RE: 8.1.7.2 or 8.1.7.4
Title: RE: 8.1.7.2 or 8.1.7.4 Vaidya I'm running 8.1.7.2 on all instances when I go to upgrade it will probably be 9iR2 starting with a test db, then from there, onto the least important db upwards. Of course I'm stalling to let all the venturous customers test thease new realeases (and abundantly advancing I might add) out for me =). I haven't had an issue where I couldn't get support because I wasn't at .3 or .4, nor has an issue arose in .2 that left me no choice to upgrade... -Original Message- From: Rachna Vaidya [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 2:14 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: 8.1.7.2 or 8.1.7.4 Which patch is recommended? Which is more stable? Obvious answer from Oracle Support was 8.1.7.4 for the reason that it was latest. But some of my friends have advised 8.1.7.2 Any opinions? Thanks, -Rachna -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachna Vaidya INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services - 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: 8.1.7.2 or 8.1.7.4
Title: RE: 8.1.7.2 or 8.1.7.4 I agree with Richard. If you are running 8.1.7.2, and you are not experiencing a bug that has been corrected in 8.1.7.4, then stay where you are. Wait until 9R2 is stable and then move only when Oracle starts threatening desupport of 8i. let sleeping (content) dogs lie. Tom Mercadante Oracle Certified Professional -Original Message-From: Markham, Richard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 2:46 PMTo: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject: RE: 8.1.7.2 or 8.1.7.4 Vaidya I'm running 8.1.7.2 on all instances when I go to upgrade it will probably be 9iR2 starting with a test db, then from there, onto the least important db upwards. Of course I'm stalling to let all the venturous customers test thease new realeases (and abundantly advancing I might add) out for me =). I haven't had an issue where I couldn't get support because I wasn't at .3 or .4, nor has an issue arose in .2 that left me no choice to upgrade... -Original Message- From: Rachna Vaidya [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 2:14 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: 8.1.7.2 or 8.1.7.4 Which patch is recommended? Which is more stable? Obvious answer from Oracle Support was 8.1.7.4 for the reason that it was latest. But some of my friends have advised 8.1.7.2 Any opinions? Thanks, -Rachna -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachna Vaidya INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services - 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: 8.1.7.2 or 8.1.7.4
I'm investigating an 8.1.7 upgrade also. My impression is that the stability may vary by platform, so it might be helpful to specify the platform that is involved. I'm on HP/Compaq Tru64 myself. Dennis Williams DBA Lifetouch, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 1:46 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Vaidya I'm running 8.1.7.2 on all instances when I go to upgrade it will probably be 9iR2 starting with a test db, then from there, onto the least important db upwards. Of course I'm stalling to let all the venturous customers test thease new realeases (and abundantly advancing I might add) out for me =). I haven't had an issue where I couldn't get support because I wasn't at .3 or .4, nor has an issue arose in .2 that left me no choice to upgrade... -Original Message- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 2:14 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Which patch is recommended? Which is more stable? Obvious answer from Oracle Support was 8.1.7.4 for the reason that it was latest. But some of my friends have advised 8.1.7.2 Any opinions? Thanks, -Rachna -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachna Vaidya INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California-- Mailing list and web hosting services - 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: DENNIS WILLIAMS INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California-- Mailing list and web hosting services - 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: 8.1.7.2 or 8.1.7.4
8.1.7.4 on TRU64 introduced a listener problem (bug 2462125 / 1426414). I am testing the one-off patch 1426414 now. It looks like the problem is fixed. -Original Message- Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 3:12 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L I'm investigating an 8.1.7 upgrade also. My impression is that the stability may vary by platform, so it might be helpful to specify the platform that is involved. I'm on HP/Compaq Tru64 myself. Dennis Williams DBA Lifetouch, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 1:46 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Vaidya I'm running 8.1.7.2 on all instances when I go to upgrade it will probably be 9iR2 starting with a test db, then from there, onto the least important db upwards. Of course I'm stalling to let all the venturous customers test thease new realeases (and abundantly advancing I might add) out for me =). I haven't had an issue where I couldn't get support because I wasn't at .3 or .4, nor has an issue arose in .2 that left me no choice to upgrade... -Original Message- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 2:14 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Which patch is recommended? Which is more stable? Obvious answer from Oracle Support was 8.1.7.4 for the reason that it was latest. But some of my friends have advised 8.1.7.2 Any opinions? Thanks, -Rachna -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachna Vaidya INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California-- Mailing list and web hosting services - 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: DENNIS WILLIAMS INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California-- Mailing list and web hosting services - 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: Gesler, Rich INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California-- Mailing list and web hosting services - 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: 8.1.7.2 or 8.1.7.4
On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 11:12:10AM -0800, DENNIS WILLIAMS wrote: I'm investigating an 8.1.7 upgrade also. My impression is that the stability may vary by platform, so it might be helpful to specify the platform that is involved. I'm on HP/Compaq Tru64 myself. My dec unix 4.0f would not stay up more than a week due to a memory leak in 8.1.7.2. Been up for 6 months with a very busy 8.1.7.2 on a redhat 7.1 box. Dennis Williams DBA Lifetouch, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 1:46 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Vaidya I'm running 8.1.7.2 on all instances when I go to upgrade it will probably be 9iR2 starting with a test db, then from there, onto the least important db upwards. Of course I'm stalling to let all the venturous customers test thease new realeases (and abundantly advancing I might add) out for me =). I haven't had an issue where I couldn't get support because I wasn't at .3 or .4, nor has an issue arose in .2 that left me no choice to upgrade... -Original Message- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 2:14 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Which patch is recommended? Which is more stable? Obvious answer from Oracle Support was 8.1.7.4 for the reason that it was latest. But some of my friends have advised 8.1.7.2 Any opinions? Thanks, -Rachna -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachna Vaidya INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California-- Mailing list and web hosting services - 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: DENNIS WILLIAMS INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California-- Mailing list and web hosting services - 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). -- === Ray Stell [EMAIL PROTECTED] (540) 231-4109 KE4TJC28^D -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Ray Stell INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California-- Mailing list and web hosting services - 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: 8.1.7.2 or 8.1.7.4
