Re: Export a 3 gigabyte database

From: Rajesh Kulkarni <rajesh.kulkarni_at_citicorp.com>
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 14:35:17 +0530
Message-ID: <36B6BFCD.BCD4D5A8@citicorp.com>

Unix :

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You can use Unix Named Pipe to do export backup and use Unix 'split' command to restrict the file size to less than 2 GB while the export is taking place.

Also compress the output export dump files.

Hope this helps

Randall Prentice wrote:

> > I am trying to export the Oracle 7.3.4 entire database from Sun
> Solaris OS.
> > Since the file system does not allow a file larger than 2 Gigabytes.
> Is
> > there any way to split the export file? Further, I have the same
> problem on
> > NT also.
>
> Another possible solution is to use a third party solution like Fast
> Unload
> from Platinum. This allows to create multiple files etc. and can be
> considerably faster as well.
>
> Regards
> Randall Prentice
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Received on Tue Feb 02 1999 - 03:05:17 CST