RE: Clone a database

Yes, export may not take longer than file copy if you are cloning a tiny database less than 1 Gb.

However, export will always be more complicated to use for cloning, and more error-prone.

Some related supporting points can be found at:

http://www.speakeasy.org/~jwilton/oracle/export-backups.html

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Jeremiah Wilton
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On Wed, 9 Jan 2002, Babich , Sergey wrote:



> With all my respect, this is not always the case

> Best regards,

> Serge

>

>  -----Original Message-----

> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 10:15 AM

> To:   Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

> Subject:      RE: Clone a database

>

> easier perhaps only if you have the exact same disk layouts and space

> available.

>

> and certainly MUCH more time to create -- an import takes anywhere from

> 2-4 times as long as the export did.

>

> --- "Babich , Sergey" <SBabich_at_handexmail.com> wrote:

> > Hi, Beatriz,

> > If you want to create an identical copy of your production (that's my

> > understanding), it is a lot easier to export it (FULL=Y) and then

> > import the

> > dump file into your new database. Let me know if you need more info.

> > Regards,

> > Sergey Babich, Oracle DBA

> >

> >  -----Original Message-----

> > Sent:       Wednesday, January 09, 2002 4:50 AM

> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

> > Subject:    Clone a database

> >

> > Hello list,

> > I new to clone a database for changing between test to production.

> > The new database is going to be in a different host.

> > I have the copy obtained through the enterprise manager (I suppose

> > it´s

> > a cold backup).

> > Which are the steps I should follow?

> > A lot of thanks


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