Re: RHEL to CentOS
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 13:05:53 -0500
Message-ID: <CAHJZqBAQDOZdyrn-gmWr4TyH3A78vR9fY1PhfsPn1r0j-G7P=Q_at_mail.gmail.com>
Yeah it's easy to spoof a CentOS server to look like RHEL or OEL to the OUI. The problem is when you need help from Oracle Support on a prod database. You don't want to give them any reason to not help you because you didn't follow their rules.
On Sun, May 24, 2015 at 12:28 PM, David Ramírez Reyes <dramirezr_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Just from the Oracle installation, you will receive a message saying that
> the Linux distro is not supported by Oracle and then the Oracle SW can't be
> installed; that's one of the first checks that Oracle specifies on the
> Installation documentation, check that your OS is supported for Oracle DB.
>
> Am sure there are tricks to force it, but you have no warranty on that.
>
> Good luck!
>
>
> On Sunday, 24 May 2015, Don Seiler <don_at_seiler.us> wrote:
>
>> The bigger concern would be that CentOS is not supported by Oracle (as
>> far as I know). If they created an SR and Oracle support found out they
>> were on centos then they could balk on providing any help.
>> On May 24, 2015 11:16 AM, "David Hicken" <utahtoad_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> One of my client's SysAdmins wants to move their Oracle 11.2.0.1 DB from
>>> RHEL 5 to a version of CentOS (5?). I have never done his kind of thing. I
>>> googled but couldn't find anything definitive.
>>>
>>> I'm wondering if the database files, etc. can be moved and brought up
>>> under the new CentOS, or if I have to move it through RMAN or the like. Is
>>> it an in place upgrade? Will the binaries need re-installed or re-linked?
>>> This is new to me.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have some pointers/ articles / MOS posts/ support pages to
>>> which they can direct me?
>>>
>>> Thanks, all.
>>>
>>> David Hicken
>>> Utahtoad_at_gmail.com
>>> "There is no reality.
>>> It's only perception."
>>>
>>
>
> --
> David Ramírez Reyes
> Profesión: Padre de Familia
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-- Don Seiler http://www.seiler.us -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-lReceived on Sun May 24 2015 - 20:05:53 CEST