Greetings, My plan is to migrate an Oracle 10.2.0.3 Win2003 32 bit to an Oracle 10.2.0.3 Linux 64bit RH 4. Have any of you guys ever tried to use RMAN backup/restore function to copy the Win32 DB to Linux 64 bit DB? What I need to be able to achieve is that the Win 32 DB be active while I do the RMAN backup, than I restore the DB using RMAN on Linux. TIA Yuval. This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you, oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l