Re: Determine if 32-bit or 64-bit installed

use the "file" command in Solaris on any file to determine if it's a 32 or 64 bits file.

You can use it for example on $ORACLE_HOME/lib/* to see if your DB is 32 or 64 bits. On Solaris, 8i DBs are usually by default 32 bits, 9i 64 bits.

On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 09:02:29 -0600, Ed Stevens <nospam_at_noway.nohow> wrote:

>Platform: Sun Solaris, Oracle 8.1.7.0.0
>
>We recently installed 8.1.7.0.0 on three Sun Solaris boxes. Now we
>need to apply the 8.1.7.4 patch/upgrade. Unfortunately, no one seems
>to know for sure if we are running the 32-bit or 64-bit version of
>Oracle (long story, involves application vendor!)
>
>So my question is, is there a query or a log file that will tell me if
>I'm 32-bit or 64-bit? I thought v$version might, but that only
>yeilded
>
>SQL> select * from v$version;
>
>BANNER
>----------------------------------------------------------------
>Oracle8i Enterprise Edition Release 8.1.7.0.0 - Production
>PL/SQL Release 8.1.7.0.0 - Production
>CORE 8.1.7.0.0 Production
>TNS for Solaris: Version 8.1.7.0.0 - Production
>NLSRTL Version 3.4.1.0.0 - Production
>
>SQL>
Received on Tue Mar 11 2003 - 11:00:04 CST