Re: Oracle 10g linux download question

From: Dave <david.sharples3_at_ntlXworld.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 22:14:20 +0100
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"Joe Sath" <u705413818_at_spawnkill.ip-mobilphone.net> wrote in message news:l.1086382068.1328857421_at_wayne-nat.traffic.com...
> Technet.oracle.com has three files to download.
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> db.cpio.gz, that is for database server I guess.
> ship.crs.cpio.gz, That is for RAC I guess.
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> There is one called companion disk, what is this companion disk for?
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> It used to be Disk1,Disk2,Disk3. Now Oracle is trying to confuse us.
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> Thanks for your help
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That main core db is now on one CD ( a marketing thing) the companion CD holds things like HTML DB, apache and so forth.

in other words, the stuff Oracle couldnt get on the main cd to keep it around 650M :-) Received on Fri Jun 04 2004 - 16:14:20 CDT