Re: Migration Question

I've migrated from 7.3 to 8.0.5 and then from 8.0.5 to 8.1. Yes, I believe that it is much easier to run an export, strip out the old version of Oracle, intall the latest version and import. With the migration to 8.1 I beleive this is especially the case, since they have changed the directory structure and require a new Oracle Home be built.

One thing to watch for is that Oracle 8 export files do differ from earlier versions; however, Oracle 8.x does come with a utility to import version 7 export files.

sjl <sorry_at_noemail.com> wrote in message news:7mlcn1$97u1_at_iac7.navix.net...
> I'm trying to migrate from 7.3.3 to 8.0.5. After trying unsuccesfully
> several times with the Migration Utility and the Migration Assistant, I'm
> wondering about an alternative. What would be a disadvantage to doing a
> simple export (.dmp file), remove Oracle 7.3.3, and then install Oracle
> 8.05. After that's all up and running, recreate my tablespaces and
> users/roles, followed by importing the .dmp file. Wouldn't that be a
rather
> simple solution compared to trying to understand Oracle's documentation?
>
> What are the disadvantages?
> Thanks in advance,
> sjl
>
>
Received on Fri Jul 16 1999 - 15:13:02 CEST