Re: Oracle Grid Control vs 8i/9i

On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 17:42:17 GMT, "IANAL_VISTA" <IANAL_Vista_at_hotmail.com> wrote:

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

You can't administer a 8i database with 10G OEM or grid control.

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Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA