Re: 10G on AIX 5.1 - Is it ready for 'prime time'?? - How should we get ready?

peter_at_peternolan.com wrote:

> Hi All,
> we are just about to start a sizable project (1-2TB (disk) EDW with
> 200+ users) and the client is AIX 5.1 Oracle 9.2.
>
> The mostly likely timeframe for 'production' is somewhere around the
> middle of next year I would think....maybe a bit sooner but certainly
> not before April.
>
> The questions have come up:
> 1. Should we start the design work with 10G (AIX) in mind?
> 2. Should we be planning to use 10G features on day 1? (That is be 100%
> committed to 10G from day 1?)
> 3. Is 10G ready for such 'prime time'? (Of course it's no use asking
> Oracle that question...)
>
> Are other folks out there finding 10G does what it is supposed to do
> with a similar level of reliability to 9.2?
>
> Much appreciate any thoughts, advice and guidance on this....
>
> (I am told there is 'lots and lots' of great stuff in 10G that is not
> in 9.2....but I worry whether Oracle has ironed out all the
> bugs....call me crazy...;-) )
>
> Best Regards
> Peter Nolan
>

Yes, yes, and yes with one caveat. A few new 10g features have had a few challenges such as data pump but most are very stable. Check metalink and test before implementing.

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Daniel A. Morgan
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