Re: moving oracle database server into a new server

Glen A Stromquist <glen_stromquist_at_no_spam_yahoo.com> wrote:

>#3 Restore from online backup of old_database and apply redo logs, again
>recreating the controlfile to fit the new env. (I usually only do this
>for "practice" and for creating a development copy of a prod db)

If restoring using rman, what would be the limitations concerning cross platforms? Can I restore an rman backup only to absolutely the same vesion of the OS / Oracle / architecture?
>
>#2 is usually the "easiest" / fastest, but since your OS's are at
>different patch levels I'd think #1 is the best for you.
>
>I'm sure I'll be corrected here in short order if others think
>differently however
>
>hth

Bye
Rick Denoire Received on Sun Feb 29 2004 - 20:04:33 CST