Oracle8i Migration
Release 8.1.5

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Numerics

2 GB and larger files
operating system dependencies, 8-50
32-bit to 64-bit conversion. See word-size

A

active transactions
read-only tablespaces, 8-23
Ada. See SQL*Module for Ada
administrative procedures
new after migration, 6-7
Advanced Queuing
compatibility, 8-14, 8-32
message streaming, 8-32
privileges, 8-32
rule based subscriptions, 8-32
downgrading queue tables, 12-31
extended address field, 7-26
interoperability, 8-32
sender's ID column, 8-32
removing propagation, 12-32
revoking object and system level privileges, 12-30
scripts
CATNOQUEUE.SQL, 7-28
CATQUEUE.SQL, 7-28
upgrading, 7-26
advanced replication
compatibility, 8-13, 8-45
downgrading, 12-49
preparing environment for, 12-38
regenerating after, 12-51
migration, 3-7
upgrading, 7-21
agent self-registration
compatibility, 8-13
ALTER DATABASE CONVERT command, 3-4, 3-26
re-running, A-19
ALTER DATABASE OPEN RESETLOGS command, 3-4, 3-26
ALTER DATABASE RESET COMPATIBILITY, 8-7
ALTER TABLE command
bitmap index invalidation, 8-25
ANALYZE TABLE VALIDATE STRUCTURE command
change in release 8.1, 8-17
application context
compatibility, 8-13
downgrading, 12-36
application developer
role during migration, 1-10
applications
compatibility, 8-16
index-organized tables
compatibility, 8-16
interoperability, 8-16
OCI
compatibility, 8-17
interoperability, 8-17
physical ROWIDs and UROWIDs, 8-16
physical ROWIDs in Oracle8i, 11-2
PL/SQL
compatibility, 8-20
interoperability, 8-20
precompiler
compatibility, 8-18
interoperability, 8-18
Tuxedo applications
compatibility, 8-17
upgrading, 9-1
AQ. See Advanced Queuing
archive log destination parameters
new in release 8.1, B-13
archiving
error detection behavior, 8-43
associations
downgrading, 12-35
AUDIT_TRAIL initialization parameter
migration, A-3
autonomous transactions
compatibility, 8-14

B

backup
after migration, 6-2
before migration, 3-20
compatibility, 8-13, 8-39
EBU, 8-40
preparing a strategy for migration, 2-18
Recovery Manager and EBU, 8-40
bitmap indexes
invalidations, 8-25
during migration, 6-3
when downgrading, 12-12
block size
DB_BLOCK_SIZE initialization parameter, 3-6, 4-5
minimums for migration, 3-6, 4-5
BUILD DEFERRED clause
materialized views and downgrading, 12-10
bulk binds
compatibility, 8-14

