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From: patrick.philpott@orcinc.com (Patrick)
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Subject: Re: Oracle 7.3.3.6 to Oracle 9i on Solaris 2.6
Date: 8 Aug 2002 05:42:06 -0700
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Sybrand Bakker <postbus@sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message news:<tg33lu4gsaadgr6r4jfs7k4i8b6uthl08q@4ax.com>...
> On 7 Aug 2002 13:18:23 -0700, patrick.philpott@orcinc.com (Patrick)
> wrote:
> 
> >Can I go from Oracle 7.3 to Oracle 9i or would you recommend going to
> >8i and get that stable and then goto 9i ?
> >
> >Would I need to install patches for 9i only on my OS or for both 8i
> >and 9i.
> >
> >
> >Thanks Patrick
> 
> Wouldn't recommend doing that. Oracle 9i might even not be certified
> against 2.6, which is going to be desupported by Sun at the end of
> this year.
> I would upgrade to 8.1.7, upgrade Solaris to 2.8, stay on 8i for a
> while (you will be schocked) and only then do the 9i hassle.
> If you go the straight way you might end up with a 7.3 database in a
> 9i cloack.
> 
> Hth
> 
> 
> Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
> 
> To reply remove -verwijderdit from my e-mail address

Thanks for the replay Sybrand, but I have on question "(you will be schocked)"
Why will I be shocked ?