Re: Oracle 9 install on machine with Oracle 8 already installed

On 23 Jun 2003 10:23:20 -0700, pdg5001_at_yahoo.co.uk (Paul Smith) wrote:

>I've read it's possible to have Oracle 8 installed on the same machine
>as Oracle 9. Unfortunately I can't find any Oracle documentation on
>this. The installation guide for version 9 does not go into such
>scenarios.
>
>The installation guide tells me that the oraInventory is a repository
>of all installed Oracle products. Does that mean that it should be
>updated with the details of the Oracle 9 installation I am about to
>do? Or will I end up with two oraInventory?
>
>I have Oracle 8 installed in /u01. Under that I have a folder
>/u01/oraInventory and one named /u01/OraHome8. Should I set
>ORACLE_BASE to /u01 and ORACLE_HOME to OraHome9 before starting the
>installation. Or should I install version 9 in a completely seperate
>area?
>
>I already have an 'oracle' user and an 'oinstall' [ORAINVENTORY] group
>for the Oracle 8 installation. I imagine that I can/should use these
>for the Oracle 9 installation?
>
>Thanks in advance for any help.
>
>Paul

The Installer will ask you to specify an Oracle home. Just specify a different directory in the /u01 tree.
The installation manual is usually *quite* specific about this. Are you sure you read it before posting?

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

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