C

C call specifications
compatibility, 8-14
CALL statement
compatibility, 8-14
CATALOG5.SQL, obsolete with Oracle8i, 8-24
CATALOG6.SQL, obsolete with Oracle8i, 8-24
CATALOG.SQL script, 3-4, 3-27, 7-19, 12-49
CATEXP7.SQL script, 8-48
downgrading to Oracle7, 13-3
CATNOQUEUE.SQL script, 7-28
CATPARR.SQL script, 3-28, 7-24, 12-49
CATPROC.SQL script, 3-4, 3-27, 7-19, 12-49
CATQUEUE.SQL script, 7-28
CATREP.SQL script, 3-28, 4-17, 7-21, 12-49
chained row tables
dropping, 12-18
CHARACTER keyword
behavior in Oracle7 and Oracle8i, 8-22
character set
migrating the database, 3-8, 4-6
character sets
Migration utility, 3-8
Oracle Data Migration Assistant, 4-6
varying-width
CLOBs and NCLOBs, 8-25
CHECK_ONLY
Migration utility option, 3-14, 3-18
CLOBs
compatibility, 8-25
cluster tables
copying data, 2-15
collection columns
user-specified storage
compatibility, 8-29
collection locators
compatibility, 8-12, 8-29
columns
partially dropped
dropping, 12-8
unused
dropping, 12-8
command-line options
Migration utility, 3-14
comments
differences between Server Manager and SQL*Plus, 10-7
COMMIT command
differences between Server Manager and SQL*Plus, 10-14
COMMIT keyword
behavior in Oracle7 and Oracle8i, 8-22
compatibility, 8-1
8.1.0 compatibility level
features requiring, 8-9
Advanced Queuing, 8-14, 8-32
Advanced Replication, 8-13, 8-45
agent self-registration, 8-13
ALTER DATABASE RESET COMPATIBILITY, 8-7
ANALYZE VALIDATE STRUCTURE command, 8-17
application context, 8-13
applications, 8-16
index-organized tables, 8-16
physical ROWIDs and UROWIDs, 8-16
Tuxedo applications, 8-17
XA calls, 8-17
backup, 8-13, 8-39
compatibility level, 8-5
COMPATIBLE initialization parameter, 8-2
conventional path export, 8-48
CREATE TABLE behavior change, 8-31
database resource manager, 8-14
date columns in dynamic performance views, D-11
DBMS_REPAIR package, 8-14
direct path export, 8-48
DISABLE VALIDATE constraints, 8-14
Export/Import, 8-48
extensible optimizer, 8-14
fine-grained access control, 8-13
Heterogeneous Services agents, 8-45
indexes
key compression, 8-10
initialization parameters, B-8
LOBs, 8-11, 8-25
CLOBS and NCLOBs, 8-25
materialized views, 8-13
NCHAR and NLS, 8-27
nested tables, 8-29
NLS and NCHAR environment variables, 8-28
n-tier authentication and authorization, 8-13
OCI, 8-17
link line, 8-18
thread safety, 8-18
optimization, 8-34
optimizer plan stability, 8-14
Oracle Media Management API, 8-13
Oracle Parallel Server
instance affinity for jobs, 8-12
packages
DBMS_LOB, 8-33
DBMS_REPAIR, 8-33
partitioning, 8-11
PL/SQL, 8-20
PLSQL_V2_COMPATIBILITY initialization parameter, 8-20
precompilers, 8-18
recovery, 8-13, 8-39
fast-start rollback, 8-13
removing incompatibilities, 12-2
replication, 8-44
resetting for database, 12-42
schema objects, 8-10
collection locators, 8-12
drop column, 8-10
extensible indexing, 8-10
function-based indexes, 8-10
indexes, 8-10
index-organized tables, 8-10
nested tables, 8-12
online index (re)build, 8-10
single-table hash clusters, 8-10
temporary tables, 8-10
scripts
UTLCHAIN1.SQL, 8-14, 8-31
UTLEXCPT1.SQL, 8-14, 8-31
Spatial, 8-15
SQL and PL/SQL, 8-14
autonomous transactions, 8-14
bulk binds, 8-14
C call specifications, 8-14
CALL statement, 8-14
native dynamic SQL, 8-14
NOCOPY parameter passing mode, 8-14
standby database, 8-41
summary management, 8-13
tablespaces, 8-9
locally managed tablespaces, 8-9
online read-only tablespaces, 8-9
transportable tablespaces, 8-9
triggers, 8-14
UROWIDs, 8-11
user-defined object identifiers, 8-12
VARRAYs, 8-12
Visual Image Retrieval, 8-15
COMPATIBLE initialization parameter, 8-2
8.1.0 setting
features requiring, 8-9
checking the setting, 8-5
database structures, 8-3
setting the, 8-6
composite methods
partitioning and downgrading, 12-17
concurrent access, 2-16
concurrent users, 2-17
connections
load balancing in Net8, 8-47
local and remote, 2-16
with multithreaded shared server, 2-16
control files
renaming or removing for migration, 3-22
copying data
large cluster tables, 2-15
migration method, 2-14
space requirements, 2-15
CREATE LIBRARY command
differences between Server Manager and SQL*Plus, 10-13
CREATE TABLE
behavior change
Oracle7 to Oracle8i, 8-31
CREATE TYPE command
differences between Server Manager and SQL*Plus, 10-13
cursors
number of open, 2-17

