Re: using db_file_name_convert for RMAN 32 to 64 bit conversion.

>I'm a little confused about how this works, or if its just an option for
>what I want to do, which is, take a copy of a production database on
>windows 32 bit os and prepare it for windows x86 64 bit. Database is
>10.2.0.4
>
>So at RMAN prompt I put in:
>----------------------------------------------------------------
>RMAN> convert database new database '<newname>'
>2> transport script 'f:\oracle\backup\10g64\transport.sql'
>3> to platform 'Microsoft Windows x86 64-bit'
>----------------------------------------------------------------
>where <newname is what I want the database to be called on the 64 bit
>server.
>
>The files exist in oracle\oradata\<dbname> files on d: and e: drives on
>source server, will be in same directory structure on new server with
>possibly different drives.
>
>Do I need to use the db_file_name_convert param here? If so, how?
>
>Searching tahiti on this but have found no clear directions yet..
>
>anyone here done this?
>
>
>thanks

db_filename_convert will simply function as a REPLACE on a filenamestring.
This means: if you don't include driveletters, they will not change.

You can use multiple replacement strings, as long as they are in pairs.

Hth

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Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA