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Re: oracle upgrade OUI dilemmna....
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Thomas Woisczyk)
Tue Jan 11 14:04:16 2005
To: sapr3-news@mit.edu
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 20:02:47 +0100
From: Thomas Woisczyk <Thomas.Woisczyk@t-online.de>
Message-ID: <cs17su$c5i$04$1@news.t-online.com>
yls177 wrote:
> First, i need to patch my oracle to 8.1.7.4. For this, from "CD ORACLE
> 8.1.7.4 Patches HP-UX 51017858.ZIP" i can use the current OUI as the
> readme for this doesnt require any specific OUI. However, In note
> 540021, it says " Installation time for patch sets/patches. Install
> the latest Oracle patch set and associated available patches before
> carrying out the upgrade.
>
> Current OUI Version
> The following applies to Oracle patch sets <=9.2.0.3:
> Install an updated version of the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) as
> described in Note 601965. To install patches or patch sets, use the
> updated version only (2.2.0.16 or higher)!
>
> The following applies to Oracle Patchset 9.2.0.4:
> To install Oracle patch set 9.2.0.4, you require OUI Version
> 2.2.0.18.0 at least (see patch set README).
> To make it easier, this OUI Version is contained in this patch set. We
> recommend installing the OUI Version 2.2.0.18.0 contained in this
> patch set before installing the patch set itself, even if OUI
> 2.2.0.18.0 had already been downloaded and installed as separate
> component.
>
> "
>
>
> Then for oracle patch 9.2.0.5, the readme file says "Users applying
> this patch set must use Oracle Universal Installer release 10.1.0.2 or
> later to ensure their Oracle home can be patched in the future. The
> patch set is packaged with a fully installable version of Oracle
> Universal Installer release 10.1.0.2 to support this requirement.
>
> When beginning the installation, you will be presented with a screen
> to select Oracle Universal Installer release 10.1.0.2 or Oracle9i
> 9.2.0.5.0 patch set. You should select Oracle Universal Installer
> first. Attempts to install the patch set without Oracle Universal
> Installer release 10.1.0.2 will cause an error"
>
>
> As from above, there are a few versions of OUI. I have 2 questions.
>
> 1) From https://websmp103.sap-ag.de/swcenter-3pmain, i could only find
> OUI 2.2.0.18.0. Can i use this for all my patches?
You can use the OUI 2.2.0.18 til patchlevel 9.2.0.4.
>
> 2) For patch 9.2.0.5, i need OUI 10.1.0.2, and from my understanding,
> this is only installed through ./runinstaller and this file can be
> found only after creating the staging area and importing data?
>
Patchset 9.2.0.5 comes with the oui 10.1.0.2. There will be a
runInstaller-File in the Disk1-directory of the Patch-Set.
> Please advise
