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Thread: Oracle 9.2.0.8 backout to 9.2.0.6

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    Oracle 9.2.0.8 backout to 9.2.0.6

    I have Oracle 9.2.0.8 (32 bit) running in Solaris environment( 64 bit) . I need to back-out to Oracle 9.2.0.6.

    - I first tried running the installation for 9.2.0.6 patchset and that complained saying “ no patches were needed at this time” .

    - The release notes for 9.2.0.8 say that I should run ‘catbkout.sql’ and then restore Oracle 9i installation and the inventory from the backup. While I know the location of oraInventory, I don’t know how to restore the ‘9i installation’ and ‘inventory’ from it.


    Please recommend a back-out procedure from 9.2.0.8 to 9.2.0.6. Any suggestions will be much appreciated.

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    To begin with, you may want to backup what you have, then you would shutdown all the Oracle components running in your ORACLE_HOME.

    Then, simply replace your complete oraInventory and ORACLE_HOME directories with the 9.2.0.6 backups that you took before the upgrade. (You did do a backup BEFORE the upgrade, right??)

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    I had taken a backup of ORACLE_HOME but not of oraInventory. Does this mean I am in trouble ?

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    To my knowledge, there is no way around your situation without reinstalling.

    Maybe others have suggestions.

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    You mean I need to re-install the whole Oracle 9i again ? or is there a way I can just re-install the 9.2.0.6 patch ?

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    reinstall 9.2.0.6 again

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    How do I go about reinstalling 9.2.0.6 ? I tried running the installer for the patchset 9.2.0.6 and that errored out saying no patchsets were needed at this time. Do I need to delete some files first ?

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    Uninstall Ora 9.2.0.6 using OUI
    Stop/Kill any Oracle processes that might have survived
    Delete/Remove everything under your Ora 9.2.0.6 ${ORACLE_HOME}
    Do a fresh Ora 9.2.0.6 installation
    Pablo (Paul) Berzukov

    Author of Understanding Database Administration available at amazon and other bookstores.

    Disclaimer: Advice is provided to the best of my knowledge but no implicit or explicit warranties are provided. Since the advisor explicitly encourages testing any and all suggestions on a test non-production environment advisor should not held liable or responsible for any actions taken based on the given advice.

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    Thanks a lot! I will try that now.

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    are you not gonna query the registry if the status of database components are indeed at 9.2.0.8 and not 9.2.0.6?
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