Oracle Binary Cloning

Install Oracle Server from Previous Installation using Bindary Cloning.

1. Tar or copy the existing installation to be used:
tar cvf .tar
2. Untar or copy the existing installation to $HOME/ ( should be the full
version including patch level (for example, 10.2.0.1):
tar xvf .tar
3. Remove the following files and directories from the copy:
• *.log
• *.dbf
• Listener.ora
• Sqlnet.ora
• Tnsnames.ora
• $ORACLE_HOME/_
• $ORACLE_HOME/oc4j/j2ee/OC4J_DBConsole__
4. Use the Oracle Universal Installer to clone the existing installation into the inventory:
$HOME/oui/install/runInstaller \
-clone ORACLE_HOME= \
ORACLE_HOME_NAME=""
Tip: ORACLE_HOME can be attached and detached from the central Oracle inventory using:
• runInstaller -attachHome ORACLE_HOME=
ORACLE_HOME_NAME=