Re: migriate the oracle9204 throught copying datefile between different linux.

From: Frank van Bortel <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 10:47:04 +0200
Message-ID: <d32rs0$2b0$1@news5.zwoll1.ov.home.nl>

yoke wang wrote:

>>Regrettably this is NOT true. All database files are O/S dependent.
>>consequently a platform swap requires the exp/imp juggle.
>>
>>The O/P will fail miserably thanks to your advice.

>
>
> But I don't think RedFlag DC Server4.1(2.4.21-9.30AX
> smp) and RedHat Advanced Server3.0(update 3 kernel 2.4.21-20 smp) are
> two different OS in essential.It just likes the relationship of
> Redhat9 and Redhat Advanced Server.
> The only differece is the kernel,and I installed oracle9204 with
> the same install disks(both using gcc 296).And the datafiles are on a
> ext3 filesystem on the Disk Array.

Unless you can guarantuee that the filesystems where - created
- are operating
with *exactly* the same versions on both platforms, I would not go this way.
> I want to know how many risk for this case and what they are on
> earth.
> BTW,Must I reintall the oracle if I upgrade the kernel?
>
> Thanks.

If you need to ask this, you should not be administrating these machines.

-- 
Regards,
Frank van Bortel

Received on Thu Apr 07 2005 - 03:47:04 CDT