Upgrade Service Pack (pros and cons)

Hi,
We need to upgrade the PI 7.0 from SP16 to SP17, could you please guide with the positive & negative aspects of it.
Regards
Prathibha

Hi,
Upgrading Service pack in PI environment is a common task,
The new service pack always offers some new benefits like (SAP solves some bugs in current version SP), so chance of getting bug/error will be less. Some times it offers new features.
Negatives some times java mapping programs, if you used any external jar files, it may create some problems (few times).
Regards,
Raj

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The major differences between OWB 10.2 and 11.1 are:
* simplified installation
* new option for connecting to Siebel
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Unless you need any of the new options or bug fixes, I'd recommend sticking with OWB 10.2 on Oracle 11.1. We have numerous customers doing this. And, when OWB 11.2 comes out, you will be able to directly upgrade to it from OWB 10.2.
More info regarding new features at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B28359_01/owb.111/b31278/whatsnew.htm#CHDIBHGJ
Info about bug fixes at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B28359_01/relnotes.111/b40098/toc.htm
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Michelle

Too worried to upgrade software. The pros and cons

From a NOkia lover to others,
I am all for making improvements and fully understand that we can't always get it right first time every time but atm I am too concerned with the fact that updating my software will create problems that are non-existent in my eyes.
My girlfriend updated her (my old) N70 software last week and now her phone is in the repair shop. This could just be a coincidence but....
I had an N95 (on orange) and was stung when the "unlucky for some" version 13 was installed on the handset. See the epic thread here "N95 firmware upgrade affects battery life" (couldn't post link)
I carried out the full back up to my card as instructed but the games I purchased would no longer work so had to re-buy them. The battery life was killed in eight hours due to the wlan making a connection attempt as long as the battery would allow it to happen. The point is... all of this was not happening before the update.
It was that bad that in the end I was forced to upgrade / get a new contract before I was entitled to one from Orange and had to fork out for two contracts to get the handset spec I needed.
I now have an N95 8GB and have no qualms with it what so ever. It has version 20 atm and pc suite informs me there is an update every time I boot the program up. So far.. I have declined to update.
So what are the pros and cons and is it more of a risk to chance losing the licenses I have paid for and update if nothing is wrong?
Best Regards
SgtTrojan
The swordsman that goes to war thinking of saving himself had better not go to war at all.

I myself am also worried. A friend of mine told me if there is no porblem with your current version of firmware for your phone then why update? It is not a assurance that after updating there would be no problems/bugs with the new version.My friend has a point. Why would we update if there is no problem with your current firmware version? Some would say it would be faster, there would be more improvements to the music ( which I know would be depending with your hardware and not the software).
I am thinking of updating my firmware with a Nokia Service Center here in my country (Philippines). It is for free at the moment because my phone ins under 1 year Warranty. But I am thinking twice after what my friend told me.
I hope my opinion helps you all out here.

HT204053 What are the pros and cons of 1) choosing to use the SAME Apple ID for iCloud services on one side, and purchases on the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBookstore, on the other side; or 2) to have and use two separate Apple Ids for these "two sides

All is in the title, so I repeat it below with a better identation.
What are the pros and cons of
1) choosing to use the SAME
Apple ID for iCloud services on one side, and
purchases on the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBookstore, on the other side; or
2) to have and use two separate Apple Ids for these "two sides"?
P.S.
I have loads and loads of free podcasts in iTunes in my iMac, that are certainly more thant the 5 gigas the iCloud provides for free, so I don't want those to go to the cloud. But this is perhaps a different question...
Also need to mention that I have itunes on a mac, a pc and an iphone.
Sorry to look so silly with this question, but I don't get the "big picture".

You need to create a user account for your wife (or yourself depending on who has the current user account). When syncing, each of you should sign in as a separate user, login to iTunes and then sync. I had this problem when my sister got an iPhone. When we did her initial sync, everything on my iPhone showed up on hers. Apple gave me this solution.

