Types of Cloning:
1. Clone
by using ADCLONE utility (adclone.pl)
2. Clone
by using Rapid Clone.
3. Custom
cloning methods.
4. Automated
Tools.
ADCLONE utility:- [upto 11.5.5]
Ø This
utility is used Autoconfig not Enabled applications.
Ø adclone.pl
is required to run Rapid Install and apply RDBMS and Technology Stack Patches
to target system.
Rapid Clone:[ in11i migrate to
Autoconfig ]
Ø This
utility is used Autoconfig Enabled applications.
|
adclone.pl
|
Rapid
Clone
|
|
Single
to Single
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Multi
to Multi
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Single
to Multi
|
No
|
Yes
|
|
Multi
to Single
|
No
|
Yes
|
Note: In database version 8i adclone.pl and Rapid
clone both are used, but in 9i onwards only use Rapid clone.
Features of Rapid Clone:
1. Cloning
single-node to multi-node vice versa.
2. Adding
a new node to an existing system.
3. Cloning
“Shared APPL_TOP”.
4. Use
Rapid clone from OAM also.
5. Cloning
RAC System.
6. Adding
node to an existing RAC cluster.
Steps for cloning:
There are 3 stage to clone.1. prepare for cloning source and target
2. copy from source to Target
3. configuration for Target.
DB Tier
APPS Tier