[Editor’s note: EBS cloning can be pretty involved. There are many different cloning scenarios, including cloning a RAC-based environment to an identical RAC environment, cloning from a RAC-based environment to a non-RAC environment, and adding or subtracting RAC nodes while cloning. Our Applications Technology Group has had to make some decisions about the relative priority of these scenarios. Filesystems like ASM, OMF, OCFS2, and NFS add further complexity to the certification matrix. If you would like to share your opinions about these decisions, post a comment below. Your feedback will be sent directly to our ATG Product Management team.]


Cloning an Oracle E-Business Suite system that uses an Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) enabled database involves numerous different technology components and steps, and would therefore be a complex, error-prone process if carried out manually.
To speed up, simplify, and enhance the reliability of the process, Oracle offers the following tools for use in cloning RAC-enabled Oracle E-Business Suite systems:

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The Oracle E-Business Suite Application Technology Group (ATG) has documented the various RAC cloning options for these tools in the following new Note:


This Metalink document will be updated periodically to reflect the support status and Development plans for different RAC Scenarios.

The Road Ahead for Cloning

While Rapid Clone will continue to provide basic cloning functionality for all EBS releases, the future direction is to provide support for advanced cloning scenarios through the Oracle Application Management Pack (AMP) for E-Business Suite (Metalink Note 394448.1) since it provides a more flexible user experience and automation for complicated clone routines.

For more information about cloning, refer to the following documentation available in OracleMetaLink :

  • 230672.1: Cloning Oracle Applications Release 11i with Rapid Clone
  • 216664.1: FAQ: Cloning Oracle Applications Release 11i
  • 406982.1: Cloning Oracle Applications Release 12 with Rapid Clone
  • 559518.1: Cloning Oracle Applications Release 12 with Rapid Clone on RAC Enabled Systems
  • 783188.1: Certified Oracle RAC Scenarios for Oracle E-Business Suite Cloning
  • 394448.1: Getting Started with the Applications Management Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite

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