Cloning Database with RMAN 

SOURCE DB: UAT 
Location='u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1'

TARGET DB: CLONE
Location='u02/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1'

STEP 1: TAKE YOUR DATABASE TO MOUNT STAGE.

[oracle@ramdev02 ~]$ export ORACLE_SID=uat

[oracle@ramdev02 ~]$ sqlplus / as sysdba

Connected to ideal instance:

SQL> startup mount;

ORACLE instance started.

Total System Global Area 285212672 bytes

Fixed Size                 1218968 bytes

Variable Size             88082024 bytes

Database Buffers         188743680 bytes

Redo Buffers               7168000 bytes

Database mounted.

STEP 2: PUT YOUR DATABASE IN ARCHIVELOG MODE.

SQL> alter database archivelog;

Database altered.

STEP 3: NOW TAKE YOUR DATABASE TO OPEN STAGE

SQL> alter database open;

Database altered.

STEP 4: CONNECT TO YOUR SOURCE DATABASE THROUGH RMAN AND PERFORM BACKUP OF YOUR DATABASE AND ARCHIVELOG FILES

oracle@ramdev02 ~$ export ORACLE_SID=uat

oracle@ramdev02 ~$ rman target /

connected to target database: UAT

RMAN> show all;

using target database control file instead of recovery catalog

RMAN configuration parameters are:

CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO REDUNDANCY 1; # default

CONFIGURE BACKUP OPTIMIZATION OFF; # default

CONFIGURE DEFAULT DEVICE TYPE TO DISK; # default

CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP OFF; # default

CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP FORMAT FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO '%F'; # default

CONFIGURE DEVICE TYPE DISK PARALLELISM 1 BACKUP TYPE TO BACKUPSET; # default

CONFIGURE DATAFILE BACKUP COPIES FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO 1; # default

CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG BACKUP COPIES FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO 1; # default

CONFIGURE MAXSETSIZE TO UNLIMITED; # default

CONFIGURE ENCRYPTION FOR DATABASE OFF; # default

CONFIGURE ENCRYPTION ALGORITHM 'AES128'; # default

CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG DELETION POLICY TO NONE; # default

CONFIGURE SNAPSHOT CONTROLFILE NAME TO '/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/dbs/snapcf_uat.f'; # default

RMAN> CONFIGURE DEVICE TYPE DISK PARALLELISM 5;

new RMAN configuration parameters:

CONFIGURE DEVICE TYPE DISK PARALLELISM 5 BACKUP TYPE TO BACKUPSET;

new RMAN configuration parameters are successfully stored

RMAN> backup database plus archivelog;

It will be stored in '/u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/UAT/backupset/YYYY_MM_DD’

STEP 5: CREATE A PARAMETER FILE FOR CLONE DATABASE

SQL> create pfile='$ORACLE_HOME/dbs/initclone.ora' from spfile;

File created.

oracle@ramdev02 ~$ vi initclone.ora (target database) $ORACLE_HOME/dbs

STEP 6: DO THE FOLLOWING CHANGE IN CLONE PARAMETER FILE

Source need change to Target (Name and file system location)

clone.__db_cache_size=184549376

clone.__java_pool_size=4194304

clone.__large_pool_size=4194304

clone.__shared_pool_size=83886080

clone.__streams_pool_size=0

*.audit_file_dest='/u02/app/oracle/admin/clone/adump'

*.background_dump_dest='/u02/app/oracle/admin/clone/bdump'

*.compatible='11.2.0.1.0'

*.control_files='/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/control01.ctl','/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/control02.ctl','/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/control03.ctl'

*.core_dump_dest='/u02/app/oracle/admin/clone/cdump'

*.db_block_size=8192

*.db_domain=''

*.db_file_multiblock_read_count=16

*.db_name='clone'

#*.db_recovery_file_dest='/u02/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area'

#*.db_recovery_file_dest_size=2147483648

*.dispatchers='(PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=cloneXDB)'

*.job_queue_processes=10

*.open_cursors=300

*.pga_aggregate_target=94371840

*.processes=150

*.remote_login_passwordfile='EXCLUSIVE'

