RE: A DBA looks at OAS | IAS vs. Locally-built Apache

The 9.0.2 differs significantly from the 1.0.2.2 at least for HPUX.

Scott Shafer
San Antonio, TX
210-581-6217

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MacGregor, Ian A. [SMTP:ian_at_SLAC.Stanford.EDU]
> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 10:38 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: RE: A DBA looks at OAS | IAS vs. Locally-built Apache
>
> I believe, about 95% confident, that they are the same. I think Oracle
> applications customers receive the the 1.0.2X numbered versions.
>
> Ian MacGregor
> Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
> ian_at_SLAC.Stanford.edu
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 7:18 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
> Now I am confused. Supposedly, I just received the latest 9iAS from
> Oracle and its version is 1.0.2.2.2a. Is this 9iAS release 2, 9iAS
> release 1.0.2, etc?
>
> Gene
>
> >>> Scott.Shafer_at_dcpds.cpms.osd.mil 07/17/02 05:28PM >>>
> Robert,
>
> After having just fought a battle with iAS 1.0.2.2 do yourself a favor and
> get hold of iAS 9.0.2 (latest release). I'm installing 9.0.2 as I type,
> and
> it seems to be a lot smoother, albeit more bloated and slower - at least
> the
> install portion.
>
> Scott Shafer
> San Antonio, TX
> 210-581-6217
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Freeman, Robert [SMTP:Robert_Freeman_at_csx.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 4:09 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > Subject: RE: A DBA looks at OAS | IAS vs. Locally-built Apache
> >
> > This is Oracle9i Application Server Version 1.0.2.2.3a for NT.
> > So, I'm guessing this is iAS. I have a hard enough time keeping
> > up with Oracle marketing's changing the names/version of Oracle Net,
> > parallel server, and MTS every opportunity they get!!
> >
> > RF
> >
> >
> >
> > Robert G. Freeman - Oracle OCP
> > Oracle Database Architect
> > CSX Midtier Database Administration
> > Author
> > Oracle9i RMAN Backup and Recovery (Oracle Press - Oct 2002)
> > Oracle9i New Features (Oracle Press)
> > Mastering Oracle8i (Sybex)
> >
> > Clark Griswold: Eddie, has anyone ever told you that you're bad luck?
> > Cousin Eddie: Those were my mother's dying words. But I
> > guess if your body's covered in third degree burns, and
> > your foot's caught in a bear trap, you tend to start talkin'
> > crazy.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 1:24 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> >
> >
> > It really OAS and not iAS? If it is, you need to upgrade your software.
> > There is a published exploit against the version of Apache used by
> > Oracle's latest iAS release. Oracle has released a patch which stops
> the
> > exploit
> >
> > I have built Oracle web servers for years, but I am now of the mind that
> > these things should not be built by DBA's but by webmasters.
> >
> > I am undecided whether to one should go with iAS or construct your own
> > with
> > Apache. The mod_plsql module for instance was not created by Oracle.
> It
> > and things such as forms server and reports server will run against
> such
> > a
> > construction.
> >
> > However, we were advised last week that the Windows NT machines will be
> > converted to XP this year. As a result, I started to look at the 9i
> > Internet Developer Suite. About every third line is a statement to the
> > effect that the 9i database, 9 iAS, and 9 iDS are made to work together.
> > I
> > haven't figured out what one is giving up if one builds their own web
> > server
> > and also installs components for the 9 iAS distribution. Is it just
> > convenience?
> >
> > One reason for giving up the convenience is security. An exploit is
> > discovered and possibly published. Apache fixes the problem. If I have
> > built my own I can get the patch from Apache and rebuild the web
> server.
> > If I'm wedded to iAS I need to wait for Oracle to incorporate the patch
> > into its offering. This could be a matter days to over a week. However
> > weighing-in on the 9 iAS side is the ease of installing a fix. The
> Apache
> > fix for the aforementioned problem required a rebuild; you need
> someone
> > wise in the ways of make files and such. The 9 iAS fix was a simple
> file
> > replacement.
> >
> > Ian MacGregor
> > Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
> > ian_at_SLAC.Stanford.edu
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 9:18 AM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> >
> >
> > Folks,
> >
> > I'm a DBA who is really an old developer at heart. I know a little Java,
> a
> > little Asp
> > (enough, as they say, to be really dangerous!), I used to do C code that
> > now
> > makes
> > my head swim to look at. (I think to myself, what the devil was I
> doing??)
> >
> > Anyway, I've finally found some time and a machine here at work to start
> > playing with
> > OAS just to see what it's all about. Anyone have any good suggestions
> with
> > regards
> > to:
> >
> > 1. Sites, books, white papers and the like with good install tips,
> hints,
> > warnings and the like.
> > 2. Sites, books, white papers and the like Quick getting started tips.
> > 3. Your own "getting started" experiences of things to do or not to do.
> > 5. Anything I should do before I mess with OAS.
> >
> > Optimistically hopeful that this will all just go really smooth and I'll
> > have a cool
> > web page that I can bring up soon!
> >
> > RF
> >
> > Robert G. Freeman - Oracle OCP
> > Oracle Database Architect
> > CSX Midtier Database Administration
> > Author
> > Oracle9i RMAN Backup and Recovery (Oracle Press - Oct 2002)
> > Oracle9i New Features (Oracle Press)
> > Mastering Oracle8i (Sybex)
> >
> > Clark Griswold: Eddie, has anyone ever told you that you're bad luck?
> > Cousin Eddie: Those were my mother's dying words. But I
> > guess if your body's covered in third degree burns, and
> > your foot's caught in a bear trap, you tend to start talkin'
> > crazy.
> >
> >
> >
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