Subject: What Is The Best Practice If You Want To Migrate Oracle Database To 10g Release To A Different Operating System?
Doc ID: 433918.1 Type: HOWTO
Modified Date : 19-MAY-2009 Status: MODERATED
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Applies to:
Oracle Server - Enterprise Edition - Version: 9.2.0.0 to 10.2.0.3
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Goal
What is the best practice if you want to migrate Oracle Database to 10g Release to a different Operating System?
Solution
If you need to migrate Oracle Database to a different operating system, the best practice is to
follow these steps:
1. Upgrade to the newest Oracle Database 10g release on the current operating system platform
following the instructions in the Upgrade guide:
http://download-uk.oracle.com/do ... .102/b14238/toc.htm (To upgrade to 10gR2)
http://download-east.oracle.com/ ... .101/b10763/toc.htm (To upgrade to 10gR1)
2. Use the Oracle Database 10g cross-platform transportable tablespace feature or the Oracle Data
Pump Export and Import utilities to migrate the upgraded database to the different operating system.
Refer the following links:
http://www.oracle.com/technology ... ity/htdocs/xtts.htm
http://download-uk.oracle.com/do ... spaces.htm#i1007169
http://download-east.oracle.com/ ... spaces.htm#i1007169