Re: 8i on Sun to 9i on AIX

On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 09:19:03 -0600, Bryan Wells <bunjibry@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> We are going to be migrating from 8i on Sun to 9i on AIX.  Anyone have
> this experience, ideas, gotchas, docs on how to do this smoothly?
> 

The best advice you can get for this goes something like this:

* document what you need to do
* practice the conversion on an environment that looks like production
* modify your documentation so that expections now match reality
* practice again with the modified documentation
* be sure to document who does what, and when.  SA's may need to take
   care of some things during conversion, etc.
* document what other systems will be affected, and how to remediate.
  replication sites, etc.
* ensure that your documentation includes checklists.  It can be difficult to
   determine if you really completed the previous 2 steps before continuing.
* practice it until you can do it in your sleep, cuz you just might be.
  ( late nights and long weekends )


Just converting a databae from 81 to 9i is fairly straightforward.  It's all
the other stuff that takes time and effort.

HTH


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Jared Still
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