Came across one good note [1079563.1] on mixed platforms backup/restore/recovery things. This is especially beneficial than long process of export/import or transport tablespaces. you Just fire the duplicate database and then done.
The note say’s
Mixed platforms are supported for the following types of backups:-
+ Active Database DUPLICATE
+ Backup-based DUPLICATE using image copies or backup sets
+ RESTORE and RECOVER using image copies or backup sets
But only the following types of platforms
For Oracle Database 10g Release 2 and above releases:
Solaris x86-64 <-> Linux x86-64
HP-PA <-> HP-IA
Windows IA (64-bit) / Windows (64-bit Itanium) <-> Windows 64-bit for AMD / Windows (x86-64)
For Oracle Database 11g Release 1 and above releases (requires minimum 11.1 compatible setting):
Linux <-> Windows
For Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.2) and above releases:
Solaris SPARC (64-bit) <-> AIX (64-bit) - Note: this platform combination is currently not supported due to Bug 12702521
So go on, when some body ask you, that I have a oracle database on windows, which I want to create the database on linux, you can do it with rman backups or duplicate database command above rather export/import or the transport tablespace.
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