Re: Moving Oracle from IBM AIX to Linux?

Hari Om wrote:

> Moving Oracle from IBM AIX to Linux?
>

Great. Export/import or Streams are probably best bet.

>
> Hello,
>
> We have Oracle License and it is installed on IBM AIX 5.1L (PowerPC)
>

Your license agreement will indicate whether you have paid for a single OS or the more modern 'any OS' licensing. Either way, look at getting the appropriate CD Pack.

> Our department is thinking of moving from IBM AIX to RED HAT LINUX. So
> I am wondering if Oracle is available for this platform i.e: ie Oracle
> on Red Hat Linux(Power PC, RS 6000)

Oracle's Technet (http://otn.oracle.com)( has a lengthy section discussing this. Basically Red Hat Advancred Server 2.1 and UnitedLinux 1 (eg: SuSE SLES 8) are certified. Both cost $. Moving to traditional distros (Caldera, RH8/8, SuSE 8.1, Debian, etc.) will leave you in a potentially operational but uncertified and unsupported situation.

> Where can I download this and would there be any LICENSING Issues....?
> can we move from IBM AIX License to Linux License....?
>

Download = http://otn.oracle.com (& look for "download software") Buy test CDs to save GBs of download = http://otn.oracle.com (look 4 Tech Track)
Buy licensed/supported CDs = http://oraclestore.oracle.com (look for CD Pack)

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> Any related informatino on this is appreciated.
>
> THANKS!

Step 1 - get an OTN registration at http://otn.oracle.com)
Step 2 - plan on spending some time in OTN looking around
Step 3 - read some of the docco at http://docs.oracle.com (which goes to