Applies to:

Oracle Server - Enterprise Edition - Version: 9.2.0.1 to 11.2.0.1 - Release: 9.2 to 11.2
Oracle Universal Installer - Version: 10.1.0.2 to 11.2.0.1 [Release: 10.1 to 11.2]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

The goal of this note is to provide links to various Metalink notes regarding how to clone Oracle RDBMS installations using the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI)

NOTE: These notes should only be used for cloning single-instance (non-RAC) homes. They should not be used for cloning RAC, CRS or ASM homes.

Solution

Currently, the following general notes exist regarding cloning Oracle RDBMS installations using OUI:

Note:559301.1 "Cloning An Existing Oracle10g Release 1 (10.1.0.x) RDBMS Installation Using OUI"

Note:559304.1 "Cloning An Existing Oracle10g Release 2 (10.2.0.x) RDBMS Installation Using OUI"

Note:559305.1 "Cloning An Existing Oracle11g Release 1 (11.1.0.x) RDBMS Installation Using OUI"

Note:1221705.1 "Cloning An Existing Oracle11g Release 1 (11.2.0.x) RDBMS Installation Using OUI"

The following additional cloning notes exist:

Note:407086.1 "Using Cloning In CRS/RAC Windows Environments To Add A Node "

Note:549268.1 "How To Clone An Existing RDBMS Installation Using EMGC"

Note:558478.1 "Cloning A Database Home And Changing The User/Group That Owns It"

Note:559863.1 "An Example Of How To Clone An Existing Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2.0.x) RDBMS Installation Using OUI"

Note:565009.1 "FAQs on RDBMS Oracle Home Cloning Using OUI"

Note:578805.1 "The "root.sh" Script Generated While Cloning A 9.2 Home Contains Duplicate Actions"

Note:1061788.1 "Connect as SYSDBA on 11.2 Cloned Home Gives "ORA-1031: Insufficient Privileges" Error"

References

NOTE:1061788.1 - Connect as SYSDBA on 11.2 Cloned Home Gives "ORA-1031: Insufficient Privileges" Error
NOTE:1221705.1 - Cloning An Existing Oracle11g Release 2 (11.2.0.x) RDBMS Installation Using OUI
NOTE:407086.1 - USING CLONING IN CRS/RAC WINDOWS ENVIRONMENTS TO ADD A NODE
NOTE:549268.1 - How To Clone An Existing RDBMS Installation Using EMGC
NOTE:558478.1 - Cloning A Database Home And Changing The User/Group That Owns It
NOTE:559301.1 - Cloning An Existing Oracle10g Release 1 (10.1.0.x) RDBMS Installation Using OUI
NOTE:559304.1 - Cloning An Existing Oracle10g Release 2 (10.2.0.x) RDBMS Installation Using OUI
NOTE:559305.1 - Cloning An Existing Oracle11g Release 1 (11.1.0.x) RDBMS Installation Using OUI
NOTE:559863.1 - An Example Of How To Clone An Existing Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2.0.x) RDBMS Installation
NOTE:565009.1 - FAQs on RDBMS Oracle Home Cloning Using OUI
NOTE:578805.1 - The "root.sh" Script Generated While Cloning A 9.2 Home Contains Duplicate Actions
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