Re: Can I install Oracle 8i on SunOS 5.8?

Oracle 8i (8.1.5) runs fine on Sun Solaris 8 (SunOS 5.8) without needing any OS patches,

Hope this helps,

David P.

Oracle Certified DBA.

swolford9_at_my-deja.com wrote:
>
> I want to install Oracle 8i on a Sun development box, and am a bit
> confused after reading the Oracle install docs. There it states that
> either Solaris 2.6 or 2.7 is a requirement, and that patch revision
> #105181-06 is also needed. When I do a 'uname -a' on my Sun box, I
> get 'SunOS 5.8 Generic ... ' in return. I am not familiar with the
> intricacies of Sun OS nomenclature, so I need to know whether 5.8 is
> sufficient or not. If it is, then what version of Solaris does it map
> to? When I go to download that patch from Sun, I am only given Solaris
> 2.x options to select as the OS, no mention of SunOS anywhere ...
>
> Thanks if anyone can help,
>
> Steve
>
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  Received on Sat Apr 08 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT