If you are installing in entirely different ORACLE_HOME, you don't need to shutdown. "J. Dex" To <cemail_219@hotma oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx il.com> cc Sent by: oracle-l-bounce@f Subject reelists.org Install 10g - shutdown 9206? Jul 31 2007 12:28 PM Please respond to cemail_219@hotmai l.com I want to install 10gR2 software and security Patch on a Linux box that is already running 9206 databases. Do I need to shutdown all of the 9206 databases before installing? (I know they need to be shutdown if I plan to migrate them but I can't find in the docs whether they have to be shutdown to just install a new version of software without migration). _________________________________________________________________ Don't get caught with egg on your face. Play Chicktionary! http://club.live.com/chicktionary.aspx?icid=chick_hotmailtextlink2 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l