Re: Database Cloning

wteague_at_my-deja.com wrote:
>
> Thank you for that suggestion, but the database is too large to
> reasonably export/import. I have seen this procedure done before, but
> cannot remember if it was between servers. At any rate, one of the
> advantages of Unix is the portability between platforms. It is a point
> worth pursuing and I will look into it.
>
> Regards,
>
> In article <39DDF215.4694930E_at_ensib.NICHT-SPAM.ee>,
> Juhan Kundla <juhan_at_ensib.NICHT-SPAM.ee> wrote:
> > I seriously doubt, that this is the standard procedure to clone a
> > database. This may work, when you use *exactly* the same versions of
> > operating system and db-engine, but I wouldn't recommend it. Why on
> > Earth are you not using the exp and imp utilities? It is quite
 obvious,
> > that Oracle data files have different structure on different OS
 platfoms
> > and there is no chance to get your db up on HP that easily.
> >
> > HTH,
> > Juhan
> >
> > wteague_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> > >
> > > I am trying to port a database existing on a Sun server to a HP
 server.
> > >
> > > The steps I followed are :
> > >
> > > 1) Do the Alter database backup control file to trace from the 1st
> > > database.
> > > 2) Shutdown the 1st Database
> > > 3) Copy all the database files and log files to the new directory
> > > structures on HP server using FTP.
> > > 4) Modify the init.ora of the 2nd instance to specify the db_name
 etc.
> > > 5) Change the trace file generated by control file to trace
 utility to
> > > specify the new db_name (same as the init.ora of the 2nd database)
> > > and new directory structures.
> > > 6) Startup Nomount the 2nd instance.
> > > 7) Execute the control file trace script
> > > 8) After I enter command 'alter database open resetlogs' I
> > > consistently get the error: ORA-01578: Oracle data block corrupted
> > > (file # , block # )
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Wade
> > >
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What you're doing sounds reasonable - I do it regularly but I've never done it across Unixes...

Are you sure you copying the files over correctly ? binary mode ? etc etc

HTH

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