8i cold backup Solaris 5.8

Guys,
I have been doing some research over the past week to determine the best way to do this. I am now at the stage where I know what I want to do, just need to know now HOW to do it! ;o)
My startegy is to shutdown the DB, do an off-line (cold) backup of the files to tape, restart the DB.
My questions that need answering to get me there:
1) what is the most efficient method of shutting down the DB?
2) which files, paths would be helpful here, do i need to backup?
3) what is the most efficient method of resatarting the DB?
4) if I need to restore from the backup I made in 2), how do i go abotu doing this? Is it just a case of copying the files over the top?
I do appreciate the time and effort you (may) put in to answer these questions.
Matt

johnson,
refer oracle migration documentation. it has answers to all your concerns. the potential pitfalls to look for are
application design w.r.t to oracle 8i (parameter changes in oracle, optimizer cahnges..etc)
amount of data to be migrated (more data more careful planning /cost)
oracle migration utility should be the easiest of you don't want to get into the nity gritty of details.
as i said..oracle documentation should tell you what is the best option for your site.
mukundan.

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BANNER
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