Re: Linker concerns while installing and distributing to other machines - patching later

From: Peter Sylvester <peters_no_spam_please_at_mitre.org>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 16:17:27 -0400
Message-ID: <cdmj0o$ecg$1@newslocal.mitre.org>

I am not advising anyone to ignore the support issue, which I believe was covered elsewhere in this thread.
I'm not sure what you find unprofessional about using "dd" to clone systems, as its also often used for backing up raw partitions, as well as file systems, etc.
If you don't like the information that I am providing, you don't need to use it, but other folks may find it useful. Note also that I am not providing any form of warranty here, so YMMV, etc...

--Peter

Sybrand Bakker wrote:

> On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 10:22:47 -0400, Peter Sylvester
> <peters_no_spam_please_at_mitre.org> wrote:
> 
> 

>>Ignoring the Oracle support issue that the OP brought up, you can check
>>what shared libraries are being referenced using:
>> ldd $ORACLE_HOME/bin/oracle
>>
>>You might want to check a few other key executables, then see if the
>>same version library files are available on the target box. If they are
>>not there, you will not be able to run the copied installation,
>>otherwise you *should* be able to.
>>
>>Another option, if you really want to maintain the exact same
>>configuration is to "dd" the whole system (Solaris + Oracle) over. This
>>assumes the same architecture boxes are being used.
>>
>>--Peter

> 
> 
> Please do not advice people to ignore support issues. Are you going to
> pay for any claims they may come up with? 
> Your last advice is horribly unprofessional.
> 
> 
> --
> Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

Received on Wed Jul 21 2004 - 15:17:27 CDT