Fred, Read the Migration guide for 817.
If you want to take the chance of losing time, put your 805 db back on the machine and try a migration. If you have never performed a migration, I think you will either be incredibly lucky if it works ok, or you will be back-tracking (delete all the files, and reload them again, reload 805, read the 817 migration docs, create a test 805 db, migrate the test db to 817 to get familiar with the process, and then migrate your db). The first place to start in read-read-read-read. Good Luck! Tom Mercadante Oracle Certified Professional -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 12:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is not a production database. It's just a reporting machine. Which document are you referring to? The migration guide for 8.0.5 or for 8.1.7? The 8.1.7 guide does not mention a migration process for a non-installed 8.0.5 software. Does this matter? Much thanks, -FS >From: "Mercadante, Thomas F" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >CC: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: Upgrading from 8.0.5 to 8.1.7 - Please help >Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 11:56:13 -0500 > >Fred, > >You can migrate your 805 to 817 directly. You really need to read the >migration documentation - it is pretty straight forward, and will answer >all >your questions. > >You will be doing a migration on a test database first, right? - not the >first time on a production database - right? You will be much happier. > >If I were you, I would install 805 and 817 both on your machine (different >Oracle homes), create a test 805 db and try migrating it to 817 after you >have read everything - just to get the feel of it. > >After that, migrate your production db, and when all is good, remove the >805 >software. > >good luck! > >Tom Mercadante >Oracle Certified Professional > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Fred Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 10:29 AM >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L >Subject: Upgrading from 8.0.5 to 8.1.7 - Please help > > >Hello list, > I am attempting to upgrade my database from 8.0.5 to 8.1.7. I had the >old >8.0.5 database on a SunOS 5.6 database. I performed a full cold-backup of >the database. The SA then did a rebuild on the server to upgrade the OS to >SunOS 5.8. There is no Oracle software or data on the server now. > My question is: Now that I want to go to 8.1.7, do I have to first >install 8.0.5 and bring the database up prior to installing 8.1.7 and >upgrading, OR ... can I simply install 8.1.7 and perform a migration using >8.1.7 on the old 8.0.5 datafiles? How does this work? > >Thanks in advance, > -Fred S. > >_________________________________________________________________ >Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > >-- >Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com >-- >Author: Fred Smith > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 >San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message >to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in >the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L >(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may >also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Mercadante, Thomas F INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
