Re: Oracle Database Migrating between platforms

Alex B. Danchenkov wrote:
>
> Hello
> We have a following Oracle related problem:
> We need to migrate a Oracle database from one platform to another.
> How we can do it without using Oracle Export/Import Utilities ( this method
> takes a very long time ).
> Regards,
> *********************************************************************
> Alex B. Danchenkov, Technical Expert,Leaves Inc.
> e-mail: dabr_at_leaves.spb.suAlex,

The only possible way to avoid the Export/Import migration is if the from and to platforms are 100% binary compatible. In that case, you just have to copy the datafiles, control files, etc.

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Rich Woods, Field Support Analyst 
Oracle Corporation, USA
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