RE: Upgrading from 8.1.5 to 8.1.6

OK, I'll make one comment:

If this is unix, bounce all oracle services after you rename the directory. Unix has a habit of tracking the file/directory moves if the inode does not change. In other words, if a file is open when you move it, the process will merrily keep accessing the moved file until the file handle is closed.

Been bit by this once or twice. Moved a couple of directories around and a month later bounced the services. Went "Oh S..." when things didn't come back up.

Ron Thomas
Hypercom, Inc
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                      TBall_at_birch.com                                                                                                            
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What we do is rename the 8.1.5 directory to indicate it is the old directory
(i.e, 8.1.5_old). If nothing breaks after a week or two, then the directory
and its contents are removed.

Terry Ball, DBA
Birch Telecom
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After upgrading oracle database from V8.1.5 to V8.1.6, a new directory is created to store new version's files and the old directory of old version 8.1.5 is still there. Is is safe to remove the old directory to save disk spaces on the disk? Is there any files being linked to the old version after upgrading?

Regards,
David

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