Reinhold - My sympathy is with you. I would think that Oracle data files are
basically binaries, so just moving them wouldn't work between dissimilar
systems. A couple of other ideas for you:
If you were on a newer Oracle version, you could try transportable
tablespaces.
I would tune the receiving database for import speed. Turn off
archiving. Large log buffers, etc.
Full export without the rows, import that in the new system.
Create a database link between the two (my studies have shown that
to be the fastest, but other people may report better luck with other
methods, depending on factors like your network speed) and use SQL*Net COPY
to move them, committing as you go. Unfortunately, if it bombs off in the
middle of a table, you have to do that table again. For your largest tables,
you may want to pick a data key like year and do a year at a time.
Good luck.
Dennis Williams
DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
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Hi all,
we have to move a 135 GB Oracle 8.0.6 database from Solaris 7 to Linux.
We tried a simple restore of the database files from the last offline
backup (tape) as we did it many times between equal systems.
After creating the new control file on the target system the database
could not be started, becaue Oracle thinks that the system data file
isn't really a data file!
This means i have to do an export/import! I assume an export time of
round about 10 hrs. Is there any easier way?
TIA
Reinhold Wagner
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