Re: DB recovery after OS (NT) crash

Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: to2llke95e17bc_at_beta-news.demon.nl...
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> "Rolf Czedzak" <520040398192-0001_at_t-online.de> wrote in message
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> > Hi,
> > after installation of an OS patch NT is no longer startable.
> > I have an OS file level backup of my DB (V 8.0.5).
> > 1)What is the best and/or easiest way to get DB into a (to be)
> > new installed OS?
>
> Just restore the backup, I hope you also back-upped Oracle *and* the NT
> registry.
> > 1a) ORA specific NT question: Aside from environment variables
> > are there files, registry entries, etc to make thing easier?
>
> See above.
> You need to do the hard work: restore the backup medium no other solution
> > 2)I have a spare V 8.1.7. on an another machine. Is it possible
> > to move ORA files (8.0.5) to this one (and have good reason to
> > believe it works ;-) ?
> >
>
> You must be joking

Yeah, just kidding. I didn't believe - not really, see the smiley.

> At best you need to upgrade the database from 8.0 to 8i
>
> Hth,
>
> Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

Thanks
Rolf Received on Wed Aug 22 2001 - 06:41:02 CDT