D

data definition conversion
Import utility, 2-13
data dictionary
protection, 8-24
database administrator
role during migration, 1-10
database resource manager
compatibility, 8-14
databases
backing up for migration, 3-20
downgrading, 12-43
test migration results, 6-6
tuning after migration, 6-6
datafiles
offline during migration, 3-4
datatypes
internal
new in Oracle8i, E-2
date constraints
checking for bad, 6-2, 7-33
DB_BLOCK_SIZE initialization parameter
migration, 3-6, 4-5
DB_DOMAIN initialization parameter
compatibility, B-9
DBMS
precompiler command line option, 8-19
DBMS_LOB package
NOCOPY syntax and compatibility, 8-33
DBMS_REPAIR package
compatibility, 8-14, 8-33
DBMS_ROWID package, 11-3
DBMSLOB.SQL script
compatibility, 8-33
DBNAME
Migration utility option, 3-14
DEC keyword
behavior in Oracle7 and Oracle8i, 8-22
definitions. See terminology
DEGREE keyword
in PARALLEL clause, 8-35
deinstalling, 1-6
Developer/2000 Applications
upgrading, 9-6
dimensions
downgrading, 12-14
DISABLE VALIDATE constraints
compatibility, 8-14
downgrading, 12-34
DML_LOCKS initialization parameter
compatibility, B-8
documentation
roadmap for Migration utility, 3-2
roadmap for Oracle Data Migration Assistant, 4-2
domain indexes
dropping, 12-13
downgrading
Advanced Replication
regenerating, 12-51
advanced replication, 12-49
CATALOG.SQL, 12-49
CATPROC.SQL, 12-49
definition, 1-3
Oracle Parallel Server, 12-49
procedure for, 12-43
queue tables, 12-31
removing incompatibilities, 12-2
Advanced Replication, 12-38
application context, 12-36
associations, 12-35
bitmap index invalidation, 12-12
chained row tables, 12-18
dimensions, 12-14
DISABLE VALIDATE constraints, 12-34
domain indexes, 12-13
exception tables, 12-18
extensible indexing, 12-13
fine-grained access control, 12-37
function-based indexes, 12-13
indextypes, 12-13
Java, 12-26
key compression on indexes and index-organized tables, 12-6
LOBs, 12-19
LOBs in index-organized tables, 12-7
locally managed tablespaces, 12-5
materialized views, 12-9
mutually referencing types, 12-24
mutually referencing views, 12-10
nested tables, 12-23
Net8 service naming, 12-41
operators, 12-14
optimizer, 12-35
partially dropped columns, 12-8
partitioning, 12-14
plan stability, 12-36
secondary indexes on index-organized tables, 12-8
security policies, 12-37
SET_SESSION_LONGOPS syntax change, 12-33
single-table hash clusters, 12-9
SQL and PL/SQL, 12-25
stored outlines, 12-36
temporary tables, 12-6
transported tablespaces, 12-5
triggers, 12-35
triggers on nested table view columns, 12-34
unused columns, 12-8
UROWIDs, 12-17
user-defined datatypes, 12-21
user-defined object identifiers, 12-22
UTL_REF package, 12-33
VARRAYs, 12-24
resetting database compatibility, 12-42
scripts, 12-45
errors while running, 1-3
rerunning, 12-46
to an older Oracle8i release, 12-1
to Oracle7, 13-1
alternative methods, 13-4
CATEXP7.SQL script, 13-3
drop column
compatibility, 8-10
DTYCHR type, 11-8
dynamic performance views
added in Oracle8i, D-2
changed in Oracle8i
added columns, D-8
date columns
compatibility, D-11
obsolete in Oracle8i, D-11
renamed in Oracle8i, D-7

E

EBU
backup management, 8-40
enterprise directory service
interoperability, 8-38
environment variables
compatibility
NCHAR and NLS, 8-28
ORA_NLS32, 8-28
ORA_NLS33, 3-16, 8-28
required for migration, 3-16, 3-21
required for upgrading, 7-16
TWO_TASK, 3-16
errors during migration. See troubleshooting
exception tables
dropping, 12-18
Export utility
migration, 2-10, 5-1
Oracle8i using CATEXP7.SQL, 13-3
requirements for migration, 5-2
Export/Import
advantages and disadvantages, 2-10
basic steps for migration, 5-2
benefits for migration, 2-12
compatibility, 8-48
data definition conversion, 2-13
direct and conventional path, 8-48
effects on migrated databases, 2-11
incompatible data, 8-49
limitations for migration, 2-12
migration steps using, 5-3
scripts
CATEXP7.SQL, 8-48
time requirements for migration, 2-13
Trusted Oracle, 5-3
extended address field
Advanced Queuing, 7-26
extensible indexing
compatibility, 8-10
downgrading, 12-13

F

FALSE keyword
behavior in Oracle7 and Oracle8i, 8-22
FAST REFRESH mode
materialized views and downgrading, 12-10
fast-start parallel recovery
compatibility, 8-42
fast-start rollback
compatibility, 8-13, 8-42
features
new features, 8-9
fine-grained access control
compatibility, 8-13
Forms
upgrading Oracle Forms applications, 9-6
function-based indexes
compatibility, 8-10
functions
SQL
new in Oracle8i, E-3

