RE: database upgrade policy?

I have people here who just want to upgrade for the sake of upgrading...rriiiiggghhhhtttt..ok.:)
KK

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Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 5:01 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

Well, we wanted to upgrade from 8.0.4 to 8.1.6 last year because it had been desupported. We got most of the machines upgraded except for the main production machine. I wanted to upgrade that last September. I have finally gotten permission to tentatively schedule the for next month (one year later), just in time for the 8.1.6 desupport notice. Sigh.

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Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 3:36 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

Lisa,
 You need some work to do....
Certifiable Gimp Monkey?? Stub you toe while swinging on the trapeze? ROR mô¿ôm

>>> lisa.koivu_at_efairfield.com 08/22/01 12:45PM >>>
Don't upgrade unless there is a very good reason.

All of these are candidates

1. current oracle version is unstable
2. specific bug addressed by an upgrade/patch, as identified by support
3. need to utilize new feature
4. desupport date coming up.

If it works, don't fix it!

Don't do it just for fun. Because it can turn into HELL.

Lisa Koivu
Certifiable Gimp Monkey (and DBA)
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Marsden [SMTP:mark.marsden_at_hyde-housing.co.uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 11:45
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: database upgrade policy?
>
> Hi Listers
>
> I'm on 8.1.6.0.0 and wondering about upgrading to 8.1.6.3.1(?)
> as I get the occasional ORA-600/ORA-7445.
>
> Do you upgrade to the latest subversion as a matter of policy
> (and not test very much) to prevent possible errors
> or only upgrade if you have problems?
>
> Do you upgrade to major versions (7 to 8.0 to 8.1) for increased
> functionality, cos Oracle are desupporting (the main reason we upgrade)
> or to improve the CV ;-) with the possible downside of instability.
>
> Mark.
>
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