Re: 12 GB Database Export

I'm not sure about NT, but check document 62409.1 in Oracle Metalink which discusses 2GB file limits on Sun Solaris. There might be some links to docs on file limits on NT.

Alex

In article <8h0djc$1o5s$1_at_news.gigabell.net>,   "Axel Stahl" <stahl_at_pdg-online.de> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I need to export a 12 GB Database from a Novell 3.12
> / Oracle 7.2 Server to a NT Oracle 8.1 Database.
>
> I will have to export the DB from the Novell-Server
> over the network to another computer's harddisk
> because there is no possibility to add harddisk to the
> Novell server.
> I testet the export with a commandline utility (exp72.exe)
> which does the export.
> This testexport was done with a small DB (some Megabytes)
> to a win95 client and it worked well.
> Then I tested the big database to export this way but
> ater 2 GB's of exporting to a dumpfile on the win95 client
> there came an error message (error reading file blabla...)
> I supposed that is because of the win95-filesystem (Fat32 - I thought
> must make at least 4 GB to one file) so now I'd like to try it with
> NT wrkst. with NTFS filesystem.
> But before I do this I'd like to ask You if You think that this will
 work,
> I have concerns because the old exp72 utility seems to be
> a 16bit Programm and I don't know if it can handle
> over 2 GB of one file.
> Second is if there are problems doing this with a IDE/EIDE
> Harddisk (new harddisk, 15 GB capacitiy).
>
> It would be very kind if you could give me some hint(s).
>
> Thank You,
>
> Axel
>
>

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