Re: Restore 8i Database to 9i using only the oradata ctl, dbf etc. files

hi from Paris

if you have all the data files (including system), and eventually a control file, then you can do what I typically call like a direct upgrade: driving a 8i database to 9i release....

RTFM: Oracle 9i Migration

"Zzesers" <zzesers2002_at_yahoo.com> a écrit dans le message de news:99584c0b.0305221050.43f527a5_at_posting.google.com...
> Is there anyway to restore an 8i Oracle Database instance to a 9i
> server using only the files located in the oradata directory (i.e., no
> db dump or back is available)?
>
> If so, can someone point me in the right direction. I know if I
> reinstalled an 8i instance, I could potentially warm start the
> instance by putting all the files in the correct place, can I skip
> that step and restore directly to 9i?
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Patrick
Received on Thu May 22 2003 - 15:43:29 CDT