DRILL TO CLONE DATABASE USING RMAN

start listener & databases.

RMAN> backup database;
RMAN> list backup summary;
SQL> select * from v$database;

On Target Database ORCL

SQL> ALTER SYSTEM SET MEMORY_TARGET = 0;

CREATE PASSWORD FILE

$ orapwd file='/u01/app/oracle/product/11.1.0/db_1/dbs/orapwclone.ora'
password=oracle;

CREATE INIT FILE FOR NEW DATABASE

SQL> create pfile='/u01/app/oracle/product/11.1.0/db_1/dbs/initclone.ora'
from spfile;
File created.

Creating Directory Structure for new database

mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle/oradata/clone
mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle/admin/clone/adump
mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle/admin/clone/dpdump
mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle/admin/clone/pfile

CHANGING THE CLONEINIT.ORA

$ vi /u01/app/oracle/product/11.1.0/db_1/dbs/initclone.ora

clone.__db_cache_size=423624704
clone.__java_pool_size=12582912
clone.__large_pool_size=4194304
clone.__oracle_base='/u01/app/oracle'#ORACLE_BASE set from environment
clone.__pga_aggregate_target=209715200
clone.__sga_target=641728512
clone.__shared_io_pool_size=0
clone.__shared_pool_size=192937984
clone.__streams_pool_size=0
*.audit_file_dest='/u01/app/oracle/admin/clone/adump'
*.audit_trail='db'
*.compatible='11.1.0.0.0'
*.control_files='/u01/app/oracle/oradata/clone/control01.ctl','/u01/app/oracle/oradat
a/clone/control02.ctl','/u01/app/oracle/oradata/clone/control03.ctl'
*.db_block_size=8192
*.db_domain='rhel5.com'
*.db_name='clone'
*.db_recovery_file_dest='/u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area'
*.db_recovery_file_dest_size=3221225472
*.diagnostic_dest='/u01/app/oracle'
*.dispatchers='(PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=cloneXDB)'
*.memory_target=0
*.open_cursors=300
*.pga_aggregate_target=209715200
*.processes=150
*.remote_login_passwordfile='EXCLUSIVE'
*.sga_target=641728512
*.undo_tablespace='UNDOTBS1'
*.db_file_name_convert=('/u01/app/oracle/oradata/orcl','/u01/app/oracle/oradata/clo
ne')
*.log_file_name_convert=('/u01/app/oracle/oradata/orcl','/u01/app/oracle/oradata/clo
ne')

START CLONE DB IN NOMOUNT MODE

$ export ORACLE_SID=clone
$ sqlplus / as sysdba
startup nomount pfile='/u01/app/oracle/product/11.1.0/db_1/dbs/initclone.ora';
SQL> def
SQL> select * from v$instance;

Add the Clone Entries to LISTERNAME.ora and tnsnames.ora file

CLONE PROCESS AT RMAN PROMPT

$ export ORACLE_SID=clone
$ rman target sys/oracle@orcl auxiliary /

Recovery Manager: Release 11.1.0.4.0 - Production on Mon Oct 13 16:24:20 2008

Copyright (c) 1982, 2007, Oracle. All rights reserved.
connected to target database: ORCL (DBID=1177864527)
connected to auxiliary database: CLONE (not mounted)

RMAN> duplicate target database to "clone";

output.txt

SQL> select tablespace_name, bytes_used, bytes_free from

v$temp_space_header;

TABLESPACE_NAME

BYTES_USED BYTES_FREE

------------------------------ ---------- ---------TEMP

1048576 19922944

SQL> select INSTANCE_NAME,HOST_NAME,STARTUP_TIME,STATUS from

v$instance;

INSTANCE_NAME

HOST_NAME

STARTUP_T STATUS

---------------- ---------------------------------------- --------- -----------clone

server.rhel5.com

17-SEP-09 OPEN

SQL> select DBID,NAME, CREATED, RESETLOGS_TIME, LOG_MODE,

CONTROLFILE_CREATED from v$database;

DBID NAME

CREATED RESETLOGS LOG_MODE

CONTROLFI

---------- --------- --------- --------- ------------ --------896626910 CLONE

17-SEP-09 17-SEP-09 ARCHIVELOG 17-SEP-09

SQL> select file_name from dba_data_files;

FILE_NAME
---------------------------------------------------------------/u01/app/oracle/oradata/clone/system01.dbf
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/clone/sysaux01.dbf
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/clone/undotbs01.dbf
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/clone/users01.dbf
/u01/app/oracle/oradata/clone/example01.dbf