Cloning
What is Cloning? Database Cloning is a procedure that can be used to create an identical copy of the existing Oracle database. DBA sometimes need to clone databases to test backup and recovery strategies or export a table that was dropped from the production database and import it back into the production database. Cloning can be done on separate hosts or on the same host and is different from standby database. Why cloning In every oracle development and production environment there will become the need to transport the entire database from one physical machine to another. This copy may be used for development, production testing, beta testing, etc, but rest assured that this need will arise and management will ask you to perform this task quickly. Listed below are the most typical uses: a.Relocating an Oracle database to another machine. b.Moving Oracle database to new Storage media. c.Renaming Oracle database. Database Cloning the following methods, a.Cold...