Re: 8.1.5 to 8.1.7

Charlie Edwards wrote:
>
> A (non-technical) friend said that his organisation were wanting to
> upgrade from 8.1.5 to 8.1.7 (I did ask why they weren't going to 9i,
> but that's a different issue).
>
> He was asking my opinion of the merits of this.
>
> I vaguely remember 8.1.7 as being "a bit buggy", but I couldn't
> remember why. I have done a search, but couldn't find anything
> coherent.
>
> Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> CE

Also note that (I think) 8.1.6+ is where block checksums are enabled by default on the SYSTEM tablespace, so if you have any hidden corruption in there, then post-upgrade your database may have some dramas.

Check metalink Note:96117.1

hth
connor

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