*.sga_target=283115520

*.undo_management='AUTO'

*.undo_tablespace='UNDOTBS1'

*.user_dump_dest='/u02/app/oracle/admin/clone/udump'

db_file_name_convert='/u01/app/oracle/oradata/uat','/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone'

log_file_name_convert='/u01/app/oracle/oradata/uat','/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone'

STEP 7: CREATE THE FOLLOWING DIRECTORIES FOR CONE DATABASE

oracle@ramdev02 ~$ mkdir -p /u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone

oracle@ramdev02 ~$ mkdir –p /u02/app/oracle/admin/clone

oracle@ramdev02 ~$ mkdir –p /u02/app/oracle/admin/clone/adump

oracle@ramdev02 ~$ mkdir –p /u02/app/oracle/admin/clone/bdump

oracle@ramdev02 ~$ mkdir –p /u02/app/oracle/admin/clone/cdump

oracle@ramdev02 ~$ mkdir –p /u02/app/oracle/admin/clone/udump

oracle@ramdev02 ~$ mkdir –p /u02/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/clone/

STEP 8: CREATE A PASSWORD FILE FOR CLONE DATABASE

oracle@ramdev02 ~$ orapwd file=$ORACLE_HOME/dbs/orapwclone password=oracle entries=5

STEP 9: FIRE THE FOLLWOING COMMAND ON PRIMARY DATABASE TO SET THE SAME PASSWORD OF CLONE DATABASE

alter user sys identified by oracle;

STEP 10: TAKE YOUR DATABASE TO NOMOUNT STAGE AND EXIT FROM SQL PROMPT

oracle@ramdev02 ~$ export ORACLE_SID=clone

oracle@ramdev02 ~$ sqlplus / as sysdba

Connected to an idle instance.

SQL> startup nomount

ORACLE instance started.

Total System Global Area 167772160 bytes

Fixed Size                 1218316 bytes

Variable Size             62916852 bytes

Database Buffers         100663296 bytes

Redo Buffers               2973696 bytes

SQL>

SQL> exit

oracle@ramdev02 ~$

STEP 11: CONNECT TO PRIMARY DATABASE AND CLONE DATABASE BY FIRING FOLLOWING COMMAND

[oracle@ramdev02 ~]$ export ORACLE_SID=uat

[oracle@ramdev02 ~]$ rman auxiliary /

connected to auxiliary database: uat (not mounted)

STEP 12: FIRE THE FOLLOWING COMMAND TO CREATE THE CLONE

RMAN>duplicate database to "clone" backup location '/u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/UAT/backupset/2014_03_26' nofilenamecheck;

Starting Duplicate Db at 27-MAR-14

contents of Memory Script:

{

   sql clone "alter system set  db_name =

 ''UAT'' comment=

 ''Modified by RMAN duplicate'' scope=spfile";

   sql clone "alter system set  db_unique_name =

 ''CLONE'' comment=

 ''Modified by RMAN duplicate'' scope=spfile";

   shutdown clone immediate;

   startup clone force nomount

   restore clone primary controlfile from  '/u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/UAT/backupset/2014_03_26/o1_mf_ncnnf_TAG20140326T194706_9m5rc4xy_.bkp';

   alter clone database mount;

}

executing Memory Script

sql statement: alter system set  db_name =  ''UAT'' comment= ''Modified by RMAN duplicate'' scope=spfile

sql statement: alter system set  db_unique_name =  ''CLONE'' comment= ''Modified by RMAN duplicate'' scope=spfile

Oracle instance shut down

Oracle instance started

Total System Global Area    1252663296 bytes

Fixed Size                     2212936 bytes

Variable Size                805309368 bytes

Database Buffers             436207616 bytes

Redo Buffers                   8933376 bytes

Starting restore at 27-MAR-14

allocated channel: ORA_AUX_DISK_1

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: SID=18 device type=DISK

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restoring control file

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01

output file name=/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/control01.ctl

output file name=/u02/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/clone/control02.ctl

Finished restore at 27-MAR-14

database mounted

released channel: ORA_AUX_DISK_1

allocated channel: ORA_AUX_DISK_1

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: SID=18 device type=DISK

contents of Memory Script:

