DATABASE CLONING USING HOT BACKUP | SERVER TO SERVER

CLONING ORACLE DATABASE (DIFFERENT DIRECTORY STRUCTURE )

Database cloning is creating a Identical copy of existing database. It can be done on separate hosts or on the same host. This
article is wished-for as a brief guide to clone Oracle database from one server to another server. I will show how to clone
database using HOT backup. HOT cloning is very easier to clone by using OS commands. HOT cloning requires database recovery.
To get insight about HOT BACKUP HIT HERE.

Source database name : sham on OEL5.SERVER1.COM

Clone database name : rose on OEL5.SERVER2.COM
SOURCE IP : 192.168.241.131 SERVER1
TARGET IP : 192.168.241.132 SERVER2
CHECKING IPADDRESS FOR SERVER1 & SERVER2
SERVER 1

SERVER 2 :

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CHECK NETWORK AVAILABILITY BETWEEN TWO SERVERS

SERVER 1

SERVER 2

CREATE DIRECTORIES FOR ADMIN LOG FILES

$ mkdir p /u01/app/oracle/admin/rose/
$ mkdir p /u01/app/oracle/admin/rose/adump
$ mkdir p /u01/app/oracle/admin/rose/bdump
$ mkdir p /u01/app/oracle/admin/rose/cdump
$ mkdir p /u01/app/oracle/admin/rose/udump

CREATE DIRECTORIES FOR CRD FILES AND ARCHIVELOGS

$ mkdir p /u01/app/oracle/oradata/rose
$ mkdir p /u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/ROSE/archivelog

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CREATING NECESSARY DIRECTORIES FOR CLONE DATABASE

CHECKING SOURCE DATABASE DETAILS

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COPYING PFILE FROM SEVER1 TO SERVER2

CHECKING CRD FILES LOCATION FROM SOURCE DATABASE

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CHECKING ARCHIVELOGS DETAILS

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COPYING *.dbf FILES TO CLONE SERVER

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CHECKING FRA FOR SOURCE DATABASE

COPYING ALL ARCHIVES FROM SOURCE TO DESTINATION

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CHECKING TARGET SERVER

CREATING CONTROLFILE SCRIPT

The word 'REUSE' needs to be changed to 'SET'. The database name needs setting to the new database name (if it is being
changed). You can decide whether the database will be put into archivelog mode or not.
Remove any lines that start with -Remove any lines that start with a #
Remove any blank lines in the 'CREATE CONTROLFILE' section.
Remove the line 'RECOVER DATABASE USING BACKUP CONTROLFILE'
Remove the line 'ALTER DATABASE OPEN RESETLOGS;
$ ls -l /home/oracle/trace.sql
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle oinstall 631 Oct 28 00:06 /home/oracle/trace.sql

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NEWLY CREATED PFILE FOR CLONE DATABASE

I am using pfile, I have placed initrose.ora file under $ORACLE_HOME/dbs directory. According to clone database, i made
some changes related to clone database in init.ora file. ( Location of control file path, audit_file_dest, background_dump_dest
core_dump_dest, user_dump_dest, db_name , etc ).
$ cd /u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1/dbs/
[oracle@oel5 dbs] $ ls -l initrose.ora
-rwxrwxr-x 1 oracle oinstall 1038 Oct 27 18:08 initrose.ora

cd /u01/app/oracle/oradata/hotbkp

$ cp * /u01/app/oracle/oradata/rose/

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PHYSICAL DATAFILES IN CLONE SERVER

STARTING CLONE DATABASE & RECREATING CONTROL FILE

REQUIRED ARCHIVES TO RECOVER CLONE DATABASE

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APPLYING REQUIRED ARCHIVED LOGS

APPLYING SEQUNCE - 4

APPLYING SEQUNCE 5 & SEQUENCE - 6

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APPLYING SEQUNCE 7 & SEQUENCE 8