G

glossary. See terminology

H

Heterogeneous Services
agents
compatibility, 8-45
interoperability, 8-45
multithreaded, 8-45

I

Import utility
data definition conversion, 2-13
migration, 2-10, 5-1
requirements for migration, 5-2
incompatibilities
removing, 12-2
system-defined, 12-4
incompatibilities, system-defined, 8-6
index
key compression, 8-10
index on physical ROWID, 11-8
index rebuilding
physical ROWIDs, 11-8
indexes
bitmap, 6-3
compatibility, 8-10
domain
dropping, 12-13
function-based
dropping, 12-13
index-organized tables
compatibility, 8-10
removing LOBs from, 12-7
removing partitions from, 12-14
indextypes
dropping, 12-13
initialization parameters
added in Oracle8i, B-2
adjusting for release 8.1, 3-24, 4-10, 7-15
archive log destination
switching to new, B-13
changes in Oracle8i, B-1
compatibility, B-8
DB_DOMAIN, B-9
DML_LOCKS, B-8
O7_DICTIONARY_ACCESSIBILITY, B-8
COMPATIBLE, 8-2
LARGE_POOL_SIZE
parallel execution allocation, B-9
obsolete in Oracle8i, B-6
renamed in Oracle8i, B-4
SHARED_POOL_SIZE
parallel execution allocation, B-9
INIT.ORA parameters. See initialization parameters
installation
release 8.1 Oracle software, 3-12, 4-11, 5-3
INSTANCES keyword
removed from PARALLEL clause, 8-35
INT keyword
behavior in Oracle7 and Oracle8i, 8-22
internal datatypes
new in Oracle8i, E-2
interoperability, 8-1, 8-15
Advanced Queuing, 8-32
applications, 8-16
Heterogeneous Services agents, 8-45
native dynamic SQL, 8-30
NCHAR and NLS, 8-27
OCI, 8-17
Oracle7 clients, 8-18
shared structures, 8-17
PL/SQL, 8-20
precompilers, 8-18
UROWIDs, 8-26
user-defined datatypes, 8-29

J

Java
compatibility, 8-9
removing incompatibilities for downgrading, 12-26
upgrading
drop Java objects, 7-36
export Java objects, 7-3
import Java objects, 7-36

K

key compression
discontinuing use of, 12-6
keywords
behavior differences
Oracle7 and Oracle8i, 8-22

L

large files
operating system dependencies, 8-50
Large Objects. See LOBs
LARGE_POOL_SIZE initialization parameter
changes in release 8.1, 6-3, 7-34
parallel execution allocation, B-9
load balancing
Net8, 8-47
LOBs
compatibility, 8-11, 8-25
downgrading, 12-19
removing from index-organized tables, 12-7
removing from partitioned tables, 12-20
local connections
multithreaded shared servers, 2-16
locally managed tablespaces
compatibility, 8-9
converting to dictionary tablespaces, 12-5
locks
DML lock limit, DML_LOCKS, B-8

