Re: Oracle data file format

Rauf Sarwar wrote:
>
> What I don't understand is why people like to experiment with their
> databases when Oracle has provided tools like exp/imp to move
> databases between platforms and versions. Shortest distance between
> WinNT/2000 <--> Unix <--> Linux etc is via exp/imp. Any other route
> will be at one's own risk.

Maybe because exp/imp worked fine back when databases were 2 gigs, but fall incredibly short in a world where terabyte databases are commonplace? When it comes time to migrate your mission-critical 2 TB database from HP/UX to Solaris, it'd be really nice if Oracle could provide a datafile conversion utility. Oh, and so long as I'm dreaming, I'd like to add the ability to convert archives on the fly so as to create a standby database on a different platform to reduce the downtime during a platform migration even further. :)

Regards,
Sean Received on Sat Jun 08 2002 - 14:59:23 CDT