Axton:
Don't have an answer to your question. I think this is one for the folks at BMC.
James McKenzie
L-3 GSI
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From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Axton
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 4:31 PM
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Subject: Re: Upgrading and switching platforms at the same time
Good point James, this will eliminate any real headaches if they exist. Is it possible to create the new instance using utf8 and import an localized oracle db into the utf8 db?
Axton Grams
On 10/30/06, McKenzie, James J C-E LCMC HQISEC/L3 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Dwayne:
>
> Go:
>
> 1. Install Oracle 9i on your new machine. Import database. Upgrade
> to 10g. This will insure that the database's metadata is upgraded to
> the new version.
>
> James McKenzie
> L-3 GSI
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)
> [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Dwayne Martin
> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 7:03 AM
> To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
> Subject: Upgrading and switching platforms at the same time
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> We are upgrading from ARS 6.3 to 7, and at the same time switching
> from Unix
> HPUX-11 to a new Red Hat Linux machine.
> We are also upgrading from Oracle 9 to Oracle 10. We have a
> mostly-customized ARS system, but have installed the Asset Tracking module.
>
> Two approaches:
> 1. Install Oracle on the new machine. Install ARS on the new machine.
> Export all the form and workflow definitions and form data from the
> old system and import it into the new.
>
> 2.Copy the present Oracle database from the old machine to the new.
> Rename the database and upgrade it. Install ARS.
>
> The second approach sounds easier. Any pitfalls that we should be aware of?
>
> Dwayne Martin
> Computing Support
> James Madison University
>
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