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Best place to start is in the docs:<br />
24 Duplicating a Database<br />
<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/backup.112/e10642/rcmdupdb.htm#BRADV010" rel="ugc">http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/backup.112/e10642/rcmdupdb.htm#BRADV010</a><br />
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and<br />
25 Duplicating a Database: Advanced Topics<br />
<a href="http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/backup.112/e10642/rcmdupad.htm#BRADV441" rel="ugc">http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/backup.112/e10642/rcmdupad.htm#BRADV441</a>
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Best place to start is in the docs:
24 Duplicating a Database
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/backup.112/e10642/rcmdupdb.htm#BRADV010 [http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/backup.112/e10642/rcmdupdb.htm#BRADV010]

and
25 Duplicating a Database: Advanced Topics
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/backup.112/e10642/rcmdupad.htm#BRADV441 [http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/backup.112/e10642/rcmdupad.htm#BRADV441]

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I read through the articles you posted which are goood but taking a step back Im not sure what I need to do at the Linux level. Do I need to create a new oracle home for the copied database or just copy the oracle home directory of the source database and rename it for the copy.
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I read through the articles you posted which are goood but taking a step back Im not sure what I need to do at the Linux level. Do I need to create a new oracle home for the copied database or just copy the oracle home directory of the source database and rename it for the copy.

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Are you staying on the same server or copying the database to a server with no oracle products installed?
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Are you staying on the same server or copying the database to a server with no oracle products installed?

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Same server that the source db is on
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I am attempting to in essence to clone an active database without taking it down and renaming the copy to something else. Can you describe the steps to do this?<br />
I have been told to use the rman duplicate command which I have not used before. Even before that do I need to copy files to another directory? Please assist. Thanks!
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I am attempting to in essence to clone an active database without taking it down and renaming the copy to something else. Can you describe the steps to do this?
I have been told to use the rman duplicate command which I have not used before. Even before that do I need to copy files to another directory? Please assist. Thanks!

Duplicating an active database

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