Re: Upgrade from 8.0.5 to 9iR2 on AIX 4.3.3

From: Lowell <lowell_at_replyto.group>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 19:22:05 -0600
Message-ID: <3e9cb08f$1@news3.accesscomm.ca>

Rauf Sarwar wrote:
> "Roger Jackson" <rjackson1_at_hotkey.net.au> wrote in message news:<3e9befcc_1_at_news.iprimus.com.au>...
>

>>Rauf,
>>
>>I would recommend that you goto the latest patchset for AIX 4.3.3 which is
>>Oracle 9.2.0.3.0 rather than 9.2.0.1.0 and secondly make sure the latest O/S
>>patches are applied to your server or else you will have problems installing
>>Oracle 9.2.
>>
>>By the way you need to be on Oracle 8.0.6 to do a direct upgrade to 9.2.

>
>
>
> Thanks Roger.
>
> I was already planning on going to the latest patchset, if available,
> for 4.3.3. Direct upgrade is not an option because customer is already
> live on 8.0.5 and do not want to upgrade to 8.0.6 just to do direct
> upgrade to 9.2.
>
> Problem is that I cannot test the upgrade on a separate AIX server.
> Customer only has one AIX server so I have to do everything next to
> live 8.0.5 Production...that is why I am being extra cautious.
>
> I was actually more interested to find out if,
> 1) Applying newer OS patches for 9.2 will in any way affect 8.0.5.
> 2) Installing 9.2 in a separate home beside 8.0.5 causes any problems
> (minor or major) on AIX. I have a test W2K box with 8.0.5, 8.1.7 and
> 9.2 installed but I am not sure about AIX.
>
> TIA
>
> Regards
> /Rauf Sarwar

Hi Rauf,

Is the AIX server you are using currently 64 bit? Oracle has only release a 64 bit version of Oracle 9i.

Lowell Received on Tue Apr 15 2003 - 20:22:05 CDT