Re: Oracle Grid Control vs 8i/9i

From: IANAL_VISTA <IANAL_Vista_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 17:42:17 GMT
Message-ID: <Xns971362D22382FSunnySD@70.168.83.30>

"Matthias Hoys" <idmwarpzone_NOSPAM__at_yahoo.com> wrote in news:437f53e8$0$2965$ba620e4c_at_news.skynet.be:

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> "Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message
> news:mbjun15dsm1acbovql2anfktk1jtudmv8m_at_4ax.com...

>> On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 16:38:28 +0100, "Matthias Hoys"
>> <idmwarpzone_NOSPAM__at_yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>We currently use Enterprise Manager 9.2 to monitor Oracle 8.0.5, 8i
>>>and 9i databases. This runs on a dedicated management server. The
>>>problem is that EM 9.2 can not monitor 10g databases.
>>>Questions :
>>>- can I install Oracle 10g Grid Control on the same manegement server
>>>in parallel with the EM 9.2 installation ?
>>>- can I use 10g Grid Control to monitor 8i and 9i databases ?
>>>- if yes, what management agent (10g ?) do I need to install on the
>>>8i and 9i servers ? We currently use the 9i agent (in a separate
>>>Oracle home) on all 8i and 9i servers.
>>>
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>Matthias
>>>
>>
>> Sorry to say so, but posting in this group is no replacement for not
>> doing your homework. People should not rely on others willing to read
>> their manuals on their behalf and abstracting them free of charge.
>> It is an established and documented fact that Oracle 10g can't
>> connect to 8i. It doesn't matter either as 8i has been desupported in
>> ancient history and 8.0.5 is paleolithic.
>>
>> --
>> Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

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> Sybrand,
> I know about the desupported status of 8i and 8.0.5, as does our IT
> manager. Migration of those databases is planned for next year. I will
> read the documentation of course but I was just looking for people
> with more or less the same environment. I'm sure there are a lot of
> combinations of 8i/9i/10g out there :-)
>
> Matthias
>
>
>

10G does "talk" to V8.1.7, but does not "talk" to V8.0.5 Received on Sat Nov 19 2005 - 11:42:17 CST