Re: Oracle 7.1.6 and SunOS 2.5.1 and greater

I don't recommend running unsupported software. I am pushing for upgrades in my company --- we are still running 7.3.3 in 24x7 manufacturing environments and the manufacturing guys are quite happy with it. I won't get downtime for the next 6 months.

All I am saying is that it is a fact of live --- there are people who are running "unsupported" software in the real world. This software has been running for 5 or 6 years, has been stress-tested, has recovered from failures and so on. They ask why they should have to test a new release which may well have bugs they don't have in the current version in use. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Try pushing for a database upgrade for 40 24x7 manufacturing databases every 2 years.

Hemant

"Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message news:pujhgu0tjh5eiegho8cnameor27v7lqocd_at_4ax.com...
> On Thu, 13 Jun 2002 23:42:02 +0800, "Hemant K Chitale"
> <hkchital_nospam_at_singnet_nospam.com.sg> wrote:
>
> >
> >Here we go again, Sybrand.
> >You run nothing but 9iRelease2 on the latest
> >OS version with the highest patchset level.
> >
> >There *ARE* people in the *REAL* world who
> >are running critical databases on 7.3.x [and why not 7.1.6]
> >and are happy with it. How frequently do you
> >change your car ? How frequently do you change
> >your house ?
> >
> >Hemant
>
> Your hostile and arrogant tone asks for a similar answer. You don't
> seem to be aware with the issues of running desupported software when
> the customer didn't make *any* extra precaution (like getting an EAS
> or ECS).
> Are you aware what it means to run desupported software? We have a
> customer running 8.1.5 and using RMAN. RMAN quite often ends in
> ora-600 [504], which means we have NO BACKUP!
> How often do you make sure your backup works? What do you say to your
> customer when the database has crashed, and there hasn't been a backup
> for days?
> Do go on driving a T-Ford when your garage indicates they don't have
> any spare parts?
> Come on. Don't try to be smart! Running desupported software is living
> on a volcano, being incapable to evacuate and come back when the
> volcano really strikes.
> I think it is unprofessional to recommend doing that to anyone.
>
>
> Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
>
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Received on Thu Jun 13 2002 - 22:08:37 CDT