Re: Can 8.1.5 to 8.1.6 be done with patches?

ok i think a defintion of terms is in order:

migration: going from one major version to another: 6.x -> 7.x or 7.x tro 8.x
upgrade: going from minor version to another: 7.1 -> 7.3 or 8.0 -> 8.1

in case u dont believe me, right out of the oracle docs(8.1.6) Migration, Upgrading, and Downgrading

Migration is the process of transforming an installed version of an Oracle database into a later version. For example, transforming an Oracle7 database into an Oracle8i database is migrating the database.

Upgrading is the process of transforming an Oracle database from an installed release into a later release of the same version. For example, transforming patch release 8.0.3 into patch release 8.0.4 is upgrading, and transforming an 8.0 maintenance release into an 8.1 maintenance release is upgrading.

joe

paquette stephane wrote:

> I've done a migration from 8.1.5 to 8.1.6 on Solaris.
> It went smoothly.
> I reinstalled the "damned" Intermedia option and
> rebuilt the Intermedia indexes.
>
> --- Cherie_Machler_at_gelco.com a écrit : > Is there some
> sort of megapatch or patch bundle that
> > can be downloaded to upgrade from 8.1.5 to 8.1.6?
> >
> > Is this a fairly simple upgrade that can be done
> > sort
> > of transparently to the users? Or is it a major
> > upgrade
> > that is more appropriate to be done with a CD and
> > a regular upgrade maintenance window of a day or
> > two of system downtime?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Cherie
> >
> >
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