The clone workflow includes planning, performing the clone operation, and monitoring the operation.
About this task
You might clone databases for the following reasons:
- To test functionality that has to be implemented using the current database structure and content during application development cycles.
- To populate data warehouses using data extraction and manipulation tools.
- To recover data that was mistakenly deleted or changed.
The following workflow shows the sequence in which you must perform the clone operation:
You can also use Linux commands to perform clone operation. For detailed information about Linux commands, use the SnapCenter command help or see the command reference information.