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Considerations for cloning a database to an alternate host

Contributors NetAppZacharyWambold

Before you can clone to a host other than the one on which the database resides, there are some requirements that must be met.

The following table shows the source and target host setup requirements:

Prerequisite set up

Requirement

Architecture

Must be the same on both the source and target hosts

Operating system and version

Must be the same on both the source and target hosts

SnapManager for Oracle

Must be installed and running on both the source and target hosts

Credentials

Must be set for the user to access the target host

Oracle

The same software version must be installed on both the source and target hosts.

The Oracle Listener must be running on the target host.

Compatible storage stack

Must be the same on both the source and target hosts

Protocol used to access data files

Must be the same on both the source and target hosts

Domain

Both remote host and the host on which the database resides must be in the domain and not in the workgroup