Before execution of the clone script I 1. Created the directories for the datafiles, controlfiles, redologfiles for the new clone database 2. I opened the target database with db_name = UTF8. UTF8 is the database which I would like to clone to a database with db_name = CLONE 3. I copied and renamed the passwordfile 4. I created the windows service oracleserviceclone ( with oradim ) 5. I made the pfile / spfile for the new database with db_name = CLONE. Please note I had to take away the OMF entry for the controlfiles. There are still some issues left with OMF redolog files and OMF controlfiles. C:\> SET ORACLE_SID=CLONE RUN { set newname for datafile 1 to 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_SYSTEM_1DT8JGN2_.DBF'; set newname for datafile 2 to 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS_16_1M08DN7D_.DBF'; set newname for datafile 3 to 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_SYSAUX_1NBJ85GR_.DBF'; set newname for datafile 4 to 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS_1DT8LVYG_.DBF'; set newname for datafile 5 to 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_UNDOTBS2_1JOTM2S4_.DBF'; set newname for datafile 6 to 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_CW4ORA_D_1OH2VGQP_.DBF'; set newname for datafile 7 to 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_CW4ORA_I_1OH2XWW4_.DBF'; set newname for datafile 8 to 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS2_1V1OPZWO_.DBF'; set newname for datafile 9 to 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USER_LOB_1WKM1WSD_.DBF'; set newname for tempfile 1 to 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_TEMP_1P47MLKR_.TMP'; DUPLICATE TARGET DATABASE TO "CLONE" LOGFILE GROUP 1 ('C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\UTF\CLONE\DUPLICAT\REDO01.RDO') SIZE 10M, -- I made an error in the path name GROUP 2 ('C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\UTF\CLONE\DUPLICAT\REDO02.RDO') SIZE 10M, -- I made an error in the path name GROUP 3 ('C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\UTF\CLONE\DUPLICAT\REDO03.RDO') SIZE 10M; -- I made an error in the path name } This is the output of the script. Please note that only at the final end I had do some manual work, since I made a mistake at the level of the path for the online redo logs. executing command: SET NEWNAME using target database control file instead of recovery catalog executing command: SET NEWNAME executing command: SET NEWNAME executing command: SET NEWNAME executing command: SET NEWNAME executing command: SET NEWNAME executing command: SET NEWNAME executing command: SET NEWNAME executing command: SET NEWNAME executing command: SET NEWNAME Starting Duplicate Db at 12-FEB-06 allocated channel: ORA_AUX_DISK_1 channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: sid=157 devtype=DISK allocated channel: ORA_AUX_DISK_2 channel ORA_AUX_DISK_2: sid=156 devtype=DISK allocated channel: ORA_AUX_DISK_3 channel ORA_AUX_DISK_3: sid=155 devtype=DISK allocated channel: ORA_AUX_DISK_4 channel ORA_AUX_DISK_4: sid=154 devtype=DISK contents of Memory Script: { set until scn 10616265; set newname for datafile 1 to "C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_SYSTEM_1DT8JGN2_.DBF"; set newname for datafile 2 to "C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS_16_1M08DN7D_.DBF"; set newname for datafile 3 to "C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_SYSAUX_1NBJ85GR_.DBF"; set newname for datafile 4 to "C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS_1DT8LVYG_.DBF"; set newname for datafile 5 to "C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_UNDOTBS2_1JOTM2S4_.DBF"; set newname for datafile 6 to "C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_CW4ORA_D_1OH2VGQP_.DBF"; set newname for datafile 7 to "C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_CW4ORA_I_1OH2XWW4_.DBF"; set newname for datafile 8 to "C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS2_1V1OPZWO_.DBF"; set newname for datafile 9 to "C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USER_LOB_1WKM1WSD_.DBF"; restore check readonly clone database ; } executing Memory Script executing command: SET until clause executing command: SET NEWNAME executing command: SET NEWNAME executing command: SET NEWNAME executing command: SET NEWNAME executing command: SET NEWNAME executing command: SET NEWNAME executing command: SET NEWNAME executing command: SET NEWNAME executing command: SET NEWNAME Starting restore at 12-FEB-06 using channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1 using channel ORA_AUX_DISK_2 using channel ORA_AUX_DISK_3 using channel ORA_AUX_DISK_4 channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: starting datafile backupset restore channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set restoring datafile 00006 to C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_CW4ORA_D_1OH2VGQP_.DBF restoring datafile 00008 to C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS2_1V1OPZWO_.DBF channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: reading from backup piece C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\BRUSSELS\BACKUPSET\2006_02_10\O1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20060210T151853_1YS86P37_.BKP channel ORA_AUX_DISK_2: starting datafile backupset restore channel ORA_AUX_DISK_2: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set restoring datafile 