Re: 8.1.7.2 or 8.1.7.4

On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 12:09:21PM -0800, Rachna Vaidya wrote:
> We are running Solaris 6.
> Currently 8.1.6.3
> Planning for 8.1.7
> Management is pressing for the patch in the same go
> due to downtime issues.

My solaris 5.8/8.1.7.4 is a dream. Up since 7/1/2002 without a burp. A little slow wrt i/o, but that is likely just old slow disk. Really cheap, though. Fast, cheap, good, pick two.

> -Rachna
>
>
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>
> > I'm investigating an 8.1.7 upgrade also. My impression is that the
> stability
> > may vary by platform, so it might be helpful to specify the platform that
> is
> > involved. I'm on HP/Compaq Tru64 myself.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dennis Williams
> > DBA
> > Lifetouch, Inc.
> > dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 1:46 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> >
> >
> >
> > Vaidya I'm running 8.1.7.2 on all instances when I go to upgrade it will
> > probably
> > be 9iR2 starting with a test db, then from there, onto the least important
> > db upwards.
> > Of course I'm stalling to let all the venturous customers test thease new
> > realeases
> > (and abundantly advancing I might add) out for me =). I haven't had an
> > issue where
> > I couldn't get support because I wasn't at .3 or .4, nor has an issue
> arose
> > in .2
> > that left me no choice to upgrade...
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > <mailto:rachnavaidya_at_hotmail.com> ]
> > Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 2:14 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> >
> >
> > Which patch is recommended?
> > Which is more stable?
> > Obvious answer from Oracle Support was 8.1.7.4 for the reason that it was
> > latest.
> > But some of my friends have advised 8.1.7.2
> >
> > Any opinions?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -Rachna
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