Migrating data from one SAN to other

I am not a storage admin, but there are technologies that an do a block by block copy if both frames are in the same fabric.

If not you can have the storage admin present storage from the new array. Then use os tools (dd, cp) to move the data.

Several assumptions here:
 - you are refering to moving the Oracle Data Files
 - not using Oracle Managed Files
 - Server running Oracle, has access to both SAN locations

1) Shutdown Oracle or bring Tablespaces offline
2) OS copy/move tablespaces
3) Alter the tablespace and rename the datafiles within Oracle (new location)
4) start oracle or bring tablespaces online

Reference this material:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10500_01/server.920/a96521/dfiles.htm#8765

Not sure why do you need to migrate binaries. IDeally, you should be migrating only database and binaries continue on the server.

You can backup and recover or ask HP to provide a tool for this. All storage vendors have these tools.

let me explain you more

a) currently oracle is running on asm
b) asm diks and oracle binaries are on hp msa storage
c)oracle binaries are  imported  using zfs pools
d) we are planning to migrate the data from asm using  the metalink doc : Procedure – (Exact Steps To Migrate ASM Diskgroups To Another SAN Without Downtime. (Doc ID 837308.1)

but i am thinking if i simply done a cpio command and move the oracle binaries to the new SAN, will  my oracle properly?

 

If you are using ASM you will have to do a block by block copy, or rebuild then backup and restore.

Using RMAN is prefered method to migrate ASM files.
See this article:
http://www.idevelopment.info/data/Oracle/DBA_tips/Automatic_Storage_Management/ASM_36.shtml

Definitely can't use cpio....

You can try Open Migrator from EMC for Solaris:

http://www.emc.com/collateral/software/data-sheet/h1710-open-migrator-lm.pdf