Re: Which version of Oracle 8 to choose and why?

Oracle is desupporting version 8.1.6 in October of this year. I would go with 8.1.7 if your hardware is supported for that reason alone.

Daniel A. Morgan <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message news:3ACA48FA.54CB5BC7_at_exesolutions.com...
> Good point.
>
> I had assumed the Oracle support issue but it is far better that you have
 stated
> it explicitly.
>
> Daniel A. Morgan
>
> Bastiaan Schaap wrote:
>
> > I agree with Daniel, however I would keep in mind that if you have
 Oracle
> > support, you have to have a certified hard-/software platform on which
 your
> > database resides. E.g. if you have Oracle 8.1.5 installed on windows2000
 you
> > will not get support. It'll probably work fine, but if some problems
 occur,
> > Oracle will not provide support, because 8.1.5 is not certified on
> > Windows2000. You should keep this in mind also.. Choosing 8i release 3
> > (8.1.7) is fine offcourse (if Baan supports it), but be sure that the
> > platform you are running on is certified with 8.1.7. If you do not
 have, or
> > do not wish to have Oracle support, you should go ahead and choose
 whatever
> > latest version Baan supports.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
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> > Bastiaan Schaap
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> >
> > "Jason Seeley" <me_at_127.0.0.1> wrote in message
> > news:Ebcy6.262$ndm.7930121_at_news.xtra.co.nz...
> > > We are currently running version Oracle 7.3.4 on an Alpha processor
 (64
 bit)
> > > running Digital Unix 4.0f. With the de-supporting (sp?) of version 7
 we
 have
> > > decided to upgrade to version 8.
> > >
> > > We use Baan finacial and manufacturing software which uses the oracle
> > > database. I have checked with Baan support and they tell me that our
 current
> > > version of Baan will run on Oracle 7 or 8. They would not specify a
> > > particular version of 8 to use.
> > >
> > > So my question to all of you good folk is this:
> > >
> > > How do I decide which version of Oracle 8 do I go with and why?
> > >
> > > I have searched Oracle technet high and low, I have read dozens of
 pages
> > > telling me the different features between products, but none tell me
 why I
> > > should choose one version over another, and of course they do not
 mention
> > > any problems I may experience if I choose the wrong one..
> > >
> > > If anybody has any advice, suggestions or horror stories they may have
> > > experienced when making a similar decision I would appreciate a reply.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Jason
> > >
> > >
>
Received on Wed Apr 04 2001 - 07:02:56 CDT