Re: DBAs please read this!!!

This method wouldn't work if any executables needed re-linking, perhaps when moving from one processor architecture to another or from one version of the OS to another.

Evan Cao wrote in message <34A32126.15EB4F82_at_ti.com>...
> I have a very symple quetion for you guys. It sound so simple. But
>it will help me a lot. I was frustrated, technically humiliated, and
>confused.
> My question is that WHAT IS RIGHT WAY TO INSTALL ORACLE?
>
> Of course, follow the instructions on the Installation Guide is one
>way. It surely be a
>officially supported and recommended way.
>
> In the real world, however, due to all kinds of reasons, people DO
>NOT do this way.
> The following is the way I am tring to convince those people NOT do,
>but I failed to.
>
> For Sun Machines: OS level Solaris 2.5( OS version is same)
>
> step 1 Install ORACLE on SPARC 20 in the ORACLE Recommaned way.
> step 2 Tar the whole $ORACLE_HOME
> step 3 ftp to a new SUN machine ( OS is same as in step 1, but
>machine be different
> say ES 6000 or some higher than SPARC 10)
> step 4 untar
> step 5 finished ( even did not remake!!!)
>
> What bothered me is that when I called ORACLE tech support, the
>answer is that it
>is NOT supported, but they know in real world people do this way. They
>do not have
>any official word about this practice.
> I have a email from a local ORACLE office confirm that this is way
>is fine.
>
>
> My question for you all is that
>
> What am supposed to do?
> If you guys see this kind of practice, did ever experieced big
>problem? If you do, please email me. So far I noticed
> 1. 600 ERRORS all over our instances ( This might not be the result
>of this practice, but for me it might be thr culprit)
> 2. One some machine, when create tablespace, it hang the whole
>machine. No respose even hit return untill the create tablespace finish.
>
>I will be very appriciated if can responde this MSG.
>
>Thanks again
>
>
>ecao_at_ti.com
>
Received on Fri Dec 26 1997 - 00:00:00 CST