Confidential to Nisi 10 steps for cloning a database.

Summary :The following steps must be on Source -Production instance/Server Step 1. Shutdown database in normal mode and start it up in restricted mode. Step 2. Take the backup of control file Step 3. Shutdown database again in normal mode. Step 4. Copy /FTP init parameter file ,control file script and all the database file on the destination server/location, once all the files are successfully copied, you may startup the database normally. The following step must be on destination Clone instance/server Step 5. Edit init parameter file and control file script. Step 6. New Environment setup . Step 7. Connect with SQLPLUSl and recreate control file Step 8. Open the database in resetlogs. Step 9. Shutdown the database in normal mode Step 10. Take the cold backup and start the database in archive/non archive

mode.

Details :Step 1 3 on the Source Server ( Server A) SQLPLUS> connect sys/syspwd Connected. SQLPLUS> shutdown immediate;
Database closed. Database dismounted. ORACLE instance shut down. ORACLE instance started. Total System Global Area Fixed Size Variable Size Database Buffers Redo Buffers Database mounted. Database opened.

SQLPLUS> startup restrict

57124108 bytes 70924 bytes 40198144 bytes 16777216 bytes 77824 bytes

SQLPLUS> alter database backup controlfile to trace; Statement processed. SQLPLUS> SQLPLUS> show parameter user_dump_dest NAME TYPE VALUE ----------------------------------- ------- ------------------------user_dump_dest string E:\ora816\admin\ora816\udump

Note :- Backup control file will generate in user dump destination as above. Check for the latest Ora<xxxxx>.trc . Rename this file to Ctrlprod.sql SQLPLUS> shutdown immediate;
Database closed. Database dismounted. ORACLE instance shut down.

1.All Parameter files

1.All Parameter files

2. Control file 3. Datafiles 4. Redo log files

Source Production Instance/Server

2. Control file 3. Datafiles 4. Redo log files

Destination Clone Instance /Server

Step 4: Copy all the parameter files (initsid.ora, configsid.ora ), Control files, Ctrlprod.sql ( created as above) and all data files to clone server . It is good to follow the OFA. If you are cloning a database on the same machine then create a different directory structure ( as OFA) for cloning instance and copied all the required files of primary instance here. Step 4a : On Unix ( Let us say your cloning instance name is clone) If you had followed OFA , your initsid.ora parameters files would be in $ORACLE_BASE/admin/clone/pfile/initclone.ora and configsid.ora would be in $ORACLE_BASE/admin/clone/pfile/configclone.ora. Create a symbolic link Change the working directory to $ORACLE_HOME/dbs and create a symbolic link $ ln s $ORACLE_BASE/admin/clone/pfile/initclone.ora initclone.ora Step 5 : On destination server Change the following parameter in the initsid.ora of the cloning instance/server InitSid.ora (initora816.ora) of the Source/production server. db_name = "ora816" instance_name = ora816 service_names = ora816 control_files = InitSid.ora (initclone.ora) of the destination/clone server. Db_name= clone Instance_name= clone Service_name = clone Control_file =

("e:\ora816\oradata\ora816\control01.ctl", "f:\ora816\oradata\ora816\control02.ctl", "g:\ora816\oradata\ora816\control03.ctl")

(C:\clone\control01.ctl,D:\clone\control

The other parameter which is required to change is user_dump_dest, background_dump_dest,log_archive_dest Oraxxxx.trc is copied from source/production instance to destination/clone instance and renamed it as ctrlclone.sql . Edit ctrlclone.sql as follows. Oraxxxx.trc in user dump dest of Source/Production instance Ctrlclone.sql

