Re: Transfering database from VMS machine to a SPARC 10 workstation
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 08:11:41 +1000
Message-ID: <larryf.9.001CCC64_at_teleport.com>
In article <1994Aug30.193652.1_at_corp02.d51.lilly.com> jl34778_at_corp02.d51.lilly.com writes:
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>> email address: tsiutsiu_at_cti.gr
>I have never moved an entire database from VMS to Solaris, but we have moved a
>number of applications and their data. I would expect that a full export of the
>database would work well. When you FTP the file over to the sun, make sure that
>you set your mode to binary. Make sure that you create all the tablespaces
>before you attempt to do the full import. Unix won't like the VMS file
>specifications currently in dba_data_files.
>--
>Bob Swisshelm | swisshelm_at_Lilly.com | 317 276 5472
>Eli Lilly and Company | Lilly Corporate Center | Indianapolis, IN 46285
I've done this with an entire Oracle Financials V9.3 database about a year or so ago going from V6.0.36 on VMS 5.5-1 to Sun OS. It works as advertized and as Bob says above, define your tablespacesfirst.
Larry Received on Wed Aug 31 1994 - 00:11:41 CEST