Re: 'upgrade' to same $ORACLE_HOME

Sun, 08 Sep 2002 12:28:59 GMT, Tom said (and I quote):
> Hi,
>
> To follow up on my earlier post on 8.1.5 on Solaris 7 is is possible to just
> onstall 8.1.7 into the the same home to perform an 'upgrade' or does it have
> to be done in a different way?

You can install it in the same home, in which case you have to stop databases using the old version. Or to a different home, in which case you won't touch a thing of the ongoing databases. Up to you.

> Does the database have to be stopped or anything like that?

If you overwrite the executable files running the database engine, yes. Just like with any other software that may be executing at time of an upgrade.

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Nuno Souto
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