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 oracle cold backup 8.1.7.4 restore to oracle8.1.7.4 Can it be done.
Oracle 8, Oracle backup, Oracle Cold Backup
Please advise if I can take a cold backup from oracle 8.1.7.2 and restore onto oracle 8.1.7.4 binaries thanks

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ASKED: August 30, 2005  4:03 PM
UPDATED: February 3, 2009  4:02 PM
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By "cold backup" I assume that you've shut down the database and used OS commands to copy the datafiles, logfiles, controlfiles, and parameter file(s). Now, if you restore these files to a machine that is running 8.1.7.4, you will in effect have an incomplete upgrade, as 8.1.7.4 has data dictionary changes as well as program changes over 8.1.7.2. While in theory it _may_ be possible to run the various data dictionary update scripts (check the patchset documentation included with 8.1.7.4 for what runs after installing the software), I highly recommend restoring the database to a machine running the same version of Oracle, and then applying the patches to get to the latest rev of database software. tom
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