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Re: Cross-platform database move

From: Fred Smith <fred_fred_1_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 13:50:19 -0400
Message-ID: <BAY107-F8F6737D63FA1379054735FEB00@phx.gbl>


Unfortunately there are rougly 1000 tables (in multiple schemas).

Do you know if I can use exp from HP-UX and imp from Sun? (or must I do both using the same OS)?

Thanks.

>From: Jared Still <jkstill_at_gmail.com>
>Reply-To: jkstill_at_gmail.com
>To: Brandon.Allen_at_oneneck.com
>CC: fred_fred_1_at_hotmail.com, oracle-l_at_freelists.org
>Subject: Re: Cross-platform database move
>Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 10:39:15 -0700
>
>On 8/16/05, Allen, Brandon <Brandon.Allen_at_oneneck.com> wrote:
> >
> > I believe exp/imp is your only option for 9.2, but if you upgrade both
>to
> > 10g, and then you can use cross-platform transportable tablespaces.
> >
> >
>Dependent on the table structure, you could also use a utility to
>dump to flat files and load with sql loader.
>
>The advantage is the speed of sqlldr over imp.
>
>Whether exp/imp or sqlldr, you should be able to dump the data to a
>socket and read it simultaneously on the target system, with no need
>to create permanent files. (This is one thing you cannot do on Win32)
>
>--
>Jared Still
>Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist



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