Application Cloning

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