Compatibility of Oracle 9i with HP-UX Powerhouse

[Rick Hill]

Hello all,

We are currently running Powerhouse release 8.23.D7 with Oracle 8i 
(release 8.1.7.0.0) on our HP-UX machines.  We would like to upgrade 
from Oracle 8i to Oracle 9i as soon as possible.  However, according to 
Cognos, Powerhouse 8.43, which will officially support use of 9i, is 
not planned to be available for 3-6 more months.

--  Has anyone already converted to 9i with perhaps a beta version of 
8.43?  If so, has it been smooth?  Or have there been problems?

--  Is anyone running Powerhouse 8.23 with Oracle 9i?  If so, is it 
working ok?  Is it considered too risky to move to 9i while still with 
8.23?

The reason for our concern is that Oracle is not going to support 
version 8i after this year, and if Powerhouse 8.43 is not available for 
6 months or more, we are concerned that we will be cutting it close for 
system tests, addressing of problems, implementation, etc.


Rick Hill

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