Re: Odd Installation Question

On Fri, 05 Apr 2002 17:45:51 GMT, "koert54" <koert54_at_nospam.com> wrote:

>I guess it's the first time for you too ?

Nope.

I've personally installed the software for versions 6 and 7 and created database instances in versions 5, 6, and 7. I've worked in databases in versions 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.

BUT. I don't consider installing the software part of my job.

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>> The 8.1.5 version doesn't have an orainst directory. The guy swears
>> up and down that 8.1.5 is completely and successfully installed. I've
>> never seen an ORACLE_HOME without an orainst subdirectory before. I
>> think he screwed up and probably needs to re-install 8.1.5
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>Starting from 8i, Oracle uses the oraInventory, which contains all
>dependencies and installed products...

I was not aware of that.

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>> Can I use the orainst in the 7.3.4 Oracle directory with my
>> $ORACLE_HOME set to the 8.1.5 home and create a good 8.1.5 instance?
>> Or will everything be horribly mucked up if I do this?
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>hehe - this will most definitely screw up things or at least fail ... BUT
>you can blame it on the guy who installed it !
>Just run dbca in the 8.1.5 environment ....

Will the dbca work without the orainst directory being there?

Watson

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>"Watson Davis" <watson_at_watsonmusic.com> wrote in message
>news:BD59C31AA25F7E44.620B00952B8A5A66.0698BC6877C5978D_at_lp.airnews.net...
>> I'm supposed to create an Oracle instance on this one machine (Sun,
>> Solaris). We've already got one instance in Oracle 7.3.4 on this
>> machine and the instance I'm supposed to create is in Oracle 8.1.5.
>> The guy that installed both versions of the software had never
>> installed Oracle prior to this.
>>
>> We've got a setup similar to this on another machine (that we're
>> having to migrate off for various and sundry reasons.)
>>
>> The 8.1.5 version doesn't have an orainst directory. The guy swears
>> up and down that 8.1.5 is completely and successfully installed. I've
>> never seen an ORACLE_HOME without an orainst subdirectory before. I
>> think he screwed up and probably needs to re-install 8.1.5
>>
>> BUT
>>
>> Can I use the orainst in the 7.3.4 Oracle directory with my
>> $ORACLE_HOME set to the 8.1.5 home and create a good 8.1.5 instance?
>> Or will everything be horribly mucked up if I do this?
>>
>> Watson
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Received on Fri Apr 05 2002 - 12:54:24 CST