Re: Moving a Oracle installation from one box to another.

From: Paul Brewer <paul_at_paul.brewers.org.uk>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 19:32:03 -0000
Message-ID: <3e70e592_2@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com>

"Pablo Sanchez" <pablo_at_dev.null> wrote in message news:Xns933BA2ED22448pingottpingottbah_at_216.166.71.233...
> "Van Messner" <vmessner_at_bestweb.net> wrote in news:v6sq0jf7291m57
> @corp.supernews.com:
>
> > I disagree. We moved 12 databases from one server to another on
Friday
> > in about eight hours.
> >
> > [ advocates using O/S commands to move Instances from one box to
> > another ]
>
> I've moved some very large Instances (500G) using O/S utilities
> (dd/cp) with no problems. It didn't matter that the data devices were
> on raw devices -- dd is your pal! :)
> --

And I don't disagree for one moment.

Both you and Van Messner:

have large enough databases for export/import to be an issue
know what you are doing

This is not intended to cast a slur on the abilities of the OP, by the way. But this NG does have many readers, with varying levels of knowledge. Nevertheless, perhaps I over-stressed the advantages of the 'safe' approach in my response.

Regards,
Paul Received on Thu Mar 13 2003 - 13:32:03 CST