From jfedock@ixl.com Wed, 28 Feb 2001 11:39:08 -0800 From: jfedock@ixl.com Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 11:39:08 -0800 Subject: RE: 8.1.6 upgrade Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain I used to use Q as well. What is happening is that the 'engine' is running inside the database via dbms_jobs. Stop the jobs from running (either from the Q menu) or stop the internal jobs. Good luck. John Fedock jfedock@ixl.com iXL -----Original Message----- ] Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 11:55 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L I just upgraded my test server from 8.1.6.1.1. to 8.1.6.3.0, then up to 8.1.6.3.1.. You can get 8.1.6.3.1. at ftp://oracle-ftp.oracle.com/server/patchsets/wgt_tech/server/windowsNT/81pat chsets/81631/ I had previously installed a trial version of Savant QDiagnostics, but after de-installing the thing I am left with a QDBA account that cannot be deleted. Drop user qdba cascade hangs whether I do it from DBA Studio, SQL*Plus or svrmgrl. I logged a TAR with Oracle, their response was to ask me a dozen questions, as if they haven't seen this before. I created a dummy user, created a table, inserted some records into it, then successfully dropped the table and the user. So I think this has to do with either memory shortage on my test machine, or the QDBA user itself. Perhaps those "compressed" packages it owns in the database. Anyway, I had no apparent problems, except now the Oracle Management Server service refuses to start, it says something like "the environment pointers have changed". I haven't logged a TAR regarding that yet, I have to answer the dozen questions Oracle Support threw at me. Let me know if you find out anything more, we plan to upgrade to 8.1.6 this summer and I have to verify that this version is actually stable. Regards, Patrice Boivin Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA) Systems Admin & Operations | Admin. et Exploit. des systèmes Technology Services | Services technologiques Informatics Branch | Direction de l'informatique Maritimes Region, DFO | Région des Maritimes, MPO E-Mail: boivinp@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca < mailto:boivinp@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca > -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Kostyszyn [SMTP:kevin@dulcian.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 11:26 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: 8.1.6 upgrade Hi all, Has anyone upgraded 8.1.6 EE on Windows NT to 8.1.6.3.0? I have done exactly what oracle said to do and it appears as though it is missing a .dll and without the installation is hosed. Do you have to upgrade to some other version first? The instance I upgraded was 8.1.6.1, then when it crashed I tried a reinstall and it still gives me the same error. Any help would be great, I see nothing in the documentaition with the patch that says I have to be at anything other than 8.1.6. Sincerely, Kevin Kostyszyn DBA Dulcian, Inc www.dulcian.com kevin@dulcian.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Kevin Kostyszyn INET: kevin@dulcian.com Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Boivin, Patrice J INET: BoivinP@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: jfedock@ixl.com Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).