You might want to look at using DBMS_FILE_TRANSFER. I've used this to copy files in and out of ASM using transportable tablespaces a number of times and it works well. Cheers, Ian |---------+-----------------------------> | | oracledbaquestions| | | @gmail.com | | | Sent by: | | | oracle-l-bounce@fr| | | eelists.org | | | | | | | | | 30/09/2008 15:28 | | | Please respond to | | | oracledbaquestions| | | | |---------+-----------------------------> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | | cc: | | Subject: transporting 3 TBs of data to a new database | >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| I am on ASM, the group moving the data is not. I think transportable tablespaces is the best way to do this. So I have to use RMAN to put the data in ASM. Is this a copy to an an ASM tablespace? Any idea how this works? I am trying to figure out how long this will take. We may be able to do it in pieces. I dont think data pump is good for this. I also dont know a good wait to write comma delimitted files out of this much data to sql load. This email was received from the INTERNET and scanned by the Government Secure Intranet anti-virus service supplied by Cable&Wireless in partnership with MessageLabs. (CCTM Certificate Number 2007/11/0032.) In case of problems, please call your organisation’s IT Helpdesk. Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or recorded for legal purposes. For the latest data on the economy and society consult National Statistics at http://www.statistics.gov.uk ********************************************************************************* Please Note: Incoming and outgoing email messages are routinely monitored for compliance with our policy on the use of electronic communications ********************************************************************************* Legal Disclaimer : Any views expressed by the sender of this message are not necessarily those of the Office for National Statistics ********************************************************************************* The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet virus scanning service supplied by Cable&Wireless in partnership with MessageLabs. (CCTM Certificate Number 2007/11/0032.) On leaving the GSi this email was certified virus free. Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or recorded for legal purposes.