Re: Copying DBs between heterogenous environments

From: Dave <x_at_x.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 23:53:08 GMT
Message-ID: <EHece.21632$G8.1255@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>

"FireHawkBr®" <firehawkbr_at_gmx.net> wrote in message news:Xns9646D1992C4firehawkcom_at_204.153.244.170...
>I have 9.2 Oracle running in a AIX 5.2 box and another 9.2 Oracle running
>in
> a HP-UX 11.11 box.
> I need make a offline backup (datafiles copy) from AIX and put in a HP-UX.
> Both DBs use raw devices.
> I know that AIX O/S block is 4K and HP-UX O/S block is 2K.
> I also know that AIX uses first 4K of Logical Volumes and HP-UX not.
>
> Is there some possibility to make this ?
> Using some dd command directive ?
>
>
> TIA
> Marcelo

no, the files are not compatible

exp / imp will be the tool of choice probably Received on Thu Apr 28 2005 - 18:53:08 CDT