Quote Originally Posted by nir_s
PAVB - don't you think that running expdp/impdp from the target server is better than exp-compress-ftp-uncompress-imp?
Just to be clear, I'm not suggesting exp-compress-ftp-uncompress-imp.

What I've suggested is a three steps process, not a five steps process:

Step #1: Export/Compress on-the-fly in a single step.
Step #2: FTP compressed file
Step #3: Uncompress/Import on-the-fly in a single step.

The expdb over a NETWORK_LINK and them impdb will move uncompressed data over the network -which is probably your slower component- while proposed strategy will move compressed data.

I will love to see the results of a test, would you mind in testing both alternatives for a medium size table and post results?