Re: Oracle 7 and tools on Solaris 8

Hi Hermant,

thanks for your understanding of my problem and thanks for your answers ! I will pray for the developper base release to work on Solaris 8 ....

Thanks again

"Hemant K Chitale" <hkchital_nospam_at_singnet_nospam.com.sg> a écrit dans le message news: ae2etd$t3i$1_at_coco.singnet.com.sg...
>
> What Kevin is saying is that Oracle7 *was* certified.
> Therefore, it *has* been tested and proven by Oracle.
> Whether it is supported or not, *today* is a different
> question.
>
> Yannick is running 7.3.4 on Solaris 2.5.1 When he
> upgrades the OS to Solaris 8, he would still need to be
> able to startup the 7.3.4 database using the 7.3.4 ORACLE_HOME.
> He needs to know if 7.3.4 was *certified*.
> Why do you think information on older releases
> is still available on MetaLink ?
> You're probably one of the handful of people who
> run nothing lower than 9iRelease2 on Solaris8 with
> the latest patchset.
>
> Yannick,
> 1. Oracle7 7.3.4 was certified all the way upto Solaris 8.
> In fact, it is currently under EMS [you have to pay
> extra to get Extended Maintenance Support] till
> 31-Dec-2002 and EAS [free, under your regular
> Maintenance Contract] till 31-Dec-2003.
> 2. Reports 2.5.5.4.0 is part of Developer 1.3.2 Base Release
> [ie, without any patchsets]. This was certified only upto
> Solaris 2.5.1
> 3. Forms 4.5.7.1.2 is also part of Developer 1.3.2 Base Release.
> This, as per the Developer 1.3.2 certification, was certified
> as high as Solaris 2.5.1
>
>
> Hemant
>
> "Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message
> news:ug0foiq1lihka0_at_corp.supernews.com...
> >
> > "Kevin Grant" <X.Tenag_at_znvyobk.th.rqh.nh> wrote in message
> > news:Xns92268D42A4269KGRANTBNEQLDAU_at_132.234.250.31...
> > > Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in
> > > news:lhavfukcjhnlk8onva2av2u118hlo88kum_at_4ax.com:
> > >
> > > > On Thu, 6 Jun 2002 09:59:25 +0200, "Yannick GUILLOUX"
> > > ><yannick.guilloux_at_hexalis.fr> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>Hello,
> > > >>
> > > >>I have to migrate a system from Solaris 2.5.1 to Solaris 8.
> > > >>Actually the system is running Oracle 7.3.4.0.1, Forms 4.5.7.1.2 and
> > > >>reports 2.5.5.4.0.
> > > >>Are these versions supported on Solaris 8, are they working fine ?
> > > >>Does anybody had any experience on this kind of migration (what are
> > > >>the issues,...).
> > > >>
> > > >>Thanks in advance for any help.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > > All the software you mention has been desupported on *all* platforms
> > > > and I'm sure 7.3.4 was never certified against Solaris 8.
> > >
> > > From Oracle's Certification Matrix for Sun SPARC Solaris:
> > >
> > > Enterprise Edition 7.3.4: 2.4 - Yes, 2.5.x - Yes, 2.6 - Yes, 2.7 -
Yes,
> > > 2.8 - Yes (Terminal Release 7.3.4.5)
> > >
> > > Forms and Reports you would have to check.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Kevin Grant
> > > X.Tenag_at_znvyobk.th.rqh.nh - ROT13
> >
> >
> > Please don't try to be smart.
> > Oracle 7.3.4 has been desupported on December 31, 2000
> > Please do not provide certification info without looking up desupport
> info.
> >
> > --
> > Sybrand Bakker
> > Senior Oracle DBA
> >
> > to reply remove '-verwijderdit' from my e-mail address
> >
> > Regards
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Mon Jun 10 2002 - 12:13:36 CDT