Re: Urgent!! Need help on AIX Migration

From: Michael <no_at_spam.pls>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:31:58 GMT
Message-ID: <OgUJi.2545$Hv4.2024@amstwist00>

On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:25:27 -0500, Brian Peasland wrote:

> siva.thirumaiyan_at_gmail.com wrote:

>> Hi,
>> 
>> Currently, I'm working on Oracle 8.1.7.4 database on AIX5.2 (32 bit). I
>> am planning to upgrade the AIX version from 5.2 to 5.3.
>> 
>> Could anyone provide me some information on the things I need to take
>> care of at the Oracle database level during this OS Migration?
>> 
>> Thanks in Advance!!
>> 
>> 

> First...take a backup of your database and store that backup somewhere
> off the server. You might also want to take a backup of the other disks
> on the server too.
>
> Next...after the OS upgrade, relink the Oracle executable. Normally,
> this is all that needs to be done with an OS upgrade.
>
> HTH,Brian
>
>
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The relink replaces binaries in $ORACLE_HOME/bin, but does not set the SUID permissions correctly on these files. After the relink run $ORACLE_HOME/root.sh to set the permissions correctly. Received on Mon Sep 24 2007 - 14:31:58 CDT