Re: Changing the SID of a database

2002-03-05 Thread Ferry Situmorang
Please, try ORADIM command utility. Ferry Situmorang: Using Oracle 8.1.7 Designer 6i R4 PT Perkebunan Nusantara XIII (Persero) Pontianak-Indonesia http://www.ptpn13.com - Original Message - To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 10:23 PM

RE: Changing the SID of a database

2002-03-04 Thread SARKAR, Samir
Take a backup of the controlfile statement by doing a alter system backup controlfile to trace; Then use this script to create a new controlfile with the new SID after u have transferred all the datafiles, redolog files and archive log files. The first line of the create controlfile script

Re: Changing the SID of a database

2002-03-04 Thread Rachel Carmichael
it's doable. You will need to do a number of things before you can open the database, including recreating the controlfile (to change the sid) and renaming all the datafiles to new locations (so you don't overwrite the original database) The easiest way (but not the shortest time) to do this

Re: Changing the SID of a database

2002-03-04 Thread Bill Gentry
Rick, here is how I do it. Contact me if there are any questions. Make a copy of 'prod' on LAWDB to 'test' on LAWDB from Cold Backup Introduction The 'prod' Oracle instance sometimes need to be replicated, on demand, for testing and/or training purposes. The replication is done using a