{

   set until scn  1024051;

   set newname for datafile  1 to

 "/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/system01.dbf";

   set newname for datafile  2 to

 "/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/sysaux01.dbf";

   set newname for datafile  3 to

 "/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/undotbs01.dbf";

   set newname for datafile  4 to

 "/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/users01.dbf";

   set newname for datafile  5 to

 "/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/example01.dbf";

   restore

   clone database

   ;

}

executing Memory Script

executing command: SET until clause

executing command: SET NEWNAME

executing command: SET NEWNAME

executing command: SET NEWNAME

executing command: SET NEWNAME

executing command: SET NEWNAME

Starting restore at 27-MAR-14

using channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: starting datafile backup set restore

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00001 to /u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/system01.dbf

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: reading from backup piece /u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/UAT/backupset/2014_03_26/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20140326T194706_9m5rc49m_.bkp

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/UAT/backupset/2014_03_26/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20140326T194706_9m5rc49m_.bkp tag=TAG20140326T194706

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restored backup piece 1

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:25

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: starting datafile backup set restore

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00002 to /u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/sysaux01.dbf

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: reading from backup piece /u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/UAT/backupset/2014_03_26/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20140326T194706_9m5rc6s5_.bkp

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/UAT/backupset/2014_03_26/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20140326T194706_9m5rc6s5_.bkp tag=TAG20140326T194706

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restored backup piece 1

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:16

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: starting datafile backup set restore

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00003 to /u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/undotbs01.dbf

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: reading from backup piece /u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/UAT/backupset/2014_03_26/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20140326T194706_9m5rc6jj_.bkp

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/UAT/backupset/2014_03_26/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20140326T194706_9m5rc6jj_.bkp tag=TAG20140326T194706

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restored backup piece 1

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:03

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: starting datafile backup set restore

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00004 to /u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/users01.dbf

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: reading from backup piece /u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/UAT/backupset/2014_03_26/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20140326T194706_9m5rcb1d_.bkp

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/UAT/backupset/2014_03_26/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20140326T194706_9m5rcb1d_.bkp tag=TAG20140326T194706

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restored backup piece 1

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: starting datafile backup set restore

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00005 to /u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/example01.dbf

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: reading from backup piece /u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/UAT/backupset/2014_03_26/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20140326T194706_9m5rc6cn_.bkp

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/UAT/backupset/2014_03_26/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20140326T194706_9m5rc6cn_.bkp tag=TAG20140326T194706

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restored backup piece 1

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:03

Finished restore at 27-MAR-14

contents of Memory Script:

{

   switch clone datafile all;

}

executing Memory Script

datafile 1 switched to datafile copy

input datafile copy RECID=6 STAMP=843322272 file name=/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/system01.dbf

datafile 2 switched to datafile copy

input datafile copy RECID=7 STAMP=843322272 file name=/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/sysaux01.dbf

datafile 3 switched to datafile copy

input datafile copy RECID=8 STAMP=843322272 file name=/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/undotbs01.dbf

datafile 4 switched to datafile copy

input datafile copy RECID=9 STAMP=843322272 file name=/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/users01.dbf

datafile 5 switched to datafile copy

input datafile copy RECID=10 STAMP=843322272 file name=/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/example01.dbf

contents of Memory Script:

{

   set until scn  1024051;

   recover

   clone database

    delete archivelog

   ;

}

executing Memory Script

executing command: SET until clause

Starting recover at 27-MAR-14

using channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1

starting media recovery

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: starting archived log restore to default destination

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restoring archived log

archived log thread=1 sequence=7

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: reading from backup piece /u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/UAT/backupset/2014_03_26/o1_mf_annnn_TAG20140326T194757_9m5rdp84_.bkp

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/UAT/backupset/2014_03_26/o1_mf_annnn_TAG20140326T194757_9m5rdp84_.bkp tag=TAG20140326T194757

