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Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2007 10:09:59 -0800
From: DA Morgan <damorgan@psoug.org>
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foothillbiker@gmail.com wrote:
> All,
> 
> I've installed what is allegedly 64bit oracle on 64bit solaris x86-64
> platform.
> 
> The actual s/w I've installed is from
>      10201_database_solx86_64.zip
> so that seems promising.
> 
> The o/s seems to be on board too:
> $ isainfo
> amd64 i386
> 
> I created a db, and went ahead and applied the patchset:
>      p4547817_10202_Solaris86-64.zip
> 
> The binaries seem to be 64-bit:
> $ file oracle
> oracle:         ELF 64-bit LSB executable AMD64 Version 1, dynamically
> linked, not stripped
> 
> **BUT** I am not getting love from the banner, or v$version, where
> /thought/ the 64-bitedness is supposed to be celebrated:
> 
> $ sqlplus system
> 
> SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.2.0 - Production on Mon Jan 1 00:00:03 2007
> 
> Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle.  All Rights Reserved.
> 
> Enter password:
> 
> Connected to:
> Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.2.0 - Production
> With the Partitioning, Oracle Label Security, OLAP and Data Mining
> Scoring Engine options
> 
> SQL> select * from v$version
>   2  /
> 
> BANNER
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.2.0 - Prod
> PL/SQL Release 10.2.0.2.0 - Production
> CORE    10.2.0.2.0      Production
> TNS for Solaris: Version 10.2.0.2.0 - Production
> NLSRTL Version 10.2.0.2.0 - Production
> 
> 
> Anybody else out there have collaborating data?
> 
> Am I, or am I not 64-bit?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Regards,
> fhb.

Can't get to any 64bit Solaris machines today but try this:

SELECT dbms_utility.port_string
FROM dual;
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