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Connor McDonald

Thanks for the question, Fahd.

Asked: December 13, 2022 - 5:23 am UTC

Last updated: December 19, 2022 - 5:03 am UTC

Version: 19.0.0.0.0

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Dear Team,

i have an RMAN backup taken from Windows Server 2019, now i want to restore this RMAN backup on Linux platform, is it possible ? how to do it?

Thanks & Regards
Fahd Bahoo

and Connor said...

Yes, check out the RESTORE FROM PLATFORM option

https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/21/rcmrf/RESTORE.html

eg

RMAN> restore from platform 'Solaris[tm] OE (64-bit)' foreign datafile 7 format'‘<directory>/<datafile name>' from backupset '<directory>/<file name>';


Get the platform names from

SQL> select PLATFORM_NAME
  2  from   V$TRANSPORTABLE_PLATFORM;

PLATFORM_NAME
---------------------------------------------
Solaris[tm] OE (32-bit)
Solaris[tm] OE (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows IA (32-bit)
Linux IA (32-bit)
AIX-Based Systems (64-bit)
HP-UX (64-bit)
HP Tru64 UNIX
HP-UX IA (64-bit)
Linux IA (64-bit)
HP Open VMS
Microsoft Windows IA (64-bit)
IBM zSeries Based Linux
Linux x86 64-bit
Apple Mac OS
Microsoft Windows x86 64-bit
Solaris Operating System (x86)
IBM Power Based Linux
HP IA Open VMS
Solaris Operating System (x86-64)
Apple Mac OS (x86-64)
Linux OS (S64)

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Is this option available for 11g (11.2.0.4)

A reader, December 13, 2022 - 6:26 am UTC

a follow up question.
is RMAN backup taken on Windows platform can be restored on Linux platform for Oracle 11g (11.2.0.4) ?
Connor McDonald
December 19, 2022 - 5:03 am UTC

Well..all bets are off for 11g. Its not longer supported.
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