Re: Different OS versions between Test and Prod

From: Bob Jones <email_at_me.not>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:10:38 GMT
Message-ID: <OzZWf.61795$Jd.1387@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net>

"DA Morgan" <damorgan_at_psoug.org> wrote in message news:1143755091.965976_at_yasure.drizzle.com...

> Bob Jones wrote:
>> "DA Morgan" <damorgan_at_psoug.org> wrote in message 
>> news:1143738407.810442_at_yasure.drizzle.com...
>>> Bob Jones wrote:
>>>> "Dave" <david.best_at_gmail.com> wrote in message 
>>>> news:1143669554.197833.80550_at_j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...

>>>>> Hey all,

>>>>>

>>>>> Question... our architect's are trying to push us to install Solaris
>>>>> 10 on our new dev/test boxes instead of 8, which is our production
>>>>> version. There are currently no plans to upgrade prod to Solaris 10.
>>>>> With the hardware we ordered there are no issues with installing
>>>>> Solaris 8. I've been resisting because I don't want to support an
>>>>> environment where the OSes are out of sync. While I agree that the
>>>>> risk is probably minimal I want a plan in place to upgrade prod before
>>>>> I signoff on test.

>>>>>

>>>>> Am I being anal? I've talked to other DBA's and they agree with me,
>>>>> but to make my problem a bit more difficult, a DBA in my group has
>>>>> already let this happen in one of their environments.

>>>>>

>>>>> tnx.

>>>>>
>>>> No, you are not being anal. You are just doing your job.
>>>>
>>>> The same version of Oracle should behave the same on Solaris 8 or 10. 
>>>> Your existing apps should work fine, unless in an unlikely case there 
>>>> are Oracle bugs affecting only one version of Solaris.
>>> I was going to stay out of this but you've hit a hot button.
>>>
>>> In theory what you say is true. But in reality we know it is not.
>>>
>>> While I will acknowledge using vanilla Oracle functionality you likely
>>> will see no issues ... move to RAC or Grid Control other pieces of the
>>> puzzle and this is clearly not the case.
>>>
>>> The answer to the OP should be ... "depends" ... which most often is
>>> the correct answer to any question asked.
>>> -- 
>>
>> Ok, so what specifically is the difference between RAC on Solaris 8 or 
>> 10? In fact, I could answer all questions here with simply "depends", but 
>> that's not very helpful, is it?
>
> Don't have the exact answer here at my desk but I would expect
> differences in libraries, differences in compilers, and differences in
> security implementation for sure.
>

How would they affect OP's existing Oracle applications?

> I'll give you a simple example from RedHat Linux. Want to run Grid
> Control? Better be in RedHat 3: Not 4.
>

That's entirely a different issue.

> A check of metalink may show differences in patches required between
> Solaris 8 and 10 ... undoubtedly will methinks.
> -- 

This will only affect the installation process, not Oracle applications. Received on Thu Mar 30 2006 - 17:10:38 CST