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AIX 5.2 and Oracle 9i on a 7025-F50

We have an IBM 7025-F50 which I want to use as a recovery server. We are currently running a database app on a P630 with AIX 5.1 and oracle 9i. I've been told that the F50 will not run this version of oracle given it's a 32 and not a 64 bit machine. Is it basically possible to set up this server as a recovery server to our production one running the same version of AIX (5.1) and Oracle (9i)?

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kaesm

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How do I go about determining the version of oracle I am running and how I can determine if there is a 32 bit version available to match what I am running on our production server?

gheist

These versions are incompatible, even when numbers are same, backups may not restore.

For 32-bit version you have to ask your sales representative or so...

gheist

So which one ???

kaesm

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Oracle 9.2 is what is running on our production server. From what I've been told, there is no 32 bit version of Oracle 9. I'm still trying to find out whether or not our ERP app will run on an earlier version or not.

gheist

Umm... are you sure you can buy different Oracle below $5,575.00 ??? ( the price of cheapest intellistation-power)

kaesm

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Pretty sure - I asked a consultant we use that has access to some Oracle guru's. If there was a better way to accomplish what I want (ie different database app) I would. Someone suggested a flat file system but I'm not sure if that will work or not. Database admin is most certainly NOT my area of 'expertise' so I am depending on others on this one. It just seems to me that I have a perfectly good server just sitting there and I should be able to use it. Go figure.