RMAN duplicate from Windows Oracle10 to AIX Oracle11

Is it possible to use RMAN duplicate to duplicate a database from Windows Oracle10 to AIX Oracle11? If not what is the reason it won't work?
Additionally if it won't work what other options are there besides export, ftp, import or export/import over sqlnet.

user9541720 wrote:
Is it possible to use RMAN duplicate to duplicate a database from Windows Oracle10 to AIX Oracle11? If not what is the reason it won't work?It won't work!!!
For each architecture Oralce build their own binaries. (i.e Processor Power have different binaries from Processor Intel)
For some architectures, Oracle succeeded in creating compatibility between some different architectures, the Table on note 413484.1 describe it.
Oracle has certified to use AIX (Power) with Solaris (SPARC), but because of bug (12702521) Oracle reported it's no longer certified.
In your case (AIX) there is no compatibility with others plataform. AIX binaries is compatible only with itself. (e.g Processor Power 4 with Processor Power 7)
You have some options Oracle Golden Gate, Oracle Streams, export/import or Transportable Tablespace.
Additionally if it won't work what other options are there besides export, ftp, import or export/import over sqlnet.Try it:
http://levipereira.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/how-convert-full-database-10g-linux-x86-64bit-to-aix-64bit-different-endian-format/
Regards,
Levi Pereira

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ORA-01017 when RMAN duplicate from active database

Hello, ORACLE guru's!
I've got some trouble trying to duplicate DB via RMAN duplicate from active database.
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run
allocate channel ch1 device type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel aux1 device type disk;
duplicate target database to mydb from active database;
The problem is in this statement:
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channel ch1: starting datafile copy
copying current control file
Oracle instance started
Total System Global Area   10689474560 bytes
Fixed Size                     2237776 bytes
Variable Size               4227861168 bytes
Database Buffers            6442450944 bytes
Redo Buffers                  16924672 bytes
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''mydb'' comment=
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   sql clone "alter system reset db_unique_name scope=spfile";
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executing Memory Script
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sql statement: alter system reset db_unique_name scope=spfile
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ORA-17627: ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied
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export ORACLE_SID="mydb"
export ORACLE_HOME="/u/app/oracle/product/11.2/db_1"
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关于Rman Duplicate from active databse 到一个新库中出现的问题

OS：
[oravis@prcsgidb1 dbs]$ uname -a
Linux xxxx 2.6.32-200.13.1.el5uek #1 SMP Wed Jul 27 21:02:33 EDT 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
DATABASE：单机
target: hzdbacoe 11.2.0.3
auxiliary: dbacoe 11.2.0.3
发生情景
将旧库home目录Clone到同机另一文件夹并做完所有操作后，欲进行duplicate
在新home目录中
1.新建pfile initdbacoe.ora如下
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[]rman
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RMAN>duplicate target database to dbacoe from active database nofilenamecheck;(ps:之前第一次有运行过一次duplicate，未加nofilenamecheck，报错后加上）
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channel ORA_DISK_2: SID=190 device type=DISK
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RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
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ORA-17627: ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied
ORA-17629: Cannot connect to the remote database server
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drwxr-xr-x 2 oravis dba 4096 Nov 7 15:41 checkpoints
drwxr-x--- 3 oravis dba 4096 Nov 7 16:12 cfgtoollogs
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drwxrwxr-x 4 oravis dba 4096 Nov 7 17:23 diag
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找到原因了，还是官方文档看得不仔细
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RMAN-06025: no backup of archived log for thread 1 with sequence 64709 and start
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RMAN-06025: no backup of archived log for thread 1 with sequence 64708 and start
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RMAN-06025: no backup of archived log for thread 1 with sequence 64707 and start
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      2332       8079          1   44307262 102713507      43.14
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      1846      20307          1   43488574 138674977      31.36
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18>   allocate auxiliary channel st4 type disk;
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