Re: Can't Migrate Instance Once 8.1.7.1 Patch Installed - Is This True?

Don MacGregor wrote:

> In Oracle's documention for applying the 8.1.7.1 patch to Oracle 8.1.7
> database, it says the following:
>
> "When migrating a database from an earlier release, for instance 8.0
> to 8.1, you must complete the database migration to the 8.1.7 release
> prior to applying this patch set. You cannot perform the 8.1.7
> migration after a patch set has been installed."
>
> So, if I'm reading this right, this is saying that once you install
> the patch, you cannot migrate an existing database. Why is this not
> allowed? At my office, we are currently migrating an existing
> instance to 8.1.7, while another instance on the same server will
> remain 8.0.6 for another 6 months. Not being able to apply the
> 8.1.7.1 patch for that long will cause problems, but the migration
> date of the second instance cannot be moved up, causing a major
> dilemma.
>
> Can anyone explain why this patch would prevent future migrations? Or
> is this really not an issue and can migrations be performed on 8.1.7.1
> patched databases?
>
> thx,
> Don

I've never had it stop me. Unless someone has had a problem with this I'd just ignore the item.

Daniel A. Morgan Received on Fri Jun 01 2001 - 19:06:53 CDT