatible in 9iRel2

From: Ehresmann, David <David.Ehresmann_at_ps.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 06:43:52 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.0052DA1C.20030113064352@fatcity.com>

List,

I recently tried to set the compatible=8.1.7.0 parameter in a 9iRel2 Solaris 8 database. If you bounce the instance the sql>show parameter compatible=9.0.0 stays the same, it does not change. If you shutdown and reboot the server you get an:

ora-01033: Initialization or shutdown in progress Which basically states that you are trying to connect to an instance that is being shutdown down or starting up. I believe it goes into NOMOUNT stage and reads the init.ora and hangs because of the compatible parameter being set to 8i. I saw the document Oracle9i Database Migration Release 2 (9.2) Part Number A96530-01 stating how to downgrade, but it seems to defeat the purpose of having a 9i instance. Is there any way to do this without stripping the 9i database down to 8i?

David Ehresmann
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