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

Hi Antoine from Paris!

Guilty as charged. I had not yet installed 9i, and had not yet RTFM. Thanks for the point to the right place, looks like it will be a simple direct upgrade.

Patrick

"Antoine BRUNEL" <antoinebrunel/yahoo.fr> wrote in message news:<3ecd3672$0$474$79c14f64_at_nan-newsreader-02.noos.net>...
> hi from Paris
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> 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....
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> RTFM: Oracle 9i Migration
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> "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 Fri May 23 2003 - 11:03:55 CDT