8.1.6 to 9iR2

Hello,
I've got:
- Machine1 with NT and Oracle 8.1.6
- Machine1 with W2K and Oracle 9iR2
I plan to do:
1- Export of my db on Machine1
2- Create the tablespaces on Machine2
3- Import the dump genrated in step 1 to Machine2
I read that in case of upgrade from 8.1.6 to 9iR2 on a mchine, the 8.1.6 base has to be prior upgraded to 8.1.7
Question1: in my case (expot and import on a different machine) do I have to upgrade my Machine1 to 8.1.7 before exporting my db ? I can guess I do but I'd need your expert point of view to tell me why.
Question2: how should I proceed to export my db and the users as well ?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks&Regards,
Guillaume.

Note however that there is a note on Metalink that indicates that full exports from 8.1.6 to 9.2 are not supported, despite the general rules in the linked Utilities manual. Personally, I've never seen a problem with this sort of thing, personally, but I assume someone out there has.
Technically, the supported paths are to do a series of non-full exports (tablespace by tablespace or user by user) exports from 8.1.6 and import those into 9.2 or to upgrade the source database to 8.1.7 first. A full export and import will work 99% of the time, but I probably wouldn't want to wager that my mission critical system wouldn't fall into that 1%.
Justin
Distributed Database Consulting, Inc.
http://www.ddbcinc.com/askDDBC

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