I did an 8.0.4.3 to 8.1.7.2 upgrade back in January. My main nightmare with that particular upgrade is not likely to affect you (we had a disk failure while backing up the database prior to upgrade and the server didn't switch to the mirrored disk until after we rebooted - ended up delaying the start of the upgrade from midnight to 3am).
Other than that (which understandably stands out in my memory) the main issue was with installing java. If you intend to install it I highly recommend you print out a copy of Document 156477.1. Allow plenty of time for the installation (I hadn't allowed enough time since I had only done 8.1.6 java installations before and hadn't realized how long all the extra steps took). And just in case you have problems and need to uninstall be sure to have a copy of Document 159801.1 handy. I recommend doing the java installation *after* you apply the patch. This will save considerable time. Good luck! Jay Miller -----Original Message----- Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 12:44 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L We are preparing to do an upgrade of our Data Warehouse on Sun Solaris from version 8.0.4.0.0 to 8.1.7.2. We've done a number of upgrades in the past but this is the first time we are going from 8.0.4 to 8.1.7. Following is the basic, high level plan: 1. Upgrade from 8.0.4 to 8.1.7.0 (Oracle software already pre-installed in separate Oracle Home). 2. Apply 8.1.7.2 patchset 3. Apply separate one-off-patch that we had created for a star transformation bug. We are going to use the manual migration method as outlined in the 8.1.7 migration manual. I've already tested this approach on a full-size RMAN clone of production that we moved to our QA box. However, that box already had 8.1.7.2 pre-installed on it before I actually migrated the database. Just wondering if anyone has gone directly from 8.0.4 to 8.1.7.2. Are there any gotchas or concerns? At one point I thought we might have to upgrade from 8.0.4 to 8.1.5 and then from 8.1.5 to 8.1.7. But now I can't find anywhere in the documentation where it says that I need to do that so we are thinking about saving a little time and going straight from 8.0.4 to 8.1.7. This is a 200 Gig warehouse which uses Verita Quick I/O, partitioning, star schema, etc. Thanks to anyone who can alert me to any potential pitfalls. I cannot afford any glitches at all on this upgrade. Thanks, Cherie Machler Oracle DBA Gelco Information Network -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Miller, Jay 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).
