Re: Migration from 8.1.7.4 to 9.2.0.3 on Solaris

On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 23:35:39 -0500, "JustAnotherDBA" <burttemp1REMOVE_THIS_at_bellsouth.net> wrote:

>Wanting to justify (to others-mostly manager/supervisors and developers) a
>migration this year of several Oracle 8.1.7 (and 8.1.6) databases to 9iR2
>(9.2.0.3 or latest). I plan on doing more research (reading the manuals for
>one), but there is a meeting tomorrow that I know this will come up in :)
>and I need something quickly.
>

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>A couple of things come to mind for this justification, but I was
>wondering/hoping someone else could contribute to this:
>- 8.1.7 is being de-supported 12-31-2003 -

End of discussion. At this point, any features that developers might like are moot. Any features that make the life of the DBA easier are moot.

"Boss, the version we are running is being de-supported. As of the end of this year, Oracle's response to any any problems will be 'Why haven't you upgraded? After you've upgraded, come back and we'll talk.' " Received on Tue Apr 15 2003 - 07:46:31 CDT