Certified Oracle RAC Scenarios for Oralce eBusiness suite cloning

(Based on Oracle Metalink note: 783188.1 as on 3-Mar-2009)

This document is divided into the following sections:

Section 1: Terminology
Section 2: Supported Scenarios
Section 3: References

The most up-to-date version of this document can be obtained in Note 783188.1.

Section 1: Terminology

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 reliability of the process, Oracle offers the following tools for use in cloning RAC Enabled Oracle E-Business Suite systems:

Rapid Clone – Command-line tool
Oracle Application Management Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite (AMP) – GUI-based tool used for automated end-to-end cloning

This document provides details of the RAC scenarios that are currently certified for cloning using these tools. Other scenarios are planned as shown.

Note: Scenarios not shown are not supported.

Section 2: Supported Scenarios

The following table illustrates the various cloning permutations that exist with different versions of Oracle E-Business Suite and its components, operating system software, and the cloning tools available.

		Rapid Clone				Oracle Application Management Pack for Oracle E-Business Suite
Oracle E-Business Suite Version	Scenario	Status	RDBMS Version	Cluster File System	Operating System	Status	RDBMS Version	Cluster File System	Operating System
11i	RAC-to-RAC	Supported	9i	N/A	Unix, Linux, Windows	Planned	10g	TBD	TBD
	RAC-to-Non RAC	Supported	9i	N/A	Unix, Linux, Windows	Not Supported	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Add Nodes to Existing RAC Cluster	Supported	9i	N/A	Unix, Linux, Windows	Not Supported	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Scale Up or Down while Cloning	Supported	9i	N/A	Unix, Linux, Windows	Not Supported	N/A	N/A	N/A
12.0	RAC-to-RAC	Supported	10g, 11g	ASM, OMF, OCFS2, NFS	Linux (Not Tested on Other Platforms)	Planned	10g, 11g	ASM, OMF, OCFS2, NFS	Linux
	RAC-to-Non RAC	Not Supported	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned	10g, 11g	ASM, OMF, OCFS2, NFS	Linux
	Scale Up or Down while Cloning	Not Supported	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned	10g, 11g	ASM, OMF, OCFS2, NFS	Linux
12.1.1	RAC-to-RAC	Planned	10g, 11g	TBD	TBD	Planned	10g, 11g	TBD	TBD
	RAC-to-Non RAC	Not Supported	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned	TBD	TBD	TBD
	Scale Up or Down while Cloning	Not Supported	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned	TBD	TBD	TBD
12.2	RAC-to-RAC	Planned	10g, 11g	TBD	TBD	Planned	10g, 11g	TBD	TBD
	RAC-to-Non RAC	Not Supported	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned	TBD	TBD	TBD
	Scale Up or Down while Cloning	Not Supported	N/A	N/A	N/A	Planned	TBD	TBD	TBD

Key:

N/A = Not Applicable
TBD = To Be Decided

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