Re: Can I Copy an entirely database without export utility?

In article <90jr7c$tmv$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,   David Fitzjarrell <oratune_at_aol.com> wrote:
> In our last gripping episode "Fran" <mafc73_at_latinmail.com> wrote:
> > I want to create an identical copy of an existing database in other
 pc with
> > identical oracle version (8.0.5) and operating system (Linux
 Redhat6.2). I
> > don't want to do this with export/import utilities. I want copy the
> > datafiles, redos, .., etc and recreating the controlfiles. Is this
 posible?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
>
> You would need to shut down the source database. You would then need
> to copy every file necessary for the instance. You could copy these
> via a network connection; you would also need to have the directory
> structures exactly the same for the database files on both systems.
> Having copied everything from one server to another, and ensuring the
> locations match, the new instance should start without any problems.
>
> --
> David Fitzjarrell
> Oracle Certified DBA
>
>

The destination OS need also be Linux !

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