John, Refer to DOC ID: 231901.1 Steps: 1. OS from 4.3.3 to AIX 5L (important: you must run kernel in 32-bit mode or install Patch 2896876) 2. Oracle 8.1.7 to 9.2.0 ( NOTE: The 64-bit ABI in AIX 4.3.3 is not supported under AIX 5L. Moving existing 64-bit applications from AIX 4.3.x to AIX 5L requires recompiling the application source code, and possibly changing application source code to ensure that data types are used correctly and consistently. Due to this restriction, starting from 9.2.0 version, Oracle ships different CDs for AIX 433 and AIX 5L. Customers should be careful not to use the wrong CDs, since these two releases are not compatible. This is also the reason why the 64-bit versions 9.0.1 and 8.1.7/64 do not run on AIX 5L. For AIX 5L - CD part numbers are A99331-01 to A99334-01 For AIX 4.3.3 - CD part numbers are A99342-01 to A99345-01 Good luck. Muqthar Oracle9i OCP -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Dunn Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 5:35 AM To: 'oracle-l digest users' Subject: Upgrade 8.1.7 to 9.2 and AIX 4.3.3 to AIX 5.3 We are planning to upgrade oracle from 8.1.7 to 9.2 and AIX from 4.3.3 to 5.3 Which is the best order to do this in? John Dunn Product Consultant Direct Dial +44 (0) 117 373 6122 Sefas Innovation Ltd, CityPoint, Temple Gate, Bristol BS1 6PL, UK. Tel: +44(0) 117 373 6114 Fax: +44 (0) 117 373 6115 www.sefas.com -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l * * * * * * * * * The information contained in this E-mail message is privileged, confidential, and may be protected from disclosure; please be aware that any other use, printing, copying, disclosure or dissemination of this communication may be subject to legal restriction or sanction. If you think that you have received this E-mail message in error, please reply to the sender and delete it from your computer. T hank you. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l