Re: Migrate to 8.05!

Hi,

You can install your O8 in a different location and then plan your db migration accordingly. That means O7 and O8 can be co-existed in the same server. By modifying the /etc/oratab, you can set your instance and start the migration on that instance.

Ken Chow

nelsona_at_my-dejanews.com wrote in message <780bi1$fhf$1_at_nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
>Maybe so, but if you have multiple instances on one server,
>the migration utility is going to do them all. If you only
>want to upgrade one or some, it's better to do export/import.
>
>In article <77q94m$6g08_at_news.asiaonline.net>,
> "ba la" <bala_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> It's more clean and fast to the migrate ultility from the O8. Using
import
>> /export method will take time. Should your application not allow the
>> database downtime too long, it's better to use the migration ultility.
>> It takes about 2 hours to upgrade one db.
>>
>> Ken Chow
>>
>> Yeung Man wrote in message <77k09i$ojp10_at_news.hk.linkage.net>...
>> >Hi,
>> >
>> > Our company want to migrate the database from 7.3.2.3 to 8.05. I
know
>> >there are two method to migrate. One is full database export/import,
>> another
>> >is using the migration assistant provided by oracle. Is there any other
>> >method? What is the adv/disadv of these two method? We don't decide use
>> >which method now, please give some comment on these two method. TIA.
>> >
>> >Best Regards,
>> >Man
>> >ynmg_at_chowsangsang.com
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
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