Re: RMAN Duplicate Database

From: <sybrandb_at_hccnet.nl>
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:34:24 +0200
Message-ID: <maikb4d4pjn7tko9cavucjmo48u406qrjg@4ax.com>


On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:44:15 -0700 (PDT), artmerar_at_yahoo.com wrote:

>
>Question: Do you still need to manually create an auxiliary instance
>with 10g r2 when duiplicating a database.
>
>
>Point in time & duplication have a lot in common. See this UR:
>
>http://www.devshed.com/c/a/Oracle/Availability-and-Recovery/6/
>
>"Oracle Database 10g removes some of the manual work associated with
>the use of tablespace point-in-time recovery. You no longer need to
>create the Oracle auxiliary instance manually; rather, RMAN creates
>the auxiliary instance for you, performs the TSPITR, and then removes
>the auxiliary instance."
>
>
>But, everywhere I look it says you need to create one? Is this true?
>If yes, it makes it MUCH easier.

I created a duplicate database once in 10gR2 using the database control.
I didn't have to create an auxiliary instance.

-- 
Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA
Received on Sun Aug 31 2008 - 02:34:24 CDT

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