Re: Oracle 8.0.5 on Sparc Solaris 7?

From: Ben Branch <benson.branch_at_lucent.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 09:49:51 -0400
Message-ID: <37B2D0FE.8E58C895@lucent.com>

Alex Hudghton wrote:
>
> Should have read the post more carefully - I'm not familiar with SUN
> technology, but the version of Oracle you use must match the OS. So I would
> expect the label on the CD to be 'Oracle 8i for Solaris 7'.
> However, I have just gone onto the Oracle Metalink site and found
> 'Installation Guide Release 8.1.5 for SPARC Solaris' - which states the OS
> can be 2.6 or 2.7 - so is Solaris 7 really 2.7?? In which case your CD for
> 2.6 may work.
>
> Good Luck!
>

Yes, 2.7 and Solaris 7 are supposedly different names (marketing, you know) for the same thing.

After trying the 8.0.5.1 patch I'll try the 8.1.5 CD and see what happens.

Thanks,
Ben

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Ben Branch
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614-860-4790 Received on Thu Aug 12 1999 - 08:49:51 CDT