Re: moving 10GR2 from server 2003 32bit to server 2008 64 bit - best method?
From: joel garry <joel-garry_at_home.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:36:15 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <14a3ab54-fafe-4de4-8a11-5c42e79984d0_at_w1g2000prk.googlegroups.com>
On Jan 22, 1:56 pm, GS <g..._at_gs.com> wrote:
> IIRC correctly an online (or cold) backup (user managed or rman) can't
> be restored on a different platform, although I faintly recall before
> 10G was released hearing that 10G datafiles were going to be platform
> independent, but perhaps I misunderstood.
>
> Anyway, we are upgrading hardware on a 10GR2 database(windows 32b to
> windows 64b), and am considering different options to move the data.
> Other than transportable tablespaces (which I have never played with) am
> I limited to exp/imp?
>
> thanks
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:36:15 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <14a3ab54-fafe-4de4-8a11-5c42e79984d0_at_w1g2000prk.googlegroups.com>
On Jan 22, 1:56 pm, GS <g..._at_gs.com> wrote:
> IIRC correctly an online (or cold) backup (user managed or rman) can't
> be restored on a different platform, although I faintly recall before
> 10G was released hearing that 10G datafiles were going to be platform
> independent, but perhaps I misunderstood.
>
> Anyway, we are upgrading hardware on a 10GR2 database(windows 32b to
> windows 64b), and am considering different options to move the data.
> Other than transportable tablespaces (which I have never played with) am
> I limited to exp/imp?
>
> thanks
See metalink Note: 413586.1
though hpuxrac's observation is perhaps more relevant.
jg
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