Re: 32-bit to 64-bit migration on Linux

If you are asking whether Oracle support provided crap then you probably know the answer - unless you are lucky to get really good specialist than you will be strugling and in the end will be much better off checking your procedures yourself by looking at the docs, metalink, internet and whtever sources you have. This is especially true for your case - procedure review.Oh... and test as the most important but you seem to know that already. ;-)

Now to 32->64 bit conversion. Have a look at the Metalink Note 62290.1.

On 10/26/06, Sandra Becker <sbecker6925_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a 9.2.0.5 32-bit database on RHEL3/Linux 86 that I need to migrate to
> a new RHEL4/Linus 86-64 node. There isn't a 9.2.0.5 version for Linux
> 86-64. The database is too large for export/import. We also want to
> upgrade to 9.2.0.8 since it contains patches Oracle support says we need to
> stop our database crashes. Eventually, we want to be on 10gR2, but need
> time for extensive testing of the applications we write. I also want time
> to thoroughly test the migration from 9i to 10g to get my procedures down.
> The 9.2.0.5 is Standard Edition One.
>
> I've opened an SR with Oracle, but it's been 3 days with no helpful
> suggestions yet. What bothers me the most is that I opened an SR before I
> started to verify my procedures and Oracle support said they would work.
> Nothing but errors for 3 days.
>
> Has anyone done this or have any suggestions?
>
> Sandy

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