Re: Import from 8.1.6 to 8.1.5?

"farul ghazali" <goober1_at_cuberoot.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:goober1-246A4B.09465705072001_at_news.bellatlantic.net...
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> I have a production machine on an Alphaserver running Compaq Tru64 unix.
> I'm trying to export the whole database and import it on a Solaris Sparc
> box for testing. The Alpha is running Oracle 8.1.6, the Solaris box is
> running Oracle 8.1.5. After doing an exp full=yes on the Alpha, the
> Solaris machine didn't like the file. Error message was
>
> Connected to: Oracle8i Enterprise Edition Release 8.1.5.0.0 - Production
> With the Partitioning and Java options
> PL/SQL Release 8.1.5.0.0 - Production
>
> IMP-00010: not a valid export file, header failed verification
> IMP-00000: Import terminated unsuccessfully
>
>
> Question is, is it possible to do imp on an 8.1.5 from an export made
> from an Oracle 8.1.6 system? Or is this an issue with transferring
> between different OSes?
>

the last issue, I think
Try to use the export tool of your 8.1.5 on Solaris to export the 8.1.6 db. This should prevent you from some other import problems.

Hagen Malessa

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