Re: Oracle 9i on Solaris 6

From: Daniel Morgan (damorgan_at_x.washington.edu)
Date: 10/28/03

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    James Williams wrote:

    >On 27 Oct 2003 14:30:41 -0800, thomas_e_ward@yahoo.com (frogswallow)
    >wrote:
    >
    >The install guide clearly stats that Solaris 32 bit is supported at
    >2.6 with patches. However, I would personally not do it on anything
    >less than 2.8 which is 64 bit can handle Oracle 32 bit and 64 bit..
    >
    >
    >
    >>Hello.
    >>
    >>I need to know if Oracle 9i will work on Solaris 6. I have been told
    >>it won't, because Solaris 6 doesn't support a 64 bit application, but
    >>haven't been able to find any documentation. Can anyone supply
    >>documentation that this will or won't work? I could be asked to
    >>support this as a SA, and I'd like to know what I'm potentially
    >>getting into...
    >>
    >>Thanks.
    >>Ted
    >>
    >>
    And given the price of upgrading from 6 to 8 there is hardly a reason
    not to upgrade immediately.

    Though I'd go straight to 9 myself. 

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