Re: AIX 6.1 or 5.3 with oracle
0xdeadabe
wrote:
>steven_nospam at Yahoo! Canada <steven...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>> On May 1, 12:19 pm, "Davor H" <davor.REMOVEhun...@zg.htnet.hr> wrote:
>>> is anybody using aix6.1 (perhaps with EMC DMX and oracle (10g)DB ) for
>>> longer period.
>>> I would like to hear some experiences about stability, problems ....
>>>
>>> I am in position to migrate DB server from p5 570 to p6 570 and I am
>>> wondering is it better to stay on 5.3
>>> or to go with aix 6.1 with latest TL-SP.
>>
>> Saw you were still waiting for an answer. I can't give you too much
>> advice on the subject, but will say that we are running AIX 5.3 for
>> our Oracle 9i and 10g databases. So far it is working fine on that
>> rev. If you decide to AIX 6.1, I would make sure to review the
>> Metalink website (metalink.oracle.com) and see if they have a product
>> matrix or any notes regarding AIX 6.1 known issues.
>>
>> For example, when we first went to AIX 5.3, they advised that we
>> needed to install Oracle at a specific level (example for 9i it was
>> version 9.2.0.8) to make sure our version was compatible with the O/S,
>> and then we also had to add an opatch for the query optimizer.
>>
>> I would imagine that if you review the metalink site for AIX 6 and
>> Oracle 10, they may have some info on APARs that must be installed,
>> and a particular Oracle 10g level to use.
>
>I also have no experiences to share, but I can fill you in with a few
>details of what Oracle says:
>
>10gR2 is supported on AIX 6.1 Service Pack 1 or higher.
>You need to run the 64 bit kernel.
>10gR2 with HACMP is not yet certified.
>
>You should run a specific rootpre.sh that you can download from Metalink
>to avoid bug 6613550.
>
>Read Metalink note 282036.1 which contains all the details.
>
>Yours,
>Laurenz Albe
Metalink notes are full of shit. Youz would be better off writing
your own.