John/Kirti,
We are in the same boat with you. However, we were looking to first upgrade to
AIX 5L first and leave our existing 8.1.7 32-bit databases (booting the server
in 32 bit mode). In a subsequent phase we would upgrade 8.1.7 32-bit to 9.2
64-bit. The downside to this is that it will affect all databases on the
server. We would need to test the complexity/timing/risk to determine if this
is the appropriate choice. Kirti, with the option that you are leaning
towards, as I see it, you need to upgrade to 5L and then install 9.2 for 5L
(there is also a 9.2 for 4.3.3) and then migrate the databases from 9.2/4.3.3
to 9.2/5L. Do you know what effort is involved in that transition? Is it
complex/time consuming or just pointing to a new oracle_home? Thanks
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It appears that way. We are also pondering on this upgrade as well.
But if one takes this route, that is, running 5L in 32-bit mode, one can not
install 9i on the same server. And Oracle has not certified 8.1.7 64-bit on AIX
5L. It is not planned to be available, either.
So, we are leaning towards upgrading to 9i first on AIX 4.3.3. Next upgrade OS
to AIX 5L 5.1 and then 5.2 (some of the apps will become available on 5.2 later
this year)..
- Kirti
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So 8.1.7 is supported on AIX 5L provided AIX is booted in 32 bit mode???
John
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Certify - Additional Info Oracle Server - Enterprise Edition Version 8.1.7
(8i) On IBM AIX -Based Systems
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Operating System: IBM AIX -Based Systems Version 5.2 (5L)
Oracle Server - Enterprise Edition Version 8.1.7 (8i)
N/A Version N/A
Status: Certified
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Terminal Oracle8i release
To obtain Patch Sets from MetaLink, click the "Patches" button to the left.
Certification Note:
Existing patch sets:
8.1.7.1.0 (without JDBC),
8.1.7.1.0b (includes JAVAVM, Context and JDBC),
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8.1.7.3.0
8.1.7.4.0
Oracle 8i 32-bit on AIX 5L (5.1 & 5.2)
Kernel modes AIX 5L introduces the option to run the AIX kernel in 64-bit
mode. This mode is not supported, as Oracle 8i uses at least one 32-bit
kernel extension. AIX-based systems must be booted with kernels in 32-bit
mode.
Warning about missing "crash" during installation of Oracle 8i.
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rootpre.sh on AIX 5L. This warning may be ignored. Alternatively, the
warning can be avoided by creating the following script and renaming it to
"/usr/sbin/crash":
#!/bin/ksh
read input
if [ X"$input" = Xle ]; then
echo lke | /usr/sbin/kdb | \
/usr/bin/awk '/^ *[0-9]+/ {printf("LoadList entry at 0x%s\n Name:
%s\n\n",$2,$6)}
fi
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