Re: oracle 9i: errors by clone a DB by a script

On Apr 29, 1:00 am, Andreas Mosmann <mosm..._at_expires-30-04-2008.news- group.org> wrote:

>
> I come along with oracle but in my opinion it must be allowed to wish
> things that still doesn't exist. And I am sure that I am not the only
> one with these wishes. Maybe there will be a version where the
> enterprise manager has a button "Clone a DB" and if you start it will
> ask you the following questions:
> - server?
> - sys/system - passwords?
> - shrink db?
> - delete existing db?
> and all the other information concerning operation system, installed
> oracle version/patchlevel and whatever it finds out itself.
> Dream a little dream ...

I see some of that on EM for 10.2.0.3 under Clone Database... I seem to recall the patch level stuff is a new feature, I for one tend to avoid new features.

But really, aren't these DBA tasks?

> 1.) I can work with sql*plus. And I also can undress me with a knife.
> But both seems to me not really useful if there are better ways (and
> there are)

Depends on the requirements. Undressing with knives sounds pretty exciting for some requirements.

jg

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