M

materialized views
compatibility, 8-13
downgrading, 12-9
BUILD DEFERRED clause, 12-10
FAST REFRESH mode, 12-10
NEVER REFRESH mode, 12-10
PREBUILT TABLE clause, 12-10
REFRESH ON COMMIT mode, 12-9
removing incompatibilities, 12-9
memory requirements
concurrent access, 2-16
migration, 2-15, 3-6, 4-4
MIGRATE user
avoid, 3-10, 4-8
MIGRATE.BSQ script, 3-19
migrating
from Server Manager to SQL*Plus, 10-1
migration
abandoning, 3-30, 4-20
advanced replication, 3-7
ALTER DATABASE CONVERT command, 3-4, 3-26
re-running, A-19
ALTER DATABASE OPEN RESETLOGS command, 3-4, 3-26
AUDIT_TRAIL initialization parameter, A-3
avoiding common problems, 2-18
backup strategy, 2-18
block size minimums, 3-6, 4-5
character set, 3-8, 4-6
choosing a method, 2-3
control files, 3-22
copying data, 2-14
exclusive password file, A-18
Export/Import, 2-10
steps, 5-2
initialization parameters, 3-24, 4-10, B-1
memory requirements, 2-15, 3-6, 4-4
MIGRATE user, avoid, 3-10, 4-8
MIGRATE.BSQ script, 3-19
Migration utility, 2-6
NCHAR and NLS, 8-27
new administrative procedures, 6-7
offline datafiles, 3-4
offline tablespaces, 3-10, 4-8
OPTIMAL setting for SYSTEM rollback segment, A-4
Oracle Data Migration Assistant, 2-8
Oracle Parallel Server, 3-7
rolling upgrade, 1-5
OUTLN user, avoid, 3-10, 4-8
overview of steps, 1-6
parallel execution, 6-3
post-migration actions, 6-1, 10-1
prepare the Oracle7 source database, 3-9, 4-7
preparing to migrate, 2-2
read-only tablespaces, 3-4
role of application developer, 1-10
role of database administrator, 1-10
rollback segments, 3-4
scripts
CATALOG.SQL, 3-4, 3-27
CATPARR.SQL, 3-28
CATPROC.SQL, 3-4, 3-27
CATREP.SQL, 3-28, 4-17
errors while running, 1-3
R0703040.SQL, 3-28, 4-17
rerunning, 3-27, 4-17
U0703040.SQL, 3-27
UTLRP.SQL, 3-28, 4-18
space requirements, 2-15, 3-6, 4-4
system requirements, 2-15
SYSTEM tablespace, A-2
temporary tablespace, A-2
terminology, 1-2
testing, 2-19
testing results, 6-6
troubleshooting, A-1
ALTER DATABASE CONVERT command, A-16
AUDIT_TRAIL initialization parameter, A-3
database name mismatch, A-19
datafile version integrity, A-20
Migration utility error messages, A-5
missing convert file, A-17
MULTIPLIER option, A-4
NOMOUNT database start mode, A-17
OPTIMAL setting, A-4
Oracle7 control file, A-16
password file, A-18
running the Migration utility, A-2
running the Oracle Data Migration Assistant, A-2
SYSTEM tablespace, A-2
temporary tablespace, A-2
tuning after, 6-6
Migration Assistant. See Oracle Data Migration Assistant
Migration utility
advantages and disadvantages, 2-6
character set used, 3-8
command-line options, 3-14
differences from the Oracle Data Migration Assistant, 2-9
documentation roadmap, 3-2
errors and messages, A-5
migrating to a different operating system, 3-7
MULTIPLIER option, A-4
options
CHECK_ONLY, 3-14, 3-18
DBNAME, 3-14
MULTIPLIER, 3-14
NEW_DBNAME, 3-14
NLS_NCHAR, 3-14
NO_SPACE_CHECK, 3-14
PFILE, 3-14
SPOOL, 3-14
overview, 3-3
privileges required, 3-16
space required for SYSTEM tablespace, 3-6
SYSTEM tablespace, 2-6
using, 3-16
MULTIPLIER
Migration utility option, 3-14, A-4
multithreaded server
requirements for running, 8-46
shared, 2-17
shared and local/remote connections, 2-16
multi-versioning, 8-50

N

national character set
in Oracle8i, 8-27
native dynamic SQL
compatibility, 8-14
interoperability, 8-30
NCHAR
compatibility, 8-27
interoperability, 8-27
migration, 8-27
use in Oracle8i, 8-27
NCHAR and NLS environment variables
compatibility, 8-28
NCLOBs
compatibility, 8-25
nested tables
compatibility, 8-12, 8-29
Net8
connection load balancing, 8-47
migrating or upgrading to, 6-4, 8-46
service naming, 8-47
downgrading, 12-41
NEVER REFRESH mode
materialized views and downgrading, 12-10
new features of Oracle8i
adding after migration, 6-7
NEW_DBNAME
Migration utility option, 3-14
NLS
compatibility, 8-27
interoperability, 8-27
migration, 8-27
NLS and NCHAR environment variables
compatibility, 8-28
NLS_LANG environment variable
compatibility, 8-28
NLS_NCHAR
Migration utility option, 3-14
NO_SPACE_CHECK
Migration utility option, 3-14
NOCOPY parameter passing mode
compatibility, 8-14
n-tier authentication and authorization
compatibility, 8-13
NUMERIC keyword
behavior in Oracle7 and Oracle8i, 8-22

