Re: Db. Upgrade Assistant - any bad stories?

Kirti,

Thanks.
My question was not in regards to the tool, but in regards to use of SPFILE in general.

Igor

• Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 12:23 PM

> Igor,
> It depends.
> If you are not aware of what the tool does, you will get caught by
surprise (like my co-worker;) May be there is an option to not create the SPFILE.. I didn't use the tool when I upgraded a few my databases to 9i.
> But, AFIAC, I am staying away from SPFILE, as long as possible, for my
own reasons......
>
> - Kirti
>
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>
> Kirti,
>
> Is it a bad thing?
>
> Igor
>
>
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>
>
> > I was told that the tool creates, and uses, SPFILE after the upgrade...
> >
> > - Kirti
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
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> >
> >
> > I used it recently on a W2K box, worked fine, no problems, no
> > hassles... took a while to do the upgrade so don't panic if it seems to
> > be taking a long time
> >
> >
> > --- Vladimir Barac <vladob_at_aster.si> wrote:
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I'm about to upgrade 8.1.7 db to 9.2 db.
> > >
> > > Platform is AIX.
> > >
> > > "Database Upgrade Assistant" is going to be used. Does anyone have
> > > any bad experience with this oracle tool? Or the whole process is
> > > straight forward?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Vladimir Barac
> >
> >
>
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