Re: clone oracle 10.2 server

Kuwerti wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> At the moment I have an oracle 10 database server. Next month I wil
> receive a new server (hardware) on which I want to create a clone of
> the current one.
>
> What is the best (fastest) approach to do this??
>
> Is a Full Backup enough? Wil it copy also all the tablespaces??
> Any information is really appreciated.
>
> Thanks and regards,
> Anneke

Is the database only on the server's internal drives?

I ask this because I see this question quite often but rarely, these days, do I see people without a NetApp, EMC, or other disk array which is actually holding the database files.

If all you want is a new instance, on the new server, cloning the database is a waste of time and effort. Any instance can connect to any database.

-- 
Daniel Morgan
University of Washington
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group