Re: Different OS versions between Test and Prod

Are your database versions them same regardless of the os version?

The solaris mantra is "binary compatibility" that the operating system provides to application executables. It really is quite proven and has an established track record.

If you are not doing "unusual things" like copying software installed and linked on one os version over to another os version, it may be more of a "thing to worry about" than a real problem. Then again it's your environment.

How solid are your backup and recovery practices and documentation? How much of that, if any, is dependent on doing things "between" the dev/test/production boxes that might be at different solaris releases?

Those are some of the things that seem most relevant to your considerations to me. Received on Wed Mar 29 2006 - 16:07:58 CST