Tuesday 17 July 2007

Clone Apps 11i Instance

Cloning is process of creating replica of your source apps 11i Instance ( lets say you have one apps Instance with name PROD and you want to create similar instance ( including same patches & user data) like DEV then you will use adclone utility (Also called as Rapid Clone these days). In this case source Instance will be PROD and target Instance will be DEV. There are lot for scenario in which you wish to clone your E-Business Suite 11i Instance , like you want to Test if everything is OK in Test & then after testing want to create Production instance or you want to move your Instance from one machine to other machine.


Step1 . Prerequisites Steps you do before start cloning using rapid clone
1.1 Verify source and target nodes software versions
1.2 Apply the latest AutoConfig Template patch
1.3 Apply the latest Rapid Clone patches

Step2 . Clone Source to Target
2.1 Run preclone on DB tier
2.2 Run preclone on Apps or middle tier
2.3 Copy source file system to target file system
2.4 Configure db tier
2.5 Configure apps/middle tier

Step 3 Finishing Task
3.1 Update profile options
3.2 Update settings (If printers are not configured or you don't want to use printer you can skip this step)
3.3 Update workflow configuration settings (Important)

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Profile - Oracle 11i AppsDBA
Over 7 years of experience as an Oracle Applications DBA managing Oracle Public Sector HRMS 11.5.10 and Oracle Financials 11i in Unix and Windows NT environments. Strong skills and experience with installing, patching, cloning and troubleshooting various Oracle E-Business Suite products in Oracle database 9i and 10g. Proactive in the different phases of architecture design, development, testing, maintenance, performance enhancement and postproduction support. Currently working as Oracle Application DBA at Warwickshire County Council.

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