CANCEL THE RECOVERY & OPEN THE DATABASE WITH RESETLOGS OPTION

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HOT CLONING ( SAME DIRECTORY STRUCTURE )

Source database name : sham
Clone database name : rose
To maintain Admin related files
Source database path=/u01/app/oracle/admin/sham/
Clone database path=/u01/app/oracle/admin/sham/
To maintain Physical files
Source database path=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/sham/
Clone database path=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/sham/

SOURCE IP : 192.168.241.131 SERVER1

TARGET IP : 192.168.241.132 SERVER2
Source database name : sham on OEL5.SERVER1.COM
Clone database name : sham on OEL5.SERVER2.COM
HOT backup cloning, in same directory structure is almost similar to different directory structure. What we have seen above.
Few changes are required. They are NOT required to recreate controlfile for clone database. We can copy all controlfiles from
source server to clone server ( along with datafiles and all required archives).
STEPS TO PERFORM HOT CLONING (SAME DIRECTORY STRUCTURE)
Create same directory structure in clone server.
Create pfile from spfile in source server and copy to clone server.
Put source database in begin backup mode.
Copy *.dbf files to clone sever from source server.
Release source database from begin backup mode.
Make log switches to get current archives in FRA for recovery purpose.
Copy *.ctl files to clone sever from source server.

CREATING DIRECTORIES IN CLONE SERVER

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CREATING DIRECTORIES FOR C/R/D FILES

PUTTING SOURCE DATABASE IN BEGIN BACKUP MODE

COPYING PFILE TO CLONE SERVER

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COPYING *.dbf FILES TO CLONE SERVER

CREATING SOME TRANSACTIONS

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RELEASING SOURCE DATABASE FROM BEGIN BACKUP MODE

COPYING ALL CONTROL FILES TO CLONE SERVER

COPYING ALL REQUIRED ARCHIVES TO CLONE SERVER

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STARTUP CLONE DATABASE

SYS>recover database using backup controlfile until cancel;

ORA-00279: change 390017 generated at 11/05/2014 16:16:45 needed for thread 1
ORA-00289: suggestion:
/u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/SHAM/archivelog/2014_11_05/o1_mf_1_1_b5n0l6f2_.arc
ORA-00280: change 390017 for thread 1 is in sequence #1
Specify log: {<RET>=suggested | filename | AUTO | CANCEL}
auto
ORA-00279: change 395354 generated at 11/05/2014 16:26:04 needed for thread 1
ORA-00289: suggestion :
/u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/SHAM/archivelog/2014_11_05/o1_mf_1_2_b5n0lnrr_.arc
ORA-00280: change 395354 for thread 1 is in sequence #2
ORA-00278: log file
'/u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/SHAM/archivelog/2014_11_05/o1_mf_1_1_b5n0l6f2_.arc'
no longer needed for this recovery
..
...
[Trimmed]
ORA-00279: change 396250 generated at 11/05/2014 16:26:19 needed for thread 1
ORA-00289: suggestion:
/u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/SHAM/archivelog/2014_11_05/o1_mf_1_3_b5n0ntjc_.arc
ORA-00279: change 407663 generated at 11/05/2014 16:45:37 needed for thread 1
ORA-00289: suggestion:
/u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/SHAM/archivelog/2014_11_05/o1_mf_1_11_%u_.arc
ORA-00280: change 407663 for thread 1 is in sequence #11
ORA-00278: log file
'/u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/SHAM/archivelog/2014_11_05/o1_mf_1_10_b5n1psc0_.arc'
no longer needed for this recovery

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ORA-00308: cannot open archived log

'/u01/app/oracle/flash_recovery_area/SHAM/archivelog/2014_11_05/o1_mf_1_11_%u_.arc'
ORA-27037: unable to obtain file status
Linux Error: 2: No such file or directory
Additional information: 3
SQL> alter database open resetlogs;
Database altered.

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