Pros and Cons af Oracle 10g upgrade to 11g

Hi Basis Expert,
We have an requirement of SAP upgrade which includes BW 3.5, CRM and R/3 (4.7).
These components needs to be upgraded to the latest version
BW 3.5 to BI 7.0
R/3 (4.7) to ECC 6.0
and also CRM upgrade to the new version
The OS used is AIX and DB used is oracle 10g.
Can anybody share the pros and cons of oracle DB upgrade from 10g to 11g after SAP upgrade.
Regards,
Anil.

Hi DatabaseSAP and others,
Thanks for your reply
I started with the Oracle 11g software installer. But it gave an error during 71%. Error is
Error in invoking target 'rat_on part_on dm_on olap_on sdo_on' of makefile '/oracle/DBW/112_64/rdbms/lib/ins_rdbms.mk'.
See '/oracle/DBW/oraInventory/logs/installActions2011-10-10_12-04-03PM.log' for details.
Abort Retry Continue
But when i was going thorough the installActions2011-10-10_12-04-03PM.log . I could find that there are 7 arguments which is failed.
Below are the argument details
1)INFO: Hard Limit: maximum user processes: This is a prerequisite condition to test whether the hard limit for "maximum user processes" is set to at least 16384.
INFO: Severity:IGNORABLE
INFO: OverallStatus:VERIFICATION_FAILED
INFO: -
Verification Result for Node:p19849dev136
INFO: Expected Value:1024
INFO: Actual Value:9223372036854775807
INFO: -
INFO: *********************************************
INFO: Hard Limit: maximum user processes: This is a prerequisite condition to test whether the hard limit for "maximum user processes" is set to at least 16384.
INFO: Severity:IGNORABLE
INFO: OverallStatus:VERIFICATION_FAILED
INFO: -
INFO: Verification Result for Node:p19849dev136
INFO: Expected Value:16384
INFO: Actual Value:3048
INFO: Error Message:PRVF-4354 : Proper hard limit for resource "maximum user processes" not found on node "p19849dev136" [Expected = "16384" ; Found = "3048"]
INFO: Cause: Hard limit for the resource does not meet the requirement on the specified node.
INFO: Action: Modify the resource limits to meet the requirement.
2)INFO: OS Kernel Parameter: ncargs: This is a prerequisite condition to test whether the OS kernel parameter "ncargs" is properly set.
INFO: Severity:IGNORABLE
INFO: OverallStatus:VERIFICATION_FAILED
INFO: -
INFO: Verification Result for Node:p19849dev136
INFO: Expected Value:128
INFO: Actual Value:6
INFO: Error Message:PRVF-7543 : OS Kernel parameter "ncargs" does not have proper value on node "p19849dev136" [Expected = "128" ; Found = "6"].
INFO: Cause: Kernel parameter value does not meet the requirement.
INFO: Action: Modify the kernel parameter value to meet the requirement.
3)INFO: OS Kernel Parameter: tcp_ephemeral_low: This is a prerequisite condition to test whether the OS kernel parameter "tcp_ephemeral_low" is properly set.
INFO: Severity:IGNORABLE
INFO: OverallStatus:VERIFICATION_FAILED
INFO: -
INFO: Verification Result for Node:p19849dev136
INFO: Expected Value:9000
INFO: Actual Value:32768
INFO: Error Message:PRVF-7543 : OS Kernel parameter "tcp_ephemeral_low" does not have proper value on node "p19849dev136" [Expected = "9000" ; Found = "32768"].
INFO: Cause: Kernel parameter value does not meet the requirement.
INFO: Action: Modify the kernel parameter value to meet the requirement.
4)INFO: OS Kernel Parameter: tcp_ephemeral_high: This is a prerequisite condition to test whether the OS kernel parameter "tcp_ephemeral_high" is properly set.
INFO: Severity:IGNORABLE
INFO: OverallStatus:VERIFICATION_FAILED
INFO: -
INFO: Verification Result for Node:p19849dev136
INFO: Expected Value:65500
INFO: Actual Value:65535
INFO: Error Message:PRVF-7543 : OS Kernel parameter "tcp_ephemeral_high" does not have proper value on node "p19849dev136" [Expected = "65500" ; Found = "65535"].
INFO: Cause: Kernel parameter value does not meet the requirement.
INFO: Action: Modify the kernel parameter value to meet the requirement.
5)INFO: OS Kernel Parameter: udp_ephemeral_low: This is a prerequisite condition to test whether the OS kernel parameter "udp_ephemeral_low" is properly set.
INFO: Severity:IGNORABLE
INFO: OverallStatus:VERIFICATION_FAILED
INFO: -
INFO: Verification Result for Node:p19849dev136
INFO: Expected Value:9000
INFO: Actual Value:32768
INFO: Error Message:PRVF-7543 : OS Kernel parameter "udp_ephemeral_low" does not have proper value on node "p19849dev136" [Expected = "9000" ; Found = "32768"].
INFO: Cause: Kernel parameter value does not meet the requirement.
INFO: Action: Modify the kernel parameter value to meet the requirement.
INFO: -
6)INFO: OS Kernel Parameter: udp_ephemeral_high: This is a prerequisite condition to test whether the OS kernel parameter "udp_ephemeral_high" is properly set.
INFO: Severity:IGNORABLE
INFO: OverallStatus:VERIFICATION_FAILED
INFO: -
INFO: Verification Result for Node:p19849dev136
INFO: Expected Value:65500
INFO: Actual Value:65535
INFO: Error Message:PRVF-7543 : OS Kernel parameter "udp_ephemeral_high" does not have proper value on node "p19849dev136" [Expected = "65500" ; Found = "65535"].
INFO: Cause: Kernel parameter value does not meet the requirement.
INFO: Action: Modify the kernel parameter value to meet the requirement.
7)INFO: Users With Same UID: This test checks that multiple users do not exist with user id as "0".
INFO: Severity:CRITICAL
INFO: OverallStatus:VERIFICATION_FAILED
INFO: -
INFO: Verification Result for Node:p19849dev136
WARNING: Result values are not available for this verification task
INFO: Error Message:<CV_VAL>root,|super,|zero,|</CV_VAL><CV_ERES>0</CV_ERES>
INFO: Cause:Cause Of Problem Not Available
INFO: Action:User Action Not Available
INFO: *********************************************
Please let me know what is the 7th (last one) argument.
Regards,
Anil Shenoy

