Re: Upgrade issues -- COFF & ELF

I have just upgraded to ptx 4.1.3, COFF is still supported. From my memory at the SURF conference, COFF is will be supported up to PTX/4.3.

Ken

> From: banglea_at_onr.com
> Newsgroups: comp.sys.sequent,comp.databases.oracle
> Subject: Re: Upgrade issues -- COFF & ELF
> Date: 1 Aug 1996 02:31:09 GMT
>
> Oracle 7.2.3 ELF is available for Dynix/ptx 4.1.2. Its been available
> for about 6 months. We ran Oracle 7.1.6 COFF under Dynix/ptx 4.1.0 for
> several months as well. Check with Sequent to see if COFF is still
> supported under ptx 4.1.3.
>
>
> In article <4tdbpv$lsj_at_news.cic.net>, jwright_at_phish.nether.net says...
> >
> >Oracle says: only Oracle 7.2.3 COFF is supported on ptx 4.1.x.
> >
> >So, if you are running something earlier than 7.2.3, upgrade to the
> >newer COFF version, the perform OS upgrade.
> >
> >-Joshua Wright jwright_at_nether.net
> >
> >kneubaue_at_standard.com wrote:
> >
> >: > From: john_at_americantv.com. (John Bechtel) : > Newsgroups:
> >comp.databases.oracle,comp.sys.sequent : > Subject: Upgrade issues --
> >COFF & ELF : > : > We are currently running Dynix/ptx 2.1.2 on a Sequent
> >S2000, with several : > Oracle databases all running 7.1.6. We plan to
> >upgrade to ptx 4.1.3 within : > the next few weeks. : > : > Problem:
> >ptx 2.1.2 is COFF format, 4.1.3 is ELF format. : > Oracle
> >DB's are alsi COFF format. : > : > Question: Is it possible to run a
> >COFF based database on an ELF based OS? : > If so, what needs
> >to be done to accomplish this, if anything? : > Are there
> >parameters to set, patches required, etc? : > : > Oracle support
> >assured me that this can not be done. I find this hard to : > believe.
> >Any and all help will be appreciated. : > Please email me directly with
> >responses, as I don't often get a chance to : > read the newsgroups. I
> >will post a summary of all responses received.
> >
> >: YES you can run a COFF based database on an ELF based system, : we are
> >doing it, no problems. The basic thing you have to : remember is to set
> >the variable OBJ_FORM=COFF;export OBJ_FORM : for the Oracle user id. And
> >make sure that the ROOT id variable : set to ELF. But this is really a
> >NO-BRAINER.
> >
> >: We took our existing db binarys and just dump/restored them : onto our
> >4.1.x platform.
> >
> >: We plan on moving to the same version, but ELF based binary : of the
> >DB later this year.
> >
> >: Ken Neubauer : Standard Insurance Co.
> >
>
Received on Thu Aug 01 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST