RE: Some 9i Questions - Help!
Something I always consider before upgrading to the latest and 'greatest' release of any software. I once worked for an IT manager who had a different opinion on this topic. He used to say that the biggest problem with being a pioneer was that historically a lot of pioneers ended up with arrows in their backs. However, that has nothing to do with the fact that I am currently migrating our production databases to 8.1.6 from 7.3.4.5. Steve McCLure -Original Message- Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 9:52 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L An edict just came down from our CIO that we should upgrade all our databases to 9i by the end of the year (he's decided it's important that we always be on the latest release of all software). Aside from the fact that other than a small play database we haven't done any testing yet, aside from the fact that to do this I'd have to cancel all my holiday plans with friends and family to work every weekend in December (probably plus Christmas and New Years) to meet this arbitrary deadline, I'm still nervous about upgrading to such a relatively new release (I wasn't intending to consider it until late next year). So, one question and one request. 1. When was 9i first released for Solaris (I haven't been able to find this information after poking around the Oracle website)? 2. Could anyone please post any 9i horror stories you've had? I know about the Managed Rollback Segment problem, but since that feature is optional it doesn't give me a lot of ammunition. If this was a better job market I'd be contacting my headhunter right now. Jay Miller -- 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Steve McClure 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).
RE: Some 9i Questions - Help!
I was just wondering... does he have pointy hair? ; ) Regards, Patrice Boivin Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA) -Original Message- From: Miller, Jay [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 1:52 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject:Some 9i Questions - Help! An edict just came down from our CIO that we should upgrade all our databases to 9i by the end of the year (he's decided it's important that we always be on the latest release of all software). Aside from the fact that other than a small play database we haven't done any testing yet, aside from the fact that to do this I'd have to cancel all my holiday plans with friends and family to work every weekend in December (probably plus Christmas and New Years) to meet this arbitrary deadline, I'm still nervous about upgrading to such a relatively new release (I wasn't intending to consider it until late next year). So, one question and one request. 1. When was 9i first released for Solaris (I haven't been able to find this information after poking around the Oracle website)? 2. Could anyone please post any 9i horror stories you've had? I know about the Managed Rollback Segment problem, but since that feature is optional it doesn't give me a lot of ammunition. If this was a better job market I'd be contacting my headhunter right now. Jay Miller -- 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Boivin, Patrice J 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).
RE: Some 9i Questions - Help!
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RE: Some 9i Questions - Help!
"How the CIO Stole Christmas" ... The Grinch would be jealous! We upgraded a small-ish production database to 9i in August 2001 on Solaris 2.8. Took no more than 1.5 - 2 days as I recall. Much more time to read the manuals though. Look at this list's archive and MetaLink for bugs and gotchas. Overall, I've really enjoyed using 9i but I'm sure you can find some serious horror stories and gotchas to provide as evidence for waiting until after New Years to upgrade. Happy Holidays. david David B. Wagoner Database Administrator Arsenal Digital Solutions Worldwide Inc. 4815 Emperor Blvd., Suite 110 Durham, NC 27703 Tel. (919) 941-4645 Fax (919) 474-0735 Email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web http://www.arsenaldigital.com/ *** NOTICE *** This e-mail message is confidential, intended only for the named recipient(s) above and may contain information that is privileged, work product or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you have received this message in error, or are not the named recipient(s), please immediately notify the sender at (919) 941-4645 and delete this e-mail message from your computer. Thank you. -Original Message- Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 12:52 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L An edict just came down from our CIO that we should upgrade all our databases to 9i by the end of the year (he's decided it's important that we always be on the latest release of all software). Aside from the fact that other than a small play database we haven't done any testing yet, aside from the fact that to do this I'd have to cancel all my holiday plans with friends and family to work every weekend in December (probably plus Christmas and New Years) to meet this arbitrary deadline, I'm still nervous about upgrading to such a relatively new release (I wasn't intending to consider it until late next year). So, one question and one request. 1. When was 9i first released for Solaris (I haven't been able to find this information after poking around the Oracle website)? 2. Could anyone please post any 9i horror stories you've had? I know about the Managed Rollback Segment problem, but since that feature is optional it doesn't give me a lot of ammunition. If this was a better job market I'd be contacting my headhunter right now. Jay Miller -- 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: David Wagoner 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).
RE: Some 9i Questions - Help!
Try and get him to delay for the new 9i release 2 that is coming soon. New features and all that. I do not believe its coming out this year so if you sell it good enough you get Christmas back. -Original Message- Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 9:52 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L An edict just came down from our CIO that we should upgrade all our databases to 9i by the end of the year (he's decided it's important that we always be on the latest release of all software). Aside from the fact that other than a small play database we haven't done any testing yet, aside from the fact that to do this I'd have to cancel all my holiday plans with friends and family to work every weekend in December (probably plus Christmas and New Years) to meet this arbitrary deadline, I'm still nervous about upgrading to such a relatively new release (I wasn't intending to consider it until late next year). So, one question and one request. 1. When was 9i first released for Solaris (I haven't been able to find this information after poking around the Oracle website)? 2. Could anyone please post any 9i horror stories you've had? I know about the Managed Rollback Segment problem, but since that feature is optional it doesn't give me a lot of ammunition. If this was a better job market I'd be contacting my headhunter right now. Jay Miller -- 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Kimberly 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).
Re: Some 9i Questions - Help!
HI Jay, Oracle9i on Solaris has been around since April ofr May of 2001. Good Luck JH [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >An edict just came down from our CIO that we should upgrade all our >databases to 9i by the end of the year (he's decided it's important that we >always be on the latest release of all software). > >Aside from the fact that other than a small play database we haven't done >any testing yet, aside from the fact that to do this I'd have to cancel all >my holiday plans with friends and family to work every weekend in December >(probably plus Christmas and New Years) to meet this arbitrary deadline, I'm >still nervous about upgrading to such a relatively new release (I wasn't >intending to consider it until late next year). > >So, one question and one request. > >1. When was 9i first released for Solaris (I haven't been able to find this >information after poking around the Oracle website)? > >2. Could anyone please post any 9i horror stories you've had? I know about >the Managed Rollback Segment problem, but since that feature is optional it >doesn't give me a lot of ammunition. > >If this was a better job market I'd be contacting my headhunter right now. > >Jay Miller > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: orantdba 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).