Re: Migration Question: Rac 9i on Win2k --> 10g on RHEL4

mpdsville1_at_yahoo.com wrote:
> I wish to migrate my RAC 9i from windows to redhat RHEL4
> I wish to upgrade my RAC from 9i to 10g
>
> I'm in the early planning stage and fleshing out a plan. Looking at
> the two as separate tasks, It seems to me that upgrading to
> 10g on the existing platform, then migrating to the new O/S
> would be best, as I wouldn't have any 9i remnants to clean up
> on the new platform.
>
> I'm soliciting input specifically on the sequence. Upgrade RAC
> then migrate or migrate to linux then upgrade rac?
>
> Thanks

How big is the database?

My preference would be to take a new server, install the o/s, build the cluster, move the data. Switch over the customers at 2:00am on a Sunday morning.

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