O

O7_DICTIONARY_ACCESSIBILITY parameter
compatibility, 8-24, B-8
object tables
partitioned
downgrading, 12-16
object-identifiers
user-defined
downgrading, 12-22
OCI
compatibility, 8-17
client notification, 8-9
link line, 8-18
thread safety, 8-18
interoperability, 8-17
Oracle7 clients, 8-18
shared structures, 8-17
OCIChangePassword call, 8-37
OCISessionBegin call, 8-37
upgrading applications to Oracle8i, 9-2
OFA, 1-5
offline datafiles
migration, 3-4
OLON calls
obsolete, 8-18
OLQP, 2-17
OLTP, 2-17
online index (re)build
compatibility, 8-10
online read-only tablespaces
compatibility, 8-9
operating system
migrating to a different, 3-7, 4-5
operators
dropping, 12-14
Optimal Flexible Architecture. See OFA
OPTIMAL setting for SYSTEM rollback segment
migration, A-4
optimization
compatibility, 8-34
extensible optimizer, 8-14
optimizer plan stability, 8-14
optimizer
downgrading, 12-35
plan stability
compatibility, 8-14
options
deinstalling, 1-6
for Migration utility, 3-14
ORA_NLS32 environment variable
compatibility, 8-28
ORA_NLS33 environment variable, 3-16
compatibility, 8-28
Oracle Call Interface. See OCI
Oracle Data Migration Assistant
advantages and disadvantages, 2-8
character set used, 4-6
differences from the Migration utility, 2-9
documentation roadmap, 4-2
migrating to a different operating system, 4-5
Oracle Parallel Server
does not support migration, 2-9, 4-3
does not support upgrading, 7-6
overview, 4-3
running, 4-16, 7-7, 7-12
space required for SYSTEM tablespace, 4-4
Oracle Media Management API
compatibility, 8-13
proxy copy requirement, 8-44
proxy copy and downgrading, 12-37
Oracle Parallel Server
compatibility requirements, 8-34
downgrading, 12-49
instance affinity for jobs
compatibility, 8-12
migration, 3-7
not supported by Oracle Data Migration Assistant, 2-9, 4-3
rolling upgrade, 1-5
upgrading, 7-1, 7-24
not supported by Oracle Data Migration Assistant, 7-6
Oracle7
downgrading to, 13-1
prepare for migration, 3-9, 4-7
upgrading applications to Oracle8i, 9-1
Oracle8i
changes to initialization parameters, B-1
new features
adding after migration, 6-7
new internal types, E-1
new SQL functions, E-1
ORLON calls
obsolete, 8-18
OUTLN user
avoid, 3-10, 4-8, 7-4
change password, 6-4, 7-35

P

PARALLEL clause
DEGREE keyword, 8-35
INSTANCES keyword removed, 8-35
parallel execution
allocated from large pool, B-9
avoiding problems with, 6-3, 7-34
Parallel Server. See Oracle Parallel Server
parameters for Migration utility. See command-line options
partially dropped columns
dropping, 12-8
partitioning
compatibility, 8-11
downgrading, 12-14
removing LOBs, 12-20
password file
migration
exclusive setting, A-18
password management
application changes required for Oracle8i, 8-37
interoperability, 8-38
password expiration, 8-38
PFILE
Migration utility option, 3-14
plan stability
compatibility, 8-14
downgrading, 12-36
PL/SQL
backward compatibility, 8-19
compatibility, 8-14, 8-20
functions
desupported in Oracle8i, 8-30
interoperability, 8-20
modules
recompiling, 7-32
PLSQL_V2_COMPATIBILITY initialization parameter, 8-20
removing incompatibilities for downgrading, 12-25
variables
NCHAR and NLS, 8-27
PREBUILT TABLE clause
materialized views and downgrading, 12-10
precompilers
compatibility, 8-18
interoperability, 8-18
PL/SQL backward compatibility, 8-19
SQLLIB calls
relinking, 9-5
upgrading applications to Oracle8i, 9-2
Pro*Ada
upgrading to SQL*Module for Ada, 8-19
Pro*C/C++
connecting with SYSDBA privileges, 8-18
interoperability with Oracle7, 9-5
Pro*COBOL
connecting with SYSDBA privileges, 8-19
Procedural Option
required for migration, 3-9, 4-7
propagation
removing, 12-32
PROPS$ view
NCHAR and NLS, 8-27
NCHAR character set, 3-14
proxy copy
requirement, 8-44

