From sujatha.madan@cmc.cwo.net.au Wed, 08 Aug 2001 18:09:37 -0700 From: Sujatha Madan Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 18:09:37 -0700 Subject: O/S copies of datafiles Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Hi, This might be a stupid question, but I'll give it a go anyway. I have two Unix boxes - a production and a newly created test box. The production box has 8.0.5 and the test has 8.0.6 installed. Is it possible to stop the database, take a backup of all the datafiles (through the operating system) and then move them to the test server (in the same directory structure they were in in the production box). Would the database open successfully? Thanks in advance for all your help. Regards, Sujatha -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Sujatha Madan INET: sujatha.madan@cmc.cwo.net.au Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).