Re: Reasons to upgrade to 8i

With 8.1.7, you won't need to schedule a reboot of the server after 248 days of oracle being up... [can't remember the exact amount of days, but if you are on solaris, be prepared to reboot the machine, as oracle will not shut-down.]

Doc ID: Note:118228.1
248 Days
Type: ALERT

At 03:40 AM 9/12/01 -0800, Andrey Bronfin wrote:
>Dear lists !
>What are the main reasons to upgrade from 8.0.5 to 8i (8.1.7 , i guess) ?
>My main argument is that standby DB became easier in 8i , and i'll definetly
>need to implement it.
>So is advanced replication.
>I need more reasons to convinse the bosses (so they'll convince the
>customers) to keep up with the technology .
>Arguments like "it's more up-to-date" and "there are no more patches for
>8.0.5 out" do not impress them.
>Your inputs , please.
>
>
>DBAndrey
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