Q

queue tables
downgrading, 12-31
upgrading, 7-29

R

R0703040.SQL script
replication, 3-28, 4-17
read-only tablespaces
active transactions, 8-23
compatibility, 8-23
migration, 3-4
REAL keyword
behavior in Oracle7 and Oracle8i, 8-22
rebuilding indexes
physical ROWIDs, 11-8
recovery
compatibility, 8-13, 8-39
recovery catalog
PL/SQL packages requirement, 8-39
upgrading, 7-30
Recovery Manager
backup management, 8-40
compatibility, 8-39
downgrading to 8.0.3
re-installing packages, 12-52
redo log files
re-archiving, 8-43
REFRESH ON COMMIT mode
materialized views and downgrading, 12-9
relinking with SQL*Net, 9-2
remote connections
multithreaded shared servers, 2-16
REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE initialization parameter
migration, A-18
removing incompatibilities for downgrading, 12-23
replication
compatibility, 8-44
requirements
export, 5-2
resource manager. See database resource manager
reverse migration
not supported, 13-2
rollback segments
migration, 3-4
ROWIDs
compatibility, client access, 11-7
conversion to Oracle8i format, 11-3
examples, 11-5
DBMS_ROWID compatibility package, 11-3
indexes, 11-8
migration
questions and answers, 11-7
snapshot refresh, 11-6

S

SAVEPOINT keyword
behavior in Oracle7 and Oracle8i, 8-22
schema objects
compatibility, 8-10
scripts
downgrading, 12-45
errors while running, 1-3
migrating from Server Manager to SQL*Plus, 10-1
rerunning, 3-27, 4-17, 7-19, 12-46
upgrading, 7-18
secondary indexes
dropping from index-organized tables, 12-8
security policies
downgrading, 12-37
fine-grained access control, 12-37
Server Manager
differences with SQL*Plus
ampersands, 10-12
blank lines, 10-10
commands, 10-3
comments, 10-7
COMMIT command, 10-14
CREATE LIBRARY command, 10-13
CREATE TYPE command, 10-13
hyphen continuation character, 10-10
startup, 10-2
syntax, 10-7
migrating to SQL*Plus, 10-1
service naming
Net8, 8-47
SET COMPATIBILITY command
SQL*Plus scripts, 9-6
SET_SESSION_LONGOPS procedure
syntax change, 8-33
shadow processes
open cursors and, 2-17
shared structures
interoperability, 8-17
SHARED_POOL_SIZE initialization parameter
changes in release 8.1, 6-3, 7-34
parallel execution allocation, B-9
single-table hash clusters
compatibility, 8-10
dropping, 12-9
snapshot refresh
physical ROWIDs, 11-6
snapshots
upgrading, 7-25
snapshots. See Also materialized views
source database
definition, 1-3
space requirements
copying data, 2-15
migration, 2-15, 3-6, 4-4
Spatial
compatibility, 8-15
SPOOL
Migration utility option, 3-14
SQL
compatibility, 8-14
removing incompatibilities for downgrading, 12-25
SQL functions
new in Oracle8i, E-3
SQL scripts
migrating from Server Manager to SQL*Plus, 10-1
SQL*Module
for Ada, 8-19
SQL*Net
migrating to Net8, 6-4, 8-46
relinking, 9-2
SQL*Net V1
cannot use with Oracle8i, 9-2
upgrading from V1 to V2, 8-46
use with Oracle8i, 9-2
SQL*Plus
differences with Server Manager
ampersands, 10-12
blank lines, 10-10
commands, 10-3
comments, 10-7
COMMIT command, 10-14
CREATE LIBRARY command, 10-13
CREATE TYPE command, 10-13
hyphen continuation character, 10-10
startup, 10-2
syntax, 10-7
migrating from Server Manager to, 10-1
SQL*Plus scripts
upgrading, 9-6
SQLLIB calls
relinking, 9-5
work against Oracle8i, 9-5
standby database
compatibility, 8-41
migrating to Oracle8i, 8-41
static data dictionary views
added in Oracle8i, C-2
changed in Oracle8i
added columns, C-7
columns that may return NULLs, C-14
dropped columns, C-11
renamed columns, C-13
obsolete in Oracle8i, 8-24, C-15
stored outlines
downgrading, 12-36
summary management
compatibility, 8-13
SYS schema
user-created objects in, 8-24
SYSDBA
connecting in Pro*C/C++, 8-18
connecting in Pro*COBOL, 8-19
system requirements
for migration, 2-15
SYSTEM tablespace
Migration utility, 2-6, 3-6
Oracle Data Migration Assistant, 4-4
space
insufficient for migration, A-2

