--- Byron Pearce <pearceb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > However, it appears that Oracle > 10g is implementing > a new layer to OFA (reference > http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/html/B10811_01/app_ofa.htm#sthref1889). > > Basically it says this: > > > For Oracle Database 10g, the OFA recommended > Oracle home path has > > changed. The OFA recommended path is now similar > to the following: > > > > /u01/app/oracle/product/10.1.0/type[_n] > > > > > It goes on to say that the main benefit is the > ability install different > products with the same release number under the same > version number, or > that the same product can be installed more than > once. Neither of those > seem terribly compelling to me. > > I am feeling a bit like the old Oracle dinosaur that > I am, so maybe I > just can't see the forest for the trees. > > Any thoughts or opinions regarding why this change > is a *good* thing? sounds good to me. want to test out a patchset? copy your home to another directory, increment the counter and apply the patchset. point it at a sacrificial cloned db and have at it. I ignored that the first time around and went with the good old /opt/oracle/product/10.1.0. Now I wish I would have followed their new standard. thanks for the link and the info. Paul __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - Buy advance tickets for 'Shrek 2' http://movies.yahoo.com/showtimes/movie?mid=1808405861 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------