FAQ: RDBMS Oracle Home Cloning Using OUI
(Doc ID 565009.1)
Last updated on DECEMBER 01, 2023
Applies to:
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and laterOracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Purpose
This note explains about the frequently asked questions related to cloning RDBMS Oracle Home using OUI.
Questions and Answers
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In this Document
| Purpose |
| Questions and Answers |
| What is cloning and how does it work? |
| What are the different phases of cloning? |
| Why is cloning required? |
| Advantages and disadvantages of cloning? |
| Where to find the cloning log files? |
| Is cloning faster than the actual installation? |
| Is it required to copy the Central Inventory for cloning the Oracle Home? |
| Do you need Perl in your environment for cloning to work? |
| What is the difference between cloning and copying an Oracle Home ? |
| What are the different options available for clone.pl ? |
| What are the mandatory parameters for cloning (clone.pl)? |
| Why do you require cloner stage patches for 9.2? |
| Can you use jar utility for archiving and compressing the Oracle Home ? |
| Do the source and the destination path (of the Oracle Home to be cloned) need to be the same ? |
| Are the changes made by applying one-off patches on the source Oracle Home also present after the clone operation? |
| Can you use the cloned Oracle Home as the source for another cloning operation ? |
| Does the size of the binaries at the source and the destination differ ? |
| Is it necessary to shutdown database(s) and stop all processes running out of the Oracle Home before copying it for cloning? |
| What is the significance of the inventory pointer file (oraInst.loc) while cloning? |
| Can you clone the Oracle Home across platforms? |
| Can you clone the Oracle Home across different OS versions ? |
| Can you clone with a different OS user/group? |
| What is the difference between attachhome and cloning? |
| Is the preparation phase ($ORACLE_HOME/clone/bin/prepare_clone.pl) required for Database and CRS Oracle Home cloning ? |
| What is the $ORACLE_HOME/clone/config/cs.properties file used for ? |
| Is it required to run root.sh after cloning? |
| The following error(s) occurred when doing a cloning . What is the reason/solution ? |
| References |