From: TurkBear Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server Subject: Re: Ghosting Oracle 8i configurations Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 10:17:29 -0500 Reply-To: jgreco1@mn.rr.com Message-ID: References: <4463816a.0208080538.68d9181c@posting.google.com> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 28 X-Authenticated-User: 86802158 X-Comments: This message was posted through Newsfeeds.com X-Comments2: IMPORTANT: Newsfeeds.com does not condone, nor support, spam or any illegal or copyrighted postings. X-Comments3: IMPORTANT: Under NO circumstances will postings containing illegal or copyrighted material through this service be tolerated!! X-Report: Please report illegal or inappropriate use to You may also use our online abuse reporting from: http://www.newsfeeds.com/abuseform.htm X-Abuse-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers, INCLUDING the body (DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS) Organization: Newsfeeds.com http://www.newsfeeds.com 73,000+ UNCENSORED Newsgroups. Path: news.easynews.com!easynews!news.infoave.net!news-out.newsfeeds.com!l2!goliath2.newsgroups.com!not-for-mail Xref: easynews comp.databases.oracle.server:157275 X-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 08:14:54 MST (news.easynews.com) In our experience, as long as each logical drive is 'ghosted' separately, and then moved to an equivalent box, it will work.. "Jim Kennedy" wrote: >If the database isn't running it should work. You are just taking a binary >image, why wouldn't it work. >Jim >"Glen Moffitt" wrote in message >news:4463816a.0208080538.68d9181c@posting.google.com... >> In lengthy upgrades or installs of MS SQL servers on RAID-5 systems >> I've been able to use Ghost to save an image of the server before >> moving on to the next major step...saves mucho time :). I'm not as >> experienced at Oracle and have been asked to administer an 8i server >> on a RAID-5 box that will be used to do some major development & >> testing of scripts from a third-party vendor. The vendors technical >> rep was not sure Ghosting would work with an 8i system. Has anyone >> successfully tried this, if so, with what version of Ghost? >> >> TIA > -----------== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----= Over 100,000 Newsgroups - Unlimited Fast Downloads - 19 Servers =-----