Table of Contents Table of Contents Title and Copyright Information Preface Use Case Scenario for this Document Documentation Accessibility 1 Transporting Databases Transporting Data Across Platforms General Limitations on Transporting Data Compatibility Considerations for Transporting Data Limitations on Full Transportable Export/import 2 Converting Data to the Endian Format of the Target Operating System Converting Data Between Platforms Converting Data Between Platforms Using the DBMS_FILE_TRANSFER Package Converting Data Between Platforms Using RMAN Converting Tablespaces on the Source System After Export Converting Data Files on the Target System Before Import 3 Connecting to the Database with SQL*Plus Step 1: Open a Command Window Step 2: Set Operating System Environment Variables Step 3: Start SQL*Plus Step 4: Submit the SQL*Plus CONNECT Command 4 Migrating Oracle Database Checking Character Set Compatibility Transporting a Database Using an Export Dump File