Re: OEM console compatibility with previous releases

On 23 May 2007 10:09:56 -0700, Ben <balvey_at_comcast.net> wrote:

>9.2.0.5 Ent Ed on AIX5L
>I'm in the process of upgrading to 10.2.0.3. In preparation I'm
>installing the client software on a few windows machines and testing
>that running against the 9i databases on our AIX servers. I'm having
>some trouble on my machine with various applications.
>I figured out that my old install of OEM console will not work using
>the new 10g home. So I've installed the new OEM console for 10g and
>I'm just curious if there might be any compatibility issues with
>running OEM console from my windows machine on our 9i databases? I've
>done some searching on metalink and can't find a compatibility matrix
>on it.
>Also, if anyone is familiar with Toad, is there a way to have Toad
>point to the new client home? I've tried setting environment variables
>for oracle_home and tns_admin and it sees the new tnsnames.ora file
>but it is still trying to use the old 9i home and .dll files. The
>version of Toad that I am running is an old freeware version, and I'm
>actually not as concerned about it since I've started using
>SqlDeveloper.
>Thanks,
>Ben

10g Grid control should be capable to manage 9i databases. And yes, it is documented, probably in the grid control installation documentation.
The connect window in Toad has an Oracle Home locator. You can select one and simply tick it as the default.

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Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA