preferred method to clone a database

[bookouri]

Just curious about what methods everybody is using to clone 10g databases. Are most people still doing "manual" cloning from cold or hot backups? using RMAN? exports/imports? or is anybody using the new Enterprise Manager clone function?

any comments would be appreciated..

 

[LKBrwnDBA]

RMAN is faster because you can do it in parallel.
And you can either "Restore to new server" or "Duplicate" the database.



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[LKBrwnDBA]

PS: I may be incorrect, but I beleive the OEM clone database functionality uses RMAN.





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[bookouri]

is there a difference between "restore to new server" and "duplicate database"??

 

[LKBrwnDBA]

The rman process is different, restore to new server does not require connection to source database while duplicate does require conectivity to source database.


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[bookouri]

thanks ill look at those a little closer...