11g upgrade pros and cons

Folks,
If there's already a similar thread, apologies in advance.
I wanted to gather some information on the pros and cons of upgrading to 11g from 9i and from 10g (Enterprise Editio) rdbms on Solaris.
What are the challenges you have faced (especially if you have tweak SQLs/optimizer etc.) post upgrade?
Any issues DURING the upgrade?
If I missed anything obvious that worth bringing up, please do so.
Thanks for your time!
Regards..

Pros/cons depends on the database type and activities ( no. of user/ data/ transaction etc).
but i would suggest upgrade your database (9i is history).
you will get many new features in database which are not available in 9i.
1. upgrade on test server
2. check the performance
3. everything goes well
4. upgrade on live server

Pros and Cons of upgrading GT60 RAID0 to SSD and HDD

I purchased a GT60-0NCR-002US from Amazon last fall and am thinking of upgrading the HD set up.
Currently it has 2 500gb drives arranged in a RAID0.
I'm considering upgrading this to a 256GB SSD and a 1TB HDD and am curious to get some feedback about the pros and cons of doing this.
I'm assuming this setup would be considerably faster than the current one since I'd have the OS and all program files on the SSD. I'm not sure whether the 7200rpm 32gb cache HDD would be faster or slower than the current RAID0 but since this would only contain my documents and media, I don't think it's of that much concern.
Another question I have is how I'd go about getting Windows back on the system after replacing the hard drives. Could I reinstall an image of the current OS or would the fact that I'm changing the hard drive set up make that impossible?
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I just noticed on the original Amazon page where I bought the computer that the rpm of each 500GB disk is 7200. Considering they are in a RAID0 format, wouldn't I then be sacrificing speed going to one 1TB 7200rpm drive?
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Thanks for your reply.
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iam developing a site in php/oracle8.1.6 , in which iam supposed to create a payement module.whenever a user
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Hi Ravi,
Thanks for your reply.
But I am specifically looking at pros and cons for web services. So the thread which you passed to me won't help.
Regards
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