Re: Can I Copy an entirely database without export utility?

In our last gripping episode rikoos_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> In article <90jr7c$tmv$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,
> David Fitzjarrell <oratune_at_aol.com> wrote:
> > In our last gripping episode "Fran" <mafc73_at_latinmail.com> wrote:
> > > I want to create an identical copy of an existing database in
 other
 pc with
> > > identical oracle version (8.0.5) and operating system (Linux
 Redhat6.2). I
> > > don't want to do this with export/import utilities. I want copy
 the
> > > datafiles, redos, .., etc and recreating the controlfiles. Is this
 posible?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > >
> >
> > You would need to shut down the source database. You would then
 need
> > to copy every file necessary for the instance. You could copy these
> > via a network connection; you would also need to have the directory
> > structures exactly the same for the database files on both systems.
> > Having copied everything from one server to another, and ensuring
 the
> > locations match, the new instance should start without any problems.
> >
> > --
> > David Fitzjarrell
> > Oracle Certified DBA
> >
> >
>
> The destination OS need also be Linux !
>
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One should really read the original post -- both Oracle and the O/S are identical on both machines.

--
David Fitzjarrell
Oracle Certified DBA


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