Migrating from Sun / Space to Sun / Sunfire (AMD)

[Former Member]

Hi,

We run 4.7 on Oracle 9.2 on Solaris 8 (Unix). We are considering changing out our Sun / Sparc hardware to run on the Sun / Sunfire platform (AMD-based), remaining on Oracle / Solaris OS. Is this considered a migration, requiring an OS/DB migration specialist? Does anyone have experience with this type of migration?

Thanks for the help,

Jeff Knowlton

PS. I realize that strictly speaking this isn't a Linux question, but it's the closest forum I could find. Thanks for your patience. And yes, we are also checking with the Sun / SAP competency center, but I find it's best to get an independent opinion as well.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Jeff,

This is definitely OS/DB migration. since the binary codes are different between Sparc and AMD CPUs. You will need certified migration specialist to perform it. That is required from SAP for support reason.

I've done few migrations. It is complex process and it's duration depends of your dictionary and size of cluster tables.

Good luck,

Savo