VERITAS Storage Foundation 4.1 Oracle Administrator's Guide

Creating Clone Database Prerelease 8 September 2005, 8:55am
282 VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle Administrator’s Guide
Creating Clone Database
The Create Clone Database wizard guides you through the process of creating a clone of the
database using either Storage Checkpoints or Volume Manager Flashsnap. Cloning the database
helps you perform operations without affecting your production database.
Prerequisites
◆ The Oracle database must have at least one mandatory archive destination. For further details,
see “Establishing a Mandatory Archive Destination” on page 228.
▼ To create a clone database
1. Click the database in the object tree.
2. Select one of the following methods to create a clone database.
◆ From the menu bar, click Oracle > Create Clone Database.
or
◆ Right click the database object to bring up a pop-up menu. Then, click Create Clone
Database.
The Create Clone Database wizard is then displayed. Click Next.
3. A read-only dialog with information about the current database instance is displayed. Click
Next to continue.
4. You are required to select whether you want to create a clone database using a Storage
Checkpoint (see “Using Storage Checkpoint” on page 282) or Volume Manager Flashsnap (see
“Using Volume Manager FlashSnap” on page 283). After making your selection, click Next.
Using Storage Checkpoint
▼ To create a clone database using a Storage Checkpoint
1. In the Clone Database Type dialog, select the option to clone the database using a Storage
Checkpoint. Click Next.
2. In the New Database Information dialog, enter the New Oracle SID and the Mount Point.
3. Select whether you would want to clone the database using a new Storage Checkpoint or use
an existing Storage Checkpoint.