select * from V$TRANSPORTABLE_PLATFORM where platform_name like 'Solaris%' or platform_name like 'Linux%'; PLATFORM_ID|PLATFORM_NAME |ENDIAN_FORMAT -----------|------------------------------|-------------- 1|Solaris[tm] OE (32-bit) |Big 2|Solaris[tm] OE (64-bit) |Big 10|Linux IA (32-bit) |Little 11|Linux IA (64-bit) |Little 13|Linux 64-bit for AMD |Little 17|Solaris Operating System (x86)|Little I you are running Solaris x86 you are in luck.. Ted _____ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Syed Sabdar Hussain Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 5:55 AM To: oracledbam@xxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Oracle List Subject: Re: CLONE If you are on Oracle 10g (10.2), there is a possibility to to convert the database from one OS to another OS. For more information, take a look at the bleow URL. http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/backup.102/b14191/dbxptrn002.ht m Regards, Sabdar Syed. On 8/23/07, Dean Paul < <mailto:oracledbam@xxxxxxxxxxx> oracledbam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hi, I want to migrate database from Sun solaris to Linux. Can I do cloning to migrate data? or cloning doen't work on cross platform. Thanks Paul _____ Get news, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. Check it out! <http://www.live.com/getstarted.aspx+>