Re: Becoming an Oracle DBA (part 3)

I agree. I keep forgetting there are stuffed bits of software sitting on top of these things.
(One could suggest finding a new software vendor -but I think we're in the real world now, Toto!)

Regards
HJR

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"Liz Reen" <lizr_at_geologist.com> wrote in message
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> True 8i is wonderful for that, but if your software vendor will not

> support you because you moved off of 7.3.4 and their software gives new

> meaning to buggy.  You don't move.  I did try upgrading the dev box to

> 8.0, there were too many problems to make it worth while.

>

> Liz

>

> In article <39f536b2$1_at_news.iprimus.com.au>, howardjr_at_www.com says...

> > The theory is fine, Liz, and to that extent I agree with you.  However,

 if


> > you want to transport a tablespace, move a table without having to

 recreate


> > all indexes, triggers and permissions, or investigate the redo logs with

 a


> > view to total data recovery -guess what?  You have to have 8i... and if

> > you're going to have 8i, you'd best have the version that works (ie

 8.1.6).


> >

> > There is a wealth of new stuff in 8i that warrants the upgrade on its

 own.


> > Just mho

> > Regards

> > HJR

> >

> >

> > "Liz Reen" <lizr_at_geologist.com> wrote in message

> > news:MPG.145e1a025f1cf38e989694_at_news.supernews.com...

> > > In article <39f049d4_at_news.iprimus.com.au>, howardjr_at_www.com says...

> > > > Without wishing to seem trite, my only real suggestion is to drop

 Oracle
 8


> > > > as quickly as possible, and install 8.1.6 or better, and concentrate

 on
 the


> > > > 8i material.

> > > >

> > > > I speak as one who thought the sun was 8.0.x but who has recently

 discovered


> > > > that it was merely a stepping stone to the much better things in 8i.

> > > Just remember that a whole pile of the real world is stuck on 7.3.4

 for a


> > > variety of good reasons.  I could wish I was on 8i, but until the

> > > software vendor puts out an 8i version, I'm stuck with 7.3.4.

> > >

> > > My advice is learn how things work.  If you understand the theory

 behind


> > > the program it does not matter what the program is.  Databases are

> > > databases be they Oracle, Sybase, or SQL Server.  I have worked on 7

> > > different operating systems in my career.  Once I understood the

 theory


> > > it was very easy to learn another one.

> > >

> > >

> > > Liz

> >

> >

> >