discuss: Planning to publish new document
Subject:
Re: Planning to publish new document
From:
Evgueni Tzvetanov ####@####.####
Date:
24 Feb 2003 19:58:35 -0000
Message-Id: <3E5A793B.6070606@comcast.net>
Thanks Steve,
It is true, that 8i and 9i have similar installation processes, but then
I have installed the following versions 8.1.5, 8.1.7 and 9.2.0.1.0 and
in all the cases there were things, which were different. I don't mean
the installer, but the "hacks" you have to do around it when you have to
investigate undocumented problem while the in process...
I am open to suggestions on a single Oracle installation document, but
as I said I am not a DBA. I can contribute with whatever knowledge and
experience I have. I think that we can work together, instead of making
a fight out of it :) We all know how painful sometimes an Oracle
installation could be.
Regards!
Evgueni
Stephen Darlington wrote:
>> For each version of Oracle the installation is unique.
>
>
> I don't think that's true, and that's why I'd argue against it (and
> the Oracle on RedHat 7 document if I'd had the chance!).
>
> The Oracle 7 HOWTO has a place as there was never an official version
> of Oracle so it's a bit of a hack. You could possibly argue that it's
> not necessary now.
>
> The 8i HOWTO has a place as installing it was a huge pain in the
> first place even though Oracle theoretically supported it. Following
> Oracle's documentation would get you a core dump (if you were lucky).
> Again, you could argue that it's not terribly contemporary now, but
> you couldn't bring all the versions up to date without losing a lot
> of information.
>
> The 9i installer is the same as the 8i one but with less bugs (I
> managed to install it without consulting any documentation).
>
>> I think that these HOWTOs are written to be much less complex than
>> Oracle Installation Guide and more like an example, not a guide to
>> easy installation.
>
>
> As I suggest above, mine was written to make it possible to use
> Oracle on Linux without paying vast amounts of money to Oracle
> support. I think we should be furthering and advocating Linux not
> giving Oracle free documentation and marketing.
>
> Just my 2d worth...
>
> Cheers,
> --> Stephen
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----
> Stephen Darlington (www.zx81.org.uk)
> "I long for a grapefruit"
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----
>
