Re: Oracle 7.3.3.6 to Oracle 9i on Solaris 2.6

On 8 Aug 2002 05:42:06 -0700, patrick.philpott_at_orcinc.com (Patrick) wrote:

>Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message news:<tg33lu4gsaadgr6r4jfs7k4i8b6uthl08q_at_4ax.com>...
>> On 7 Aug 2002 13:18:23 -0700, patrick.philpott_at_orcinc.com (Patrick)
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Can I go from Oracle 7.3 to Oracle 9i or would you recommend going to
>> >8i and get that stable and then goto 9i ?
>> >
>> >Would I need to install patches for 9i only on my OS or for both 8i
>> >and 9i.
>> >
>> >
>> >Thanks Patrick
>>
>> Wouldn't recommend doing that. Oracle 9i might even not be certified
>> against 2.6, which is going to be desupported by Sun at the end of
>> this year.
>> I would upgrade to 8.1.7, upgrade Solaris to 2.8, stay on 8i for a
>> while (you will be schocked) and only then do the 9i hassle.
>> If you go the straight way you might end up with a 7.3 database in a
>> 9i cloack.
>>
>> Hth
>>
>>
>> Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
>>
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>
>Thanks for the replay Sybrand, but I have on question "(you will be schocked)"
>Why will I be shocked ?

The New Features for Oracle 8i course is 4 days. The New Features for Oracle 9i course is another 5 days. Need I say more?
You won't be able to digest them on your own, they are way to many, and before you have digested them Oracle will release 10i :)

Regards

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

To reply remove -verwijderdit from my e-mail address Received on Thu Aug 08 2002 - 13:10:04 CDT