Software Suite for Oracle Instruction Manual

5.5
Managing Virtual Copies
Recovery Manager for Oracle User’s Guide
5.2.4 Mounting a Virtual Copy
To mount a virtual copy:
1 On the Virtual Copy Management menu screen, select option 4, Mount Virtual
Copy.
2 Select the virtual copy to be mounted.
◆ Recovery Manager creates a read/write virtual copy from the read-only (original) virtual
copy and then mounts the read-write virtual copy. Any changes to the read-write virtual
copy will not affect the read-only virtual copy.
◆ The virtual copy is mounted at a default mount point, unless an alternate mount point
is specified.
◆ See section 2.6.4 The Virtual Copy Mount Utility on page 2.10 for instructions on
mounting ASM-based databases.
5.2.5 Unmounting a Virtual Copy
To unmount a virtual copy:
1 On the Virtual Copy Management menu screen, select option 5, Unmount Virtual
Copy.
2 Select the virtual copy to unmount.
During unmounting, Recovery Manager removes the read/write virtual copy, as well as any
directories that were created during the Mount Virtual Copy operation.
See section 2.6.5 The Virtual Copy Unmount Utility on page 2.11 for instructions on
unmounting ASM-based databases.
5.2.6 Exporting a Virtual Copy
To export a virtual copy:
1 On the Virtual Copy Management menu screen, select option 6, Export Virtual
Copy.
2 Select the virtual copy to be exported.
3 When prompted, answer the following questions:
a Do you want to export Virtual Copy
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