Re: net 8 / 8i ?

"Browett, Darren" wrote:
>
> We are running 8.0.5 and due to upgrade fatigue on our applications, we are
> at least one year away before we upgrade
> to 8i and/or possibly 9i.
>
> But we are upgrading our desktops to windows 2000.
>
> The question I have,
>
> 1. Should I install the net 8.0 client on the base image and upgrade it to
> 8i later ?
> or
> 2. Should I go ahead and install the 8i client on the base image and be done
> with it.
>
> The larger question being will the 8i client work with the 8.0 databases ??
>
> Any tips, suggestions, experiences would be greatly appreciated
>
> Thank you in advance
>
> Darren
>

What's behind door #3?

Are you planning to move the server binaries to 8.0.6 in the meantime, as I believe that 8.0.6 has several weeks of support (error correction) left. (See Note:118156.1)
At least Extended Maintenance Support is available for 8.0.6.

The 8.1.7 Client Install as "Application User" is around 150 MB. Kinda big.
Will you be using Java for anything anytime soon? No? Do you forecast needing to run Net8 over SSL soon? No? Do you see moving to an LDAP solution for authentication? No? Will you be deploying the Oracle Client on Pentium IV desktops? No? How soon will MS Windows XP be deployed? Never?

Since you're deploying images to desktops - I'd stick with the 8.0 client.

just my opinion.

Paul

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