The database export (dbexport.pl) command allows you to export a database to a file on the operating system.
You can then use the database import command (dbimport.pl) to import or recreate the database using the file created during the export.
Note: Users cannot be attached to the database when this command is issued. See Contenta Sessions Command for information about displaying and clearing sessions.
Note: The optional -datapump switch uses Oracle’s Data Pump utilities, which must be configured before this switch may be used.
Note: When
dbexport.pl is used with the
-datapump switch, the database export behavior changes as follows:
- Database dump files are created on the Oracle server, not the client.
- Oracle log files are created (by dbexport.pl) on the Oracle server, not the client.
- These server-side files require an existing Oracle Directory Object, which may be specified on the command line.
- dbexport.pl automatically appends the exported database name to the dump file name.
Important: The Oracle database administrator must set deferred_segment_creation=false before the database is exported using dbexport.pl.