Re: Upgrade from Version 6 to 8: help needed urgently!

Greetings,

  You didn't mention what version of 6 you're on, but if you're 6.0.34   or before, you'll need to upgrade to at least 6.0.36, then to 7 (as   someone else stated - 7.3.4 [for full Y2K compliance, you'll want   to put the 7.3.4.4 patch on]), then to 8.

  Actually (and I may be wrong about this) - you may have to go   to either 7.1.6 or 7.2 first beofre 7.3.4 - you'll want to check.   Several years ago I did a 6.0.34 to 7.1.6, but I had to go to   6.0.36 first, then to 7.

  Have you attended any Oracle8 training, such as the 'New Features   For Oracle8 class'? - I would highly recommend that, because if   you're going to endure torture - why go from 6 to 7 to 8.0.5 to   8.1.5(8i) - if you can, go from 7 to 8.1.5 without bothering with   8.0.5. Oracle 8.1.5 offers many, many features, especially in   comparison with Version 6.

  There are two ways you can go with the upgrade from 7 to 8 - either   the Migration Utility or the Export/Import method. The path you   choose depends upon the size of your database. The documentation   recommends the Migration Utility if you have a very large database,   because of the time. However, the Export/Import will convert the   Oracle7 ROWID format to Oracle8.

  Take care.

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Before you buy. Received on Fri Oct 15 1999 - 19:11:21 CDT