00001 to C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_SYSTEM_1DT8JGN2_.DBF restoring datafile 00003 to C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_SYSAUX_1NBJ85GR_.DBF channel ORA_AUX_DISK_2: reading from backup piece C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\BRUSSELS\BACKUPSET\2006_02_10\O1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20060210T151853_1YS87YMF_.BKP channel ORA_AUX_DISK_3: starting datafile backupset restore channel ORA_AUX_DISK_3: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set restoring datafile 00005 to C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_UNDOTBS2_1JOTM2S4_.DBF restoring datafile 00007 to C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_CW4ORA_I_1OH2XWW4_.DBF channel ORA_AUX_DISK_3: reading from backup piece C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\BRUSSELS\BACKUPSET\2006_02_10\O1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20060210T151853_1YS87FFC_.BKP channel ORA_AUX_DISK_4: starting datafile backupset restore channel ORA_AUX_DISK_4: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set restoring datafile 00002 to C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS_16_1M08DN7D_.DBF channel ORA_AUX_DISK_4: reading from backup piece C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\BRUSSELS\BACKUPSET\2006_02_10\O1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20060210T151853_1YS8GYHF_.BKP channel ORA_AUX_DISK_4: restored backup piece 1 piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\BRUSSELS\BACKUPSET\2006_02_10\O1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20060210T151853_1YS8GYHF_.BKP tag=TAG20060210T151853 channel ORA_AUX_DISK_4: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:09:08 channel ORA_AUX_DISK_4: starting datafile backupset restore channel ORA_AUX_DISK_4: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set restoring datafile 00004 to C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS_1DT8LVYG_.DBF restoring datafile 00009 to C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USER_LOB_1WKM1WSD_.DBF channel ORA_AUX_DISK_4: reading from backup piece C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\BRUSSELS\BACKUPSET\2006_02_10\O1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20060210T151853_1YS86JRL_.BKP channel ORA_AUX_DISK_2: restored backup piece 1 piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\BRUSSELS\BACKUPSET\2006_02_10\O1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20060210T151853_1YS87YMF_.BKP tag=TAG20060210T151853 channel ORA_AUX_DISK_2: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:11:24 channel ORA_AUX_DISK_3: restored backup piece 1 piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\BRUSSELS\BACKUPSET\2006_02_10\O1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20060210T151853_1YS87FFC_.BKP tag=TAG20060210T151853 channel ORA_AUX_DISK_3: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:11:31 channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restored backup piece 1 piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\BRUSSELS\BACKUPSET\2006_02_10\O1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20060210T151853_1YS86P37_.BKP tag=TAG20060210T151853 channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:12:17 channel ORA_AUX_DISK_4: restored backup piece 1 piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\BRUSSELS\BACKUPSET\2006_02_10\O1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20060210T151853_1YS86JRL_.BKP tag=TAG20060210T151853 channel ORA_AUX_DISK_4: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:07:04 Finished restore at 12-FEB-06 sql statement: CREATE CONTROLFILE REUSE SET DATABASE "CLONE" RESETLOGS ARCHIVELOG MAXLOGFILES 16 MAXLOGMEMBERS 3 MAXDATAFILES 100 MAXINSTANCES 8 MAXLOGHISTORY 4090 LOGFILE GROUP 1 ( 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\UTF\CLONE\DUPLICAT\REDO01.RDO' ) SIZE 10 M , GROUP 2 ( 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\UTF\CLONE\DUPLICAT\REDO02.RDO' ) SIZE 10 M , GROUP 3 ( 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\UTF\CLONE\DUPLICAT\REDO03.RDO' ) SIZE 10 M DATAFILE 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_SYSTEM_1YYG2RXX_.DBF' CHARACTER SET AL32UTF8 contents of Memory Script: { switch clone datafile all; } executing Memory Script released channel: ORA_AUX_DISK_1 released channel: ORA_AUX_DISK_2 released channel: ORA_AUX_DISK_3 released channel: ORA_AUX_DISK_4 datafile 2 switched to datafile copy input datafile copy recid=1 stamp=582216382 filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS_16_1YYG2S9N_.DBF datafile 3 switched to datafile copy input datafile copy recid=2 stamp=582216382 filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_SYSAUX_1YYG2T33_.DBF datafile 4 switched to datafile copy input datafile copy recid=3 stamp=582216382 filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS_1YYGMYBV_.DBF datafile 5 switched to datafile copy input datafile copy recid=4 stamp=582216382 filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_UNDOTBS2_1YYG2SHW_.DBF datafile 6 switched to datafile copy input datafile copy recid=5 stamp=582216383 filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_CW4ORA_D_1YYG2RVQ_.DBF datafile 7 switched to datafile copy input datafile copy recid=6 stamp=582216383 filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_CW4ORA_I_1YYG2S9Y_.DBF datafile 8 switched to datafile