How do you plan to move them? Exp/imp? How big is the database? What are the versions involved? You know the drill. Love, Ruth -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of bill thater Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 12:41 PM To: Oracle-L (E-mail) Subject: sanity check time... we had a server's disks go missing this morning. we've got things somewhat back and are restoring. but...[you knew there was a but in there somewhere right?;-)] we need to move this database to another server. the moving part is no problem, the question i have is since we're going from 32 bit Linux to 64 bit Linux there should be no problems with moving the locally managed tablespace files correct? i hope.;-) -- -- Bill "Shrek" Thater ORACLE DBA shrekdba@xxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkes." -- The Goddess -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l