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restored backup piece 1

channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01

archived log file name=/u02/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/dbs/arch1_7_843246981.dbf thread=1 sequence=7

channel clone_default: deleting archived log(s)

archived log file name=/u02/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/dbs/arch1_7_843246981.dbf RECID=1 STAMP=843322274

media recovery complete, elapsed time: 00:00:02

Finished recover at 27-MAR-14

contents of Memory Script:

{

   shutdown clone immediate;

   startup clone nomount;

   sql clone "alter system set  db_name =

 ''CLONE'' comment=

 ''Reset to original value by RMAN'' scope=spfile";

   sql clone "alter system reset  db_unique_name scope=spfile";

   shutdown clone immediate;

   startup clone nomount;

}

executing Memory Script

database dismounted

Oracle instance shut down

connected to auxiliary database (not started)

Oracle instance started

Total System Global Area    1252663296 bytes

Fixed Size                     2212936 bytes

Variable Size                805309368 bytes

Database Buffers             436207616 bytes

Redo Buffers                   8933376 bytes

sql statement: alter system set  db_name =  ''CLONE'' comment= ''Reset to original value by RMAN'' scope=spfile

sql statement: alter system reset  db_unique_name scope=spfile

Oracle instance shut down

connected to auxiliary database (not started)

Oracle instance started

Total System Global Area    1252663296 bytes

Fixed Size                     2212936 bytes

Variable Size                805309368 bytes

Database Buffers             436207616 bytes

Redo Buffers                   8933376 bytes

sql statement: CREATE CONTROLFILE REUSE SET DATABASE "CLONE" RESETLOGS ARCHIVELOG

  MAXLOGFILES     16

  MAXLOGMEMBERS      3

  MAXDATAFILES      100

  MAXINSTANCES     8

  MAXLOGHISTORY      292

 LOGFILE

  GROUP  1 ( '/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/redo01.log' ) SIZE 50 M  REUSE,

  GROUP  2 ( '/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/redo02.log' ) SIZE 50 M  REUSE,

  GROUP  3 ( '/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/redo03.log' ) SIZE 50 M  REUSE

 DATAFILE

  '/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/system01.dbf'

 CHARACTER SET AL32UTF8

contents of Memory Script:

{

   set newname for tempfile  1 to

 "/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/temp01.dbf";

   switch clone tempfile all;

   catalog clone datafilecopy  "/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/sysaux01.dbf",

 "/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/undotbs01.dbf",

 "/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/users01.dbf",

 "/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/example01.dbf";

   switch clone datafile all;

}

executing Memory Script

executing command: SET NEWNAME

renamed tempfile 1 to /u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/temp01.dbf in control file

cataloged datafile copy

datafile copy file name=/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/sysaux01.dbf RECID=1 STAMP=843322296

cataloged datafile copy

datafile copy file name=/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/undotbs01.dbf RECID=2 STAMP=843322296

cataloged datafile copy

datafile copy file name=/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/users01.dbf RECID=3 STAMP=843322296

cataloged datafile copy

datafile copy file name=/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/example01.dbf RECID=4 STAMP=843322296

datafile 2 switched to datafile copy

input datafile copy RECID=1 STAMP=843322296 file name=/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/sysaux01.dbf

datafile 3 switched to datafile copy

input datafile copy RECID=2 STAMP=843322296 file name=/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/undotbs01.dbf

datafile 4 switched to datafile copy

input datafile copy RECID=3 STAMP=843322296 file name=/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/users01.dbf

datafile 5 switched to datafile copy

input datafile copy RECID=4 STAMP=843322296 file name=/u02/app/oracle/oradata/clone/example01.dbf

contents of Memory Script:

{

   Alter clone database open resetlogs;

}

executing Memory Script

database opened

Finished Duplicate Db at 27-MAR-14

RMAN> exit

Recovery Manager complete.

[oracle@ramdev02 ~]$ . ./clone.env

[oracle@ramdev02 ~]$ sqlplus / as sysdba

SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.1.0 Production on Thu Mar 27 16:13:55 2014

Copyright (c) 1982, 2009, Oracle.  All rights reserved.

Connected to:

Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.1.0 - 64bit Production

With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options

SQL> select name,open_mode from v$database;

NAME      OPEN_MODE

--------- --------------------

CLONE     READ WRITE