STARTUP NOMOUNT CREATE CONTROLFILE REUSE DATABASE "ORA816" NORESETLOGS ARCHIVELOG MAXLOGFILES 32 MAXLOGMEMBERS 2 MAXDATAFILES 32 MAXINSTANCES 16 MAXLOGHISTORY 1815 LOGFILE GROUP 1 'E:\ORA816\ORADATA\ORA816\REDO03.LOG' SIZE 1M, GROUP 2 'E:\ORA816\ORADATA\ORA816\REDO02.LOG' SIZE 1M, GROUP 3 'E:\ORA816\ORADATA\ORA816\REDO01.LOG' SIZE 1M DATAFILE 'E:\ORA816\ORADATA\ORA816\SYSTEM01.DBF', 'E:\ORA816\ORADATA\ORA816\RBS01.DBF', 'E:\ORA816\ORADATA\ORA816\TEMP01.DBF', 'E:\ORA816\ORADATA\ORA816\TOOLS01.DBF', 'E:\ORA816\ORADATA\ORA816\INDX01.DBF', 'E:\ORA816\ORADATA\ORA816\DR01.DBF', 'E:\ORA816\DATABASE\NGAR5ORA81601.DBF', 'E:\ORA816\DATABASE\RBSTEST01.DBF' CHARACTER SET WE8ISO8859P1 ; # Recovery is required if any of the datafiles are restored backups, # or if the last shutdown was not normal or immediate. RECOVER DATABASE # All logs need archiving and a log switch is needed. ALTER SYSTEM ARCHIVE LOG ALL; # Database can now be opened normally. ALTER DATABASE OPEN;

/* Delete everything upto startup nomount */ STARTUP NOMOUNT pfile=f:\clone\initclone.or CREATE CONTROLFILE set DATABASE "CLONE" noarchivelog MAXLOGFILES 32 MAXLOGMEMBERS 2 MAXDATAFILES 32 MAXINSTANCES 16 MAXLOGHISTORY 1815 LOGFILE GROUP 1 'F:\CLONE\ORA816\REDO03.LOG' SIZE 1M, GROUP 2 'F:\CLONE\ORA816\REDO02.LOG' SIZE 1M, GROUP 3 'F:\CLONE\ORA816\REDO01.LOG' SIZE 1M DATAFILE 'F:\CLONE\ORA816\SYSTEM01.DBF', 'F:\CLONE\ORA816\RBS01.DBF', 'F:\CLONE\ORA816\TEMP01.DBF', 'F:\CLONE\ORA816\TOOLS01.DBF', 'F:\CLONE\ORA816\INDX01.DBF', 'F:\CLONE\ORA816\DR01.DBF', 'F:\CLONE\DATABASE\NGAR5ORA81601.DBF', 'F:\CLONE\DATABASE\RBSTEST01.DBF' CHARACTER SET WE8ISO8859P1 ; # Recovery is required if any of the datafiles ar restored backups, # or if the last shutdown was not normal or imm #RECOVER DATABASE # All logs need archiving and a log switch is nee #ALTER SYSTEM ARCHIVE LOG ALL; # Database can now be opened normally. #ALTER DATABASE OPEN;

STEP 6 :ON NT :- You have to create a windows NT services as follows. C:\>oradim -new -sid clone -srvc oracleserviceClone -intpwd oracle -startmode auto -pfile f:\clone\initclone.ora ON Unix :-

(A) (A) Change the working directory to /etc and edit the oratab file to put
the entry for CLOBE instance. (B) Setup login profile for the Oracle user having dba group. ORACLE_SID=CLONE Export ORACLE_SID Or .oraenv

STEP 7 :- Create controlfile as follows :Check in the initclone.ora REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE is set to exclusive or shared. If this is set, then a valid passwordfile should exist in ORACLE_HOME/dbs or created using orapwd as orapwd file=/u01/oracle/V816/dbs/orapwV722 password=oracle entries=1 where

/u01/oracle/V816 is an oracle home

SQLPLUS> @f:\clone\ctrlclone.sql ORACLE instance started. Total System Global Area Fixed Size Variable Size Database Buffers Redo Buffers Statement processed.

57123804 bytes 70620 bytes 40198144 bytes 16777216 bytes 77824 bytes

STEP 8 :- Open the database in resetlog mode as follows. SQLPLUS> alter database open resetlogs; Statement processed. STEP 9 :- Shutdown the database in Normal mode SQLPLUS> connect internal/oracle Connected.

SQLPLUS> shutdown ;

Database closed. Database dismounted. ORACLE instance shut down.

STEP 10 :- Take the cold backup and start the database in archive/non archive mode.