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Nobody's tried to, because nobody can. Different platforms? Forget it. The
datfile structure is platform specific. End of story.
HJR
"Merku" <imerku_at_acegas.ts.it> wrote in message
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> Hi there,
> I am using Oracle V7.3.4.4 on AIX with
> datafiles on logical volumes, so running
> what's called "on raw device" (using the rlv's).
>
> I can perform physical backup and restore/recoveries
> from AIX onto another AIX.
>
> I wondered, if I could restore/recover onto another
> OS platform (like Solaris, HP) when using lvm on
> the destination platform also (having the same
> Oracle version at hand).
> I guess, it's just a question of how big the lvm
> header info is the OS uses to manage the lvm itself.
>
> Anyone has any experience on this?
>
> Thanks a lot for any comment.
>
> Best Regards,
> Igor
>
> mailto:imerku_at_acegas.ts.it
> mailto:igor_at_merku.org
Received on Fri Dec 13 2002 - 03:57:24 CST