DB Upgrade from Oracle 8i to Oracle 11g express edition

Hello,
As per the requirement i have to upgrade some of our application from oracle 8i to oracle 11g express edition on window base platform.
I am using import/export utility to migrate data from oracle 8i database to newly installed oracle 11g XE database. after importing i have tested my application in testing environment. It is working fine.Now I have to do this in production env. before proceeding with it.
please someone let me know what all things i have to keep in mind before execute in prod env. Like all risk,databse backup recovery, or any guidelines need to follow while upgrading lower version of oracle to 11g XE version.
waiting for your valuable inputs.

You might want to consider what other programs interacts with the database; can they still connect to a much newer db server version? Any integrations that need a dry run before going in production? Any other "ad hoc" applications, like excel, running against the db? (you could use listener.log to find out what connects to the db, but a year worth of history might be needed)
Do you have any scripts or other "loosly coupled" stuff that needs review?
Read the New features guides released between versions - there are five or six of them.
Check out the Database Upgrade forum (you could look at this as an upgrade in general from 8.1.x to 11.2), {forum:id=583}. Search the forum for previous related topics and ideas.

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We are trying to import an Oracle dump within a Express Edition, without success. We got the error message: ORA-39213: Metadata processing is not available.
A) Source data base: Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.1.0.7.0
B) Target data base: Oracle Database 11g Express Edition Release 11.2.0.2.0
Searching for solution led us to following forum entries:
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a) Does support Oracle 11g EX the impdp utility at all ?
b) How would it be possible to import the above mentioned dump from (A) into (B) ?
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Sounds like the messing xsl files issue here: Upgrade from XE10 to XE11
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909351 wrote:
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Hi Guys,
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http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E17781_01/install.112/e18803/toc.htm
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<user2>
<user3>
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How to take a backup manually in oracle 11g express edition?

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while installing oracle database 11g express edition during product specific prerequisite check, checking for oracle XE service instance is failed, what to do ?

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I am a little new to this, but I'm trying to install a local database server onto my laptop to use for my OCA preparations...
I was hoping someone can explain what I'm doing wrong... I'll try and provide as much information as I can.
I downloaded Oracle Database Express Edition 11g Release 2 (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/express-edition/downloads/index.html) and installed it... Unzipped the file to Disk 1 folder and ran setup.exe. Got the prompted and left everything with their default values and the install went fine.
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I have already installed Oracle - OraHome92 in the past for work on the machine as just a client...
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I just want to be able to create the simple schemas and tables that the textbook says are provided and not do it on the company servers...
Any information or links to getting this set up would be greatly appreciated.
If you need me to provide any more details, I will do my best and give you the information as well...
Thank you very much in advance for your time.
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Hi Ivan,
I think in you're case its better to keep with the Express edition. You could have it on you're notebook everywhere, It's not so heavy and doesn't requires a lot of space, but you still have all the Oracle database behaviour.
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Oracle Database 11g Express Editionを自PCにインストールし、SQLPLUS等の接続
まで確認する事ができました。
その後、VB2008で開発を行っている事から、VB2008で接続しようと考えていますが、
どのような接続方法が最適なのでしょうか？？？
当然、最終的にはクライアント/サーバ型にしたいと考えている為、クライアントからの接続
も想定しています。
ODBCは避けたく、他に方法を探していたところ、ODP.NETで接続できると記載が
あった為、同自ＰＣにインストールし、接続を行おうと記述したところ下記のようなエラー
となってしまいます。
《記述内容》
　'Connectionオブジェクトの生成
　Dim cnn As New OracleConnection
　Dim Command As OracleCommand
'Oracleへのコネクションの確立
cnn.ConnectionString = _
"User Id=ABCD; Password=000000; Data Source=XE"
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'データリーダーにデータ取得
Command.CommandText = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM T_東京"
《エラー内容》
　ORA-12154: TNS: 指定された接続識別子を解決できませんでした
”tnsping XE”は確認しており、問題なくとおります。
そもそも私の考え方が間違っていて、ODP.NETは使用できない？？？
記述の方法が間違っている？？？
初歩的な質問で申し訳ありませんが、教えて頂きたいと思います。
よろしくお願いします。

.netアプリを作成しているならばODP.netでの接続がベストだと思います。
ORA-12154が発生するのは参照しようとしているtnsnames.oraの中に"XE"という接続定義が見つからないためと思われます。
tnspingでは問題なく疎通できる＋ODP.netを追加インストールしたとのことから
odp.netをインストールしたORACLE_HOME配下のtnsnames.oraにXEという定義がないのだと思います。
(XEのORACLE_HOME配下のtnsnames.oraにのみXEの定義がされている)
ちなみに、tnsnames.oraは以下にあります。
%ORACLE_HOME%\NETWORK\admin\tnsnames.ora
そもそも私の考え方が間違っていて、ODP.NETは使用できない？？？
ORA-12154が発生するところまで進んでいるのでODP.net自体は使用できています。
ODP.net自体が使用できない状態だと OracleConnectionオブジェクトの生成の時点でエラーになるはずなので。
あと、tnsnames.oraを参照しないで接続できる簡易接続ネーミングという記載方法もあります。
例)
Data Source=localhost:1521/XE
参考
http://www.doppo1.net/oracle/beginner/network_connect_2.html

Need help: Silent install of oracle 11g express edition does not install services. As a result, i'm unable to start\launch database

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** Response file to perform silent install of Oracle Database 11g Express Edition    **
** Values for the following variables are configurable:                              **
** szDir - Provide a valid path                                                      **
** TNSPort - Provide any valid available port number                                 **
** MTSPort - Provide any valid available port number                                 **
** HTTPPort - Provide any valid available port number                                **
** SYSPassword - Provide a valid password string                                     **
[{05A7B662-80A3-4EB9-AE1D-89A62449431C}-DlgOrder]
Dlg0={05A7B662-80A3-4EB9-AE1D-89A62449431C}-SdWelcome-0
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Dlg1={05A7B662-80A3-4EB9-AE1D-89A62449431C}-SdLicense2Rtf-0
Dlg2={05A7B662-80A3-4EB9-AE1D-89A62449431C}-SdComponentDialog-0
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[{05A7B662-80A3-4EB9-AE1D-89A62449431C}-SdWelcome-0]
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[{05A7B662-80A3-4EB9-AE1D-89A62449431C}-SdLicense2Rtf-0]
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[{05A7B662-80A3-4EB9-AE1D-89A62449431C}-SdComponentDialog-0]
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[{05A7B662-80A3-4EB9-AE1D-89A62449431C}-AskPort-13013]
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[{05A7B662-80A3-4EB9-AE1D-89A62449431C}-AskSYSPassword-13011]
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[{05A7B662-80A3-4EB9-AE1D-89A62449431C}-SdStartCopy-0]
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[{05A7B662-80A3-4EB9-AE1D-89A62449431C}-SdFinish-0]
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bOpt2=0

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