SAP Note 1013049 - FAQ: Oracle Data Pump

Component : Oracle -

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Summary :
SAP Note addresses the application and technical nuances of Oracle Data Pump in the context of SAP systems. It clarifies that Data Pump, which was introduced in Oracle 10g, supersedes the older EXP/IMP utilities, offering enhanced capabilities, including parallel processing, restart options, and advanced queueing. The compatibility between Data Pump and EXP/IMP is highlighted as limited, urging users to be cautious about interchangeability. Details on technical components such as the EXPDP/IMPDP tools, DBMS_DATAPUMP package, and Data Pump Master processes are provided. For SAP environments, usage guidance is tied to specific SAP Notes and the limitations, like handling tables with LONG or LONG RAW columns in certain Oracle versions, are addressed. BRSPACE configurations for reorganization using Data Pump are extensively discussed, emphasizing the precautions and steps to ensure smooth data migration and system reorganization scenarios.

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Related Notes :

1039393DATAPUMP creates corruptions in tables with LONG (RAW)
1034126ORA-00832 when using Oracle Data Pump
976435Support for Oracle Data Pump in BRSPACE
806554FAQ: I/O-intensive database operations
793113FAQ: Oracle I/O configuration
789011FAQ: Oracle memory areas
778426Special exports and imports with BRSPACE
619188FAQ: Oracle wait events
105047Support for Oracle functions in the SAP environment