Re: 7.1 ---> 7.3 Upgrade Help

I just did a 7.1.6 to 7.3.4 on HP-UX this week. The software install and conversion of the database went fine. Took me less than two hours start to finish. I simply created a new directory for the new ORACLE_HOME, installed the software (portable file system on HP-UX), and updated oratab and listener.ora. Check out any copy of the oraenv script on your system as the install process will overwrite it. A previous DBA has added some customizations to ours and I almost lost the customizations (environment variables mostly).

My conversion did not involve financials, we are waiting on that until spring. I understand the upgrade is a complicated process that can take 4-5 days. I guess that you go through several iterations of steps performed by the Financials admin and the DBA. I personally am not looking forward to that one.

Mark Moody
Oracle DBA
Woodward-Clyde
Denver, CO

Toby Henderson <thenderson_at_unlimited.com> wrote in article <thenderson-1302981228390001_at_user150.unlimited.com>...
> We will shortly be having to make this move as part of our Year 2000
> Compliance plans. I'd be really grateful if anyone out there who has
> already done it or is in the process of doing it, can let me know of any
> pitfalls, problems or anything else. Is it an easy process? How did you
> go about it? How long did it take?
>
> We will also be going from apps 10.5 to apps 10.7. Any comments?
>
> Many thanks in advance
>
> Toby Henderson
> Systems Manager
> Computers Unlimited
> (thenderson_at_unlimited.com)
>
  Received on Fri Feb 13 1998 - 00:00:00 CST