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Re: 10g and 8i on same AIX machine?

From: <neil_at_cudd.demon.co.uk>
Date: 4 Nov 2005 08:19:25 -0800
Message-ID: <1131121165.498565.34100@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>

Martin wrote:
> "Matthias Hoys" <idmwarpzone_NOSPAM__at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:435535fa$0$24935$ba620e4c_at_news.skynet.be...
> >
> > "One's Too Many" <onez2many_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:1129589895.622237.310550_at_g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> >> Thanks all....
> >>
> >> I was mostly worried about 10g's post-wait kernel module for AIX not
> >> being compatible for 8i when both database engines run in 64-bit mode
> >> on the same box. I've got plenty of ram and processor power to spare on
> >> this machine, but have ben told that you must run the latest version
> >> (10g) Oracle post-wait kernel driver module and sometimes these don't
> >> work with prior version of the database under AIX.
> >>
> >
> > If i'm not mistaken, Oracle 8i doesn't exist in 64-bit version for AIX 5L.
> > But you can perfectly run the 32-bit version of it on AIX together with a
> > 64-bit Oracle 10g.
> >
> > Matthias
> >

>

> Just to confirm - we run 8.1.7.4 quite happily on AIX 5L (5.2) and it is
> fully certified.

8.1.7.4 - yes, but not 8.1.7.4 64bit. You are running the 32 bit version.
64bit was never certified for 5L and it doesn't work (tried it ..)

hth
neil Received on Fri Nov 04 2005 - 10:19:25 CST

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