Moving a 9i database - Win2000 server

[cheland]

I need to move a 9i database from one Win2000 server to another. The new machine is a mirror of the old one - identical directory structure, same version of Oracle. Can I simply copy all db files(dbf,log,control) from cold backup, create a service and start the instance. The name will be the same. Will I need recovery, reset logs, create controlfile. Most of the docs refer to changing dbname and/or file locations. Am I wrong in thinking I can just copy file, create service and start instance?

[ronnie]

You are right.

You can just restore from the cold backup and you wont require recovery in this case.