RE: Moving Oracle Binaries from HP to SUN

2002-02-12 Thread Sujatha Madan
Rob, I've faced a slightly similar scenario. The main difference being, I didn't go from a SUN box to a HP box. Instead, it was from one SUN box to another SUN box. The binaries were installed on the other server and the EMC disks connected (if that is the right word) to the server. Everything wo

Re: Moving Oracle Binaries from HP to SUN

2002-02-12 Thread Rachel Carmichael
haven't done it, and I don't think it can be done... the datafiles, while Oracle datafiles are still Unix OS files and you can't just copy a file created on HP to Sun and expect it to work. You'd have to export and import/rebuild the database --- Robert Pegram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has a

RE: Moving Oracle Binaries from HP to SUN

2002-02-12 Thread Cornio, Georgette Ms USACFSC
Or do like ORACLE says they are doing, and Cluster Intel Based Machines with LINUX. Then you can get rid of all those competing Hardware Vendors. -Original Message- Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 13:39 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Stephane, In the not so distant futur

RE: Moving Oracle Binaries from HP to SUN

2002-02-12 Thread Deshpande, Kirti
There have been a few posts in the past claiming that copying datafiles from HP to SUN and vice versa was okay. However, I never received anyone's reply when I asked them how many Production Databases they have transferred using this method. Experimenting is fine but one can't run business on s

Re: Moving Oracle Binaries from HP to SUN

2002-02-12 Thread Robert Pegram
Thanks for the responses. I thought exp/imp was the only way to go, but I feel much more confident now. That was also Oracle's response. BTW, I think they have changed their thinking on this issue anyway. Thanks, Robert Pegram - EDS Oracle DBA --- bill thater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [E

Re: Moving Oracle Binaries from HP to SUN

2002-02-12 Thread Ron Rogers
Stephane, In the not so distant future, I think we might see a push to accomplish just what Robert is asking. With the growth of the need for speed and the decline in the economy, a lot of companies can not afford to purchase new machines and discard to old. If I was a company that had a few dif

Re: Moving Oracle Binaries from HP to SUN

2002-02-12 Thread bill thater
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Has anyone done the following: > >Create a db using Oracle Loaded on an HP Server >- The datafiles, controlfiles, etc will be on EMC > >Later, >Install the oracle binaries on a SUN Server, basically >unplug the HP from the SYMM, and plug in the SUN and >bring up th

Re: Moving Oracle Binaries from HP to SUN

2002-02-12 Thread James Manning
[Robert Pegram] > Create a db using Oracle Loaded on an HP Server > - The datafiles, controlfiles, etc will be on EMC > > Later, > Install the oracle binaries on a SUN Server, basically > unplug the HP from the SYMM, and plug in the SUN and > bring up the database. What storage format? If

Re: Moving Oracle Binaries from HP to SUN

2002-02-12 Thread Stephane Faroult
Robert Pegram wrote: > > Has anyone done the following: > > Create a db using Oracle Loaded on an HP Server > - The datafiles, controlfiles, etc will be on EMC > > Later, > Install the oracle binaries on a SUN Server, basically > unplug the HP from the SYMM, and plug in the SUN and > bring

Moving Oracle Binaries from HP to SUN

2002-02-12 Thread Robert Pegram
Has anyone done the following: Create a db using Oracle Loaded on an HP Server - The datafiles, controlfiles, etc will be on EMC Later, Install the oracle binaries on a SUN Server, basically unplug the HP from the SYMM, and plug in the SUN and bring up the database. I was asked this yeste