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Greetings fellow-DBAs,
We have a web application which exists on a Windows/NT 4 box running Oracle
Stan
I did this exact upgrade a very short time ago, using Option1. It
worked just fine. I would add step (6a) install patches up to 8.1.7.3.,
after the database has moved to the new version.
I would stay away from Option2. You have no fallback.
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Sent: Thursday, May 02
Greetings fellow-DBAs,
We have a web application which exists on a Windows/NT 4 box running Oracle
Standard Server 8.1.6. A new application to be added to that platform needs
Oracle 8.1.7 (They've even specified needing Patch Set 8.1.7.2.1 and ODBC
driver 8.01.74.00).
I have just ordered the O