T

tablespaces
compatibility, 8-9
migrating offline tablespaces, 3-10, 4-8
target database
definition, 1-3
tempfiles
data dictionary information, 8-23
temporary tables
compatibility, 8-10
dropping for downgrading, 12-6
temporary tablespace
space
insufficient for migration, A-2
terminology
migration, 1-2
testing
applications for migration, 2-23
developing a plan for migration, 2-19
EXPLAIN PLAN, 2-22
functional for migration, 2-20
integration for migration, 2-20
INTO clause, 2-22
migration results, 6-6
minimal for migration, 2-19
performance for migration, 2-20
pre- and post-migration, 2-21
the migrated test database, 2-23
the migration process, 2-22
volume/load stress for migration, 2-21
thread safety
compatibility, 8-18
TP monitors, 2-17
transportable tablespaces
compatibility, 8-9
removing transported tablespaces, 12-5
triggers
compatibility, 8-14
dropped automatically when downgrading, 12-35
on nested table view columns
downgrading, 12-34
troubleshooting
migration, A-1
ALTER DATABASE CONVERT command, A-16
AUDIT_TRAIL initialization parameter, A-3
database name mismatch, A-19
datafile version integrity, A-20
Migration utility error messages, A-5
missing convert file, A-17
MULTIPLIER option, A-4
NOMOUNT database start mode, A-17
OPTIMAL setting, A-4
Oracle7 control file, A-16
password file, A-18
running the Migration utility, A-2
running the Oracle Data Migration Assistant, A-2
SYSTEM tablespace, A-2
temporary tablespace tablespace, A-2
TRUE keyword
behavior in Oracle7 and Oracle8i, 8-22
Trusted Oracle
Export/Import, 5-3
tuning
after migration, 6-6
Tuxedo applications
compatibility with Oracle8i XA libraries, 8-17
TWO_TASK environment variable, 3-16
type DTYCHR, 11-8
types
mutually referencing
downgrading, 12-24

U

U0703040.SQL script, 3-27
Universal ROWIDs. See UROWIDs
unused columns
dropping, 12-8
upgrading
Advanced Queuing, 7-26
Advanced Replication, 7-21
applications, 9-1
definition, 1-3
drop Java objects, 7-36
export Java objects, 7-3
import Java objects, 7-36
initialization parameters, 7-15
manually, 7-13
Oracle Forms applications, 9-6
Oracle Parallel Server, 7-1, 7-24
rolling upgrade, 1-5
OUTLN user, avoid, 7-4
parallel execution, 7-34
paths, 7-2
post-upgrading actions, 7-33
precompiler applications, 9-4
queue tables, 7-29
recovery catalog, 7-30
scripts, 7-18
CATALOG.SQL, 7-19
CATPARR.SQL, 7-24
CATPROC.SQL, 7-19
CATREP.SQL, 7-21
errors while running, 1-3
rerunning, 7-19
UTLCONST.SQL script, 7-33
UTLRP.SQL, 7-32
snapshots, 7-25
specific components, 7-21
SQL*Plus scripts, 9-6
steps, 7-3
supported releases, 7-2
user-defined datatypes, 7-30
using the Oracle Data Migration Assistant, 7-7
UROWIDs
compatibility, 8-11
downgrading, 12-17
interoperability, 8-26
user-created objects
in SYS schema, 8-24
user-defined datatypes
downgrading, 12-21
interoperability, 8-29
new format, 8-29
upgrading, 7-30
user-defined object identifiers
compatibility, 8-12
downgrading, 12-22
UTL_REF package
downgrading, 12-33
re-installing after downgrading, 12-51
UTLCHAIN1.SQL script, 8-31
compatibility, 8-14
UTLCONST.SQL script, 6-2, 7-33
UTLDST.SQL, 8-6, 12-4
UTLEXCPT1.SQL script, 8-31
compatibility, 8-14
utljavarm.sql script, 7-36
UTLRP.SQL script, 3-28, 4-18, 7-32

V

VALUE$ view
NCHAR and NLS, 8-27
VARRAYs
compatibility, 8-12
removing incompatibilities, 12-24
varying-width character set
LOBs
downgrading, 12-19
version 6
Export/Import for migration, 5-2
views
mutually referencing
downgrading, 12-10
example of, 12-11
Visual Image Retrieval
compatibility, 8-15

W

word-size
changing, 1-4, 7-37

X

XA libraries
compatibility, 8-17


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