Could I use Oracle client software of 8.1.7 instead of 8.0.6?

[Former Member]

Hello,

Does anyone know about Oracle client software?

Could I use the upper version of client software that

R/3 kernel needs in the following case?

There is a following R/3 environment:

I have to upgrade Oracle from 8.0.5 to 8.1.7.

- R/3 3.1H Release

- R/3 3.1I_Y2K Kernel

- Oracle 8.0.5.2

- Digital UNIX 4.0F

- Standalone DB/CI Server

The 3.1I_Y2K kernel(disp+work) needs Oracle client 7.3.4 now.

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R/3 kernel information

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kernel release 31I

database library ora OCI_73400

With upgrading Oracle, at the same time,

I have to upgrade R/3 kernel to 31_COM.

This R/3 3.1I_COM kernel(disp+work) needs Oracle client 8.0.6.

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R/3 kernel information

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kernel release 31I

kernel make variant 31I_COM

extended support

named 31I_COM in SAP release notes

database library ora OCI_80600

The above 3.1I_COM kernel says that 3.1I_COM kernel needs 8.0.6.

I will try to find the CD including the Oracle client software.

But I have no confidence to pick out it because the software was

very old and I cannot download it from SAP marketplace now.

Could I use the upper version of Oracle client software

such as 8.1.7 instead of 8.0.6?

(I can download the 8.1.7 client software from SAP Marketplace now.)

Best regards,

Kengo Tasumi

[former_member204746]

you better stick with SAP recommendations. it might work with a newer client but if you get problems, SAP will ask you to downgrade.

anyway, you need a SAP R/3 upgrade, your version has been out of support since 1998!