Comments on: Use RMAN duplicate command to clone (restore) Oracle database to another server http://www.my-whiteboard.com/oracle-dba/use-rman-duplicate-to-restore-oracle-database-to-another-server.html Business in Information Technology & Biotechnology Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:33:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Raju http://www.my-whiteboard.com/oracle-dba/use-rman-duplicate-to-restore-oracle-database-to-another-server.html#comment-225 Raju Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:17:37 +0000 http://www.my-whiteboard.com/oracle-dba/use-rman-duplicate-to-restore-oracle-database-to-another-server.html#comment-225 Hi, I am using Oracle10gR2 on windows environment . I need clone production database to development every night , please help me to build scripts , what are the steps. Thank You Hi,

I am using Oracle10gR2 on windows environment .

I need clone production database to development every night , please help me to build scripts , what are the steps.

Thank You

]]> By: Saquib http://www.my-whiteboard.com/oracle-dba/use-rman-duplicate-to-restore-oracle-database-to-another-server.html#comment-196 Saquib Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:38:17 +0000 http://www.my-whiteboard.com/oracle-dba/use-rman-duplicate-to-restore-oracle-database-to-another-server.html#comment-196 The steps you provided are ok, but it seems u didn't mention about the directory change settings (before running duplicate command) which is usually done with parameter db_file_name_convert and log_file_name_convert in the initSID.ora file of the Test server and also renaming of db_name to test. If u are telling the steps of cloning from prod to test using RMAN then the directory settings are usually required if the servers are different and have different directory structure or name. The steps you provided are ok, but it seems u didn’t mention about the directory change settings (before running duplicate command) which is usually done with parameter db_file_name_convert and log_file_name_convert in the initSID.ora file of the Test server and also renaming of db_name to test.

If u are telling the steps of cloning from prod to test using RMAN then the directory settings are usually required if the servers are different and have different directory structure or name.

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