Re: Archive logs compatibility

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2002 16:05:57 +0200
Message-ID: <co34gu81u1ho5tau0ldsko4jrecn8abaq3@4ax.com>

On Sat, 8 Jun 2002 13:53:19 +0200, <elnikou_at_wanadoo.fr> wrote:

>Hello
>
>are archive logs of Oracle 8.x compatible with Oracle 7.3.4 ?
>
>Here is the problem : both my production server and my backup server are
>running oracle 7.3.4. The backup DB is feeded with the archive logs of the
>production server. oth databases will be migrated to Oracle 8.x. So I am
>wondering if the 2 databases ahve to migrated in the same time or if I can
>first migrate the backup server (or the production server) and after, the
>other one ? For example, can the 8.x DB be backuped by the 7.3.4 DB (for a
>short period of time of course, maybe one week or two).
>
>Thanks in advance for your answers
>

The format of the rowid changed in 8.0 (and remained unchanged in 8.1), so just forget about it.

Regards

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

To reply remove -verwijderdit from my e-mail address Received on Sat Jun 08 2002 - 09:05:57 CDT