Peter,
I'll answer the 2nd question first as it's easier.
- You will need to change the word size of your database from 64 bit to 32
bit. This involves running a few scripts and bouncing the database were
required. The exact process is described in a Metalink note, sorry but I
don't have the numb
Thanks for the response. I have Metalink note 231901.1 which explains
the options for installing 8.1.7 on AIX 5L, so I understand what I have
to do (after reading it three times).
Additional questions:
- If we run the 64 bit kernel and put on the required patch for 8.1.7
will I be running Oracle
Peter,
I know that this looks odd but as the hardware is 64 bit the AIX O/S has
some sort of translation layer that allows it to run Oracle 64 bit even
though the kernel is in 32 bit mode. I discovered this when investigating
running Oracle 9.2 and Oracle 8.1.7 on AIX 5L. After raising a TAR with
O/S is AIX 4.3.3
/usr/sbin/bootinfo -p returns "chrp" meaning that the hardware is
capable of either 32 or 64 bit operation.
/usr/sbin/bootinfo -K returns "32" meaning that the kernel is running
in 32 bit mode.
When I run sqlplus the server says:
Oracle8i Enterprise Edition Release 8.1.7.0.0 -
