Hi,

I've now succesfully installed both 8.1.6 and 8.1.7 to same box.

How should I upgrade 8.1.6 database to 8.1.7 ?

Start old database with new binaries and follow instructions from Oracle.

OR

Export data from old database and import it to new 8.1.7 database.




/ Vesa

Go for option 1, read Oracle Docs and run the upgrade utl script for moving from 816 to 817.

I ran a test update that took me from 815 to 817 and that went off OK.


BTW - u might wan to get hold of the 8.1.7.4 patch and load that too.
BUT ensure that you've upgraded your DB via the above first.

Gud Luk

For beginners, I suggest using the Migration Assistant even to jump one version.

Should I first upgrade to 8.1.7.0, and after that install 8.1.7.4 patch ?
Why not install patch and after that do the upgrade directly to 8.1.7.4 ?

/ Vesa

From my readings of the Oracle documentation the upgrade scripts/ utils that are provided with 8.1.7.0 know NOTHING about any of the later patches and so its not a safe procedure to try upgrade from 8.1.6 straight onto 8.1.7.4. via an Oracle upgrade script.