Thank you Sarah for you input and tips.
Joe
s. hunter <sarahxhunter_at_NOSPAMTHANX.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3879FB89.A8A97561_at_NOSPAMTHANX.hotmail.com...
> Hi,
>
> The main problems I ran into when doing a migration from 7.3.3 to 8.0.5
(sgi
> IRIX) were of my own creation! Remember to move your redo logs and other
files
> which reside in the 7.3.4 ORACLE_HOME to the new 8.0.5. I also had a
weird
> permissions problem, but I think that was a unix problem (I had rsh -ed
instead
> of rlogin) and not an oracle one.
>
> Other tips: ensure that the "compatible" parameter in your init.ora file
is
> commented out. and definitely do a cold backup of your database and the
7.3.4
> ORACLE_HOME before you start. Other than that, if you follow the
migration
> manual it is pretty simple.
>
> Incidentally, I chose migration because my database was huge and would
have
> taken a long time to export!
>
> Sarah
>
> Joe D wrote:
>
> > Hi
> > We'll soon be upgrading a couple of production instances (different
> > systems) from 7.3.4
> > to 8.0.5. I was wondering what type(s) of problems other dba's may have
run
> > into during
> > a upgrade. We are running Solaris 2.6 on both platforms. Are they any
know
> > issues that I
> > should look out for? Also, should I look at a migration vs.
export/import
> > method?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Joe D
>
Received on Mon Jan 10 2000 - 10:31:18 CST
