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Phil ]FR[ wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am a poor beginner who have just this little question.
>
> How works the versioning with oracle ?
>
> 9.2.0.6.0
> A.B.C.D.E
>
> A= Version
> B= Release
> C= ????
> D= Patchset
> E= ????
>
> Thx
> Phil
Not quite...
A release has a version number, which is 3 digits:
Oracle 8i, Release 1: Version 8.1.5 Oracle 8i, Release 2: Version 8.1.6 Oracle 8i, Release 3: Version 8.1.7
Oracle 9i, Release 1: Version 9.0.1
Oracle 9i, Release 2: Version 9.2.0
*) There has never been a version 9.1!
Then - you have patch levels. e.g. 8.1.7.4 (Major), or
8.1.7.4.1 (minor).
Patches come in patches, or patchsets, which
*usually* are cumulative; that is patchset
8.1.7.4 can be installed over the baseline,
being 8.1.7.0.0, and contains all previous patchsets.
A patchset can also be installed over another patchset:
9.2.0.6 can be installed over the baseline (9.2.0.1) or
over a patch version (e.g. 9.2.0.5).
Patches are one-off, need a certain patch level to be installed upon, and generally carry the warning "not to install, unless the problem applies"
Summary:
Version = A.B.C,
patchlevel= D.E
-- Regards, Frank van BortelReceived on Mon Apr 25 2005 - 14:16:33 CDT