Re: Database Upgrade: 9i Or 10g

Going to 10G directly will save you the downtime in an upgrade from 9i to 10GR1. But you'll eventually want to apply patchsets to the 10G installation, and that will require downtime. Or, you could install 10GR2 (when it comes out) and upgrade to that. Either way, you still have downtime.

HTH,
Brian

Sean Chang wrote:
>
> Thanks all for your suggestions.
>
> We have maintenace support for Oracle, so basically
> we get new version "free".
>
> The biggest questions are performance and stabilility, if
> Oracle 10g is better( equal) in performance and stability than 9i(?)
> I think going 10i will save us a future upgrade( downtime)?
>
> Best regards.
>
> Sean Chang
>
> Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message news:<1063761680.756512_at_yasure>...
> > Sean Chang wrote:
> >
> >> >
> > I'd license 10g if it is available but install 9i.
> >
> > It is never a good idea to be on the bleeding edge with a new release
> > though I must say 10g is impressively stable, fast, and all the other
> > things one would hope it could and should be. But still I'd hesitate to
> > put it into production. But if rumors are true about Oracle changing its
> > pricing model ... the 10g license might be cheaper than the 9i. This is
> > one rumor I hope is true because it won't just help all of us ... it
> > will help Oracle too.

Sean Chang wrote:
>
> Thanks all for your suggestions.
>
> We have maintenace support for Oracle, so basically
> we get new version "free".
>
> The biggest questions are performance and stabilility, if
> Oracle 10g is better( equal) in performance and stability than 9i(?)
> I think going 10i will save us a future upgrade( downtime)?
>
> Best regards.
>
> Sean Chang
>
> Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message news:<1063761680.756512_at_yasure>...
> > Sean Chang wrote:
> >
> >> >
> > I'd license 10g if it is available but install 9i.
> >
> > It is never a good idea to be on the bleeding edge with a new release
> > though I must say 10g is impressively stable, fast, and all the other
> > things one would hope it could and should be. But still I'd hesitate to
> > put it into production. But if rumors are true about Oracle changing its
> > pricing model ... the 10g license might be cheaper than the 9i. This is
> > one rumor I hope is true because it won't just help all of us ... it
> > will help Oracle too.

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