What are they using as the conversion media? An Export or a backup? RMAN can be very interesting, their caution is well advised.
Edward Long --- On Wed, 12/17/08, Rich Smrcina <rsmrc...@wi.rr.com> wrote: > From: Rich Smrcina <rsmrc...@wi.rr.com> > Subject: Slightly OT: Converting Oracle databases to run on Linux for System z > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 4:37 PM > I have a customer that is working through a POC of Oracle on > Linux for System z. They > are coming from Sparc/Solaris. The database won't > restore directly due to platform > differences. Oracle indicates that the process requires > the RMAN utility to 'convert' > the database for restore on Linux. > > Are there other shops that have had to do this? Is this > the only way? For some reason, > this customer is afraid of RMAN. > > Thanks. > -- > Rich Smrcina > VM Assist, Inc. > Phone: 414-491-6001 > Ans Service: 360-715-2467 > http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina > > Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org > WAVV 2009 - Orlando, FL - May 15-19, 2009 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access > instructions, > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO > LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
