Restore Database different versions

From: lve <lve3162_at_yahoo.com>
Date: 19 Oct 2002 12:23:03 -0700
Message-ID: <93096888.0210191123.38d28b20@posting.google.com>

I have a cold backup from a database which is running on oracle 8.1.7.2. The cold backup was taken after shutting the database in 'normal' mode. I have the control files, data files and log files and also initialization (init.ora) file.

I want to restore this database on a different machine which is running oracle version 8.1.7.4. The directory structure on the new machine is different from the source machine from where the backup was taken.

Question is : Can I restore 8.1.7.2 backup to a machine running 8.1.7.4? If yes, do I need to do something different or do I proceed as if both machines had the same version.

Thanks

Lve Received on Sat Oct 19 2002 - 14:23:03 CDT