Re: 11.2.0.2 for Linux is out

  • From: Tim Hall <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: mark.powell2@xxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:09:02 +0100

I don't disagree, but it marks a big change from the default patching method
available with previous patch sets.

Cheers

Tim...

On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Powell, Mark <mark.powell2@xxxxxx> wrote:

>  We have always patched into a new ORACLE_HOME.  We would install the
> existing version and patch it then apply the new upgrade or patch to
> this.  There is no way we can afford to mess up our existing home.  We do no
> upgrade all out existing databases at one time so we need both the existing
> and the new environment till we get done upgrading.
>
> As far as I am concerned this is how upgrades should have always been
> done.  It is about time Oracle takes this approach.
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Tim Hall
> *Sent:* Friday, September 10, 2010 12:08 PM
> *To:* usn@xxxxxxxxx
> *Cc:* Oracle-L Freelists
> *Subject:* Re: 11.2.0.2 for Linux is out
>
> Complete installation now, not just changed files. Read the patch notes
> first. You don't need all the zip files. Also, out-of-place patching (new
> ORACLE_HOME) is now the recommended approach.
>
> Cheers
>
> Tim...
>
> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 4:46 PM, Martin Klier <usn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi list,
>>
>> Database and infrastructure 11.2.0.2 is available for Linux x86 and
>> x86_64.
>>
>> Its patch set 10098816.
>>
>> Wow, that many files...
>>
>> Regards
>> Martin Klier
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