Re: A check on database cloning from sun to fujitsu

Thanks Sybrand for your response.
I am surprised and worried that nobody stood against what you said. I have been reading all along that moving database from 32 bit OS to 64 bit OS is to install oracle software on 64 bit box and copy over the cold backup files from 32-bit box to 64-bit box.

we recently tested also this on HP-UX.

Either I have not made it clear in my posting or I am heading into a serious problem.

If I do not use rman, what is fast method of copying my oracle database from a 32-bit solaris to 64-bit solaris box? My oracle will remain 8.1.7.4 32 bit.

Thanks in advance,
Gautrak

Sybrand Bakker <gooiditweg_at_sybrandb.verwijderdit.demon.nl> wrote in message news:<pictn0h16bkqup3fjdkvn85peltkdpf45p_at_4ax.com>...
> On 26 Oct 2004 03:01:53 -0700, gautrak_at_yahoo.com (Gautrak) wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >Our current database is 8.1.7.4 32-bit on sun sparc server with
> >solaris 2.6.
> >
> >we have to clone this on a fujitsu prime power with solaris 2.9
> >64-bit.
> >There is no change in instance naming or file paths.
> >
> >I believe this should be quite straight forward
> >- Install same oracle version 32 bit on new server.
> >- take a cold backup of database on existing server.
> >- restore these files on new server
> >- startup the database on new server.
> >
> >Appreciate a perusal from group. Anyone encountered any problems in
> >this kind of scenario?
> >
> >TIA,
> >gautrak
>
>
> 32-bit file systems are incompatible with 64-bit filesystems. Your
> scenario is not going to work.
Received on Sun Oct 31 2004 - 00:33:47 CDT