We are running Solaris 6. Currently 8.1.6.3 Planning for 8.1.7 Management is pressing for the patch in the same go due to downtime issues. -Rachna - Original Message - To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 3:12 PM I'm investigating an 8.1.7 upgrade also. My impression is that the stability may vary by platform, so it might be helpful to specify the platform that is involved. I'm on HP/Compaq Tru64 myself. Dennis Williams DBA Lifetouch, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 1:46 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Vaidya I'm running 8.1.7.2 on all instances when I go to upgrade it will probably be 9iR2 starting with a test db, then from there, onto the least important db upwards. Of course I'm stalling to let all the venturous customers test thease new realeases (and abundantly advancing I might add) out for me =). I haven't had an issue where I couldn't get support because I wasn't at .3 or .4, nor has an issue arose in .2 that left me no choice to upgrade... -Original Message- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 2:14 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Which patch is recommended? Which is more stable? Obvious answer from Oracle Support was 8.1.7.4 for the reason that it was latest. But some of my friends have advised 8.1.7.2 Any opinions? Thanks, -Rachna -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachna Vaidya INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California-- Mailing list and web hosting services - 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: DENNIS WILLIAMS INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California-- Mailing list and web hosting services - 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: Rachna Vaidya INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California-- Mailing list and web hosting services - 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: 8.1.7.2 or 8.1.7.4
Title: Message There is a new listener bug detailed in security alert 42 which allows someone to execute a Denial of Service attack by crashing or hanging the listener. For Oracle 8i I only see patches at the 8.1.7.4 level. Interestingly, the 8.0 database listener is notvulnerable. Ian MacGregor Stanford Linear Accelerator Center [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message-From: Mercadante, Thomas F [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 12:12 PMTo: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject: RE: 8.1.7.2 or 8.1.7.4 I agree with Richard. If you are running 8.1.7.2, and you are not experiencing a bug that has been corrected in 8.1.7.4, then stay where you are. Wait until 9R2 is stable and then move only when Oracle starts threatening desupport of 8i. let sleeping (content) dogs lie. Tom Mercadante Oracle Certified Professional -Original Message-From: Markham, Richard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 2:46 PMTo: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject: RE: 8.1.7.2 or 8.1.7.4 Vaidya I'm running 8.1.7.2 on all instances when I go to upgrade it will probably be 9iR2 starting with a test db, then from there, onto the least important db upwards. Of course I'm stalling to let all the venturous customers test thease new realeases (and abundantly advancing I might add) out for me =). I haven't had an issue where I couldn't get support because I wasn't at .3 or .4, nor has an issue arose in .2 that left me no choice to upgrade... -Original Message- From: Rachna Vaidya [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 2:14 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: 8.1.7.2 or 8.1.7.4 Which patch is recommended? Which is more stable? Obvious answer from Oracle Support was 8.1.7.4 for the reason that it was latest. But some of my friends have advised 8.1.7.2 Any opinions? Thanks, -Rachna -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachna Vaidya INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services - 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: 8.1.7.2 or 8.1.7.4
On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 12:09:21PM -0800, Rachna Vaidya wrote: We are running Solaris 6. Currently 8.1.6.3 Planning for 8.1.7 Management is pressing for the patch in the same go due to downtime issues. My solaris 5.8/8.1.7.4 is a dream. Up since 7/1/2002 without a burp. A little slow wrt i/o, but that is likely just old slow disk. Really cheap, though. Fast, cheap, good, pick two. -Rachna - Original Message - To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 3:12 PM I'm investigating an 8.1.7 upgrade also. My impression is that the stability may vary by platform, so it might be helpful to specify the platform that is involved. I'm on HP/Compaq Tru64 myself. Dennis Williams DBA Lifetouch, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 1:46 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Vaidya I'm running 8.1.7.2 on all instances when I go to upgrade it will probably be 9iR2 starting with a test db, then from there, onto the least important db upwards. Of course I'm stalling to let all the venturous customers test thease new realeases (and abundantly advancing I might add) out for me =). I haven't had an issue where I couldn't get support because I wasn't at .3 or .4, nor has an issue arose in .2 that left me no choice to upgrade... -Original Message- mailto:rachnavaidya;hotmail.com ] Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 2:14 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Which patch is recommended? Which is more stable? Obvious answer from Oracle Support was 8.1.7.4 for the reason that it was latest. But some of my friends have advised 8.1.7.2 Any opinions? Thanks, -Rachna -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachna Vaidya INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California-- Mailing list and web hosting services - 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: DENNIS WILLIAMS INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California-- Mailing list and web hosting services - 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: Rachna Vaidya INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California-- Mailing list and web hosting services - 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). -- === Ray Stell [EMAIL PROTECTED] (540) 231-4109 KE4TJC28^D -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Ray Stell INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California-- Mailing list and web hosting services - 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).
