Re: diff bewteen 8i and 9i?

From: Mark Townsend <markbtownsend_at_home.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 21:44:30 GMT
Message-ID: <B73539D1.C278%markbtownsend_at_home.com>

in article 9eoosp$c6l$1_at_m2wpersoisp01.wanadoo.es, Ca at carpet_at_wanadoo.es wrote on 5/26/01 10:25 AM:

> Dear Eric,
>
> some time ago I asked exactly the same question, however, I still haven't
> got an answer. Maybe the question is too insignificant for the experts (I
> mean those who some time ago started out with questions like yours).
> I will try to find some time and just install 9i on a computer and compare
> it for myself. After having gained some experience I will sure post a
> message.
> If you find out about it earlier, could you please send me a brief message?
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Kind regards,
> Carsten
>
> carsten.peters_at_unavarra.es
>
> "Eric" <staceye_at_picknowl.com.au-NOSPAM> escribió en el mensaje
> news:3b0fb78c_6_at_news.chariot.net.au...

>> Hi,
>> Can any please explain the difference between 8i and 9iAS.
>> I thought 8i is their main database product but then why have 9i? Does 9i
[Quoted] [Quoted] >> include the database program or does it work together with 8i?
>> Are there any real world examples where you would use each product in a
[Quoted] >> specific setting?
>> I have tried reading the docs but as I am new to databases I am having
[Quoted] >> trouble distinguishing between them.
>> Any help appreciated,
>> regards
>> Eric.
>> 

Carsten and Eric - it is a little confusing. Anyhow, here's the skinny.

Oracle9i is now a generic term for the infrastructure Oracle provides you to [Quoted] run your applications on. It consists of two products - an appliction server [Quoted] and a database. Currently, Oracle9i consists of the Oracle9i Application Server (aka iAS), and the Oracle8i database (aka Oracle8i). In about a week [Quoted] or two, Oracle9i will consist of the Oracle9i Application Server, and the [Quoted] next release of the Oracle8i database, called the Oracle9i Database.

So you put your data in the back-end database (Oracle8i Database or Oracle9i [Quoted] Database), and you run your mid tier applications in the Oracle9i [Quoted] [Quoted] Application Server (Dynamic/Static HMTL, Java, Forms, Reports, etc).

To add to the confusion, the Oracle9i Application Server includes it's own [Quoted] copy of the Oracle8i Database - for mid tier data caching. However, YOU don't put data there - the application server does it for you when you set up mid tier caching of data from the back end. Received on Sat Jul 21 2001 - 23:44:30 CEST