Can we re-use SAP export files built for other OS/DB combination?

[former_member204746]

Hi,

We exported an SAP system (using SAP tools) from AIX/DB2 to Linux/Oracle. Import is going well into the Linux/Oracle system.

We would like to use the same export files and import into a brand new AIX/DB2 system.

For technical reasons  the old and new AIX/DB2 systems do not use compatible backup systems. So, backup/restore is not an option. Also, we "lost" the source system and it would be complicated to rebuild the source system.

Question: Is it feasible to use the same export files to build the new AIX/DB2 systems even if the export files were "meant" to be used for AIX/DB2?

Will we have issue with code page and/or Endianness?

Thanks.

[manumohandas82]

Yes . You can use the same export to build the new systems in AIX/DB2

SWPM ( as export files are db independent )  will take care of this though Linux and Unix are different endians 

Thanks ,

Manu