Re: what is the main purpose of cloning a database.

Thank you very much for your suggestions,help and support. Its a great group with lot of expertise.

Nilesh

On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 11:46 PM, Howard Latham <howard.latham_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> unless its a small database Say <80g then shut it down copy it !
> Simple if you can get away with it
> > On 12/17/08, Dennis Williams <oracledba.williams_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Nilesh
> > >
> > > 1. Some databases are so large that cloning is the only method of
> creating a
> > > test database.
> > > 2. Before a production change is made, it is recommended that change be
> made
> > > in a test database and then tested. This can avoid the awkward
> situation of
> > > production changes that need to be backed out. Cloning produces an
> exact
> > > copy of the production database.
> > >
> > > Dennis Williams
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