copy input datafile copy recid=7 stamp=582216383 filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS2_1YYG2T8Q_.DBF datafile 9 switched to datafile copy input datafile copy recid=8 stamp=582216383 filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USER_LOB_1YYGMZ6K_.DBF contents of Memory Script: { set until scn 10616265; recover clone database delete archivelog ; } executing Memory Script executing command: SET until clause Starting recover at 12-FEB-06 allocated channel: ORA_AUX_DISK_1 channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: sid=158 devtype=DISK allocated channel: ORA_AUX_DISK_2 channel ORA_AUX_DISK_2: sid=154 devtype=DISK allocated channel: ORA_AUX_DISK_3 channel ORA_AUX_DISK_3: sid=155 devtype=DISK allocated channel: ORA_AUX_DISK_4 channel ORA_AUX_DISK_4: sid=156 devtype=DISK starting media recovery channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: starting archive log restore to default destination channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restoring archive log archive log thread=1 sequence=4407 channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: reading from backup piece C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\BRUSSELS\BACKUPSET\2006_02_10\O1_MF_ANNNN_TAG20060210T153431_1YS9F8S9_.BKP channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restored backup piece 1 piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\BRUSSELS\BACKUPSET\2006_02_10\O1_MF_ANNNN_TAG20060210T153431_1YS9F8S9_.BKP tag=TAG20060210T153431 channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:27 archive log filename=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\DUPLICAT\ARCHIVELOG\2006_02_12\O1_MF_1_4407_1YYH1YVL_.ARC thread=1 sequence=4407 channel clone_default: deleting archive log(s) archive log filename=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\DUPLICAT\ARCHIVELOG\2006_02_12\O1_MF_1_4407_1YYH1YVL_.ARC recid=1 stamp=582216415 media recovery complete, elapsed time: 00:00:08 Finished recover at 12-FEB-06 contents of Memory Script: { shutdown clone; startup clone nomount ; } executing Memory Script database dismounted Oracle instance shut down connected to auxiliary database (not started) Oracle instance started Total System Global Area 524288000 bytes Fixed Size 1249968 bytes Variable Size 473959760 bytes Database Buffers 46137344 bytes Redo Buffers 2940928 bytes sql statement: CREATE CONTROLFILE REUSE SET DATABASE "CLONE" RESETLOGS ARCHIVELOG MAXLOGFILES 16 MAXLOGMEMBERS 3 MAXDATAFILES 100 MAXINSTANCES 8 MAXLOGHISTORY 4090 LOGFILE GROUP 1 ( 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\UTF\CLONE\DUPLICAT\REDO01.RDO' ) SIZE 10 M , GROUP 2 ( 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\UTF\CLONE\DUPLICAT\REDO02.RDO' ) SIZE 10 M , GROUP 3 ( 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\UTF\CLONE\DUPLICAT\REDO03.RDO' ) SIZE 10 M DATAFILE 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_SYSTEM_1YYG2RXX_.DBF' CHARACTER SET AL32UTF8 contents of Memory Script: { set newname for tempfile 1 to "C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_TEMP_1P47MLKR_.TMP"; switch clone tempfile all; catalog clone datafilecopy "C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS_16_1YYG2S9N_.DBF"; catalog clone datafilecopy "C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_SYSAUX_1YYG2T33_.DBF"; catalog clone datafilecopy "C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS_1YYGMYBV_.DBF"; catalog clone datafilecopy "C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_UNDOTBS2_1YYG2SHW_.DBF"; catalog clone datafilecopy "C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_CW4ORA_D_1YYG2RVQ_.DBF"; catalog clone datafilecopy "C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_CW4ORA_I_1YYG2S9Y_.DBF"; catalog clone datafilecopy "C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS2_1YYG2T8Q_.DBF"; catalog clone datafilecopy "C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USER_LOB_1YYGMZ6K_.DBF"; switch clone datafile all; } executing Memory Script executing command: SET NEWNAME renamed temporary file 1 to C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_TEMP_1P47MLKR_.TMP in control file cataloged datafile copy datafile copy filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS_16_1YYG2S9N_.DBF recid=1 stamp=582216453 cataloged datafile copy datafile copy filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_SYSAUX_1YYG2T33_.DBF recid=2 stamp=582216454 cataloged datafile copy datafile copy filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS_1YYGMYBV_.DBF recid=3 stamp=582216455 cataloged datafile copy datafile copy filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_UNDOTBS2_1YYG2SHW_.DBF recid=4 stamp=582216455 cataloged datafile copy datafile copy filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_CW4ORA_D_1YYG2RVQ_.DBF recid=5 stamp=582216456 cataloged datafile copy datafile copy filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_CW4ORA_I_1YYG2S9Y_.DBF recid=6 stamp=582216457 cataloged datafile copy datafile copy filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS2_1YYG2T8Q_.DBF recid=7 stamp=582216458 cataloged datafile copy datafile copy filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USER_LOB_1YYGMZ6K_.DBF recid=8 stamp=582216459 datafile 2 switched to datafile copy input datafile copy recid=1 stamp=582216453 filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS_16_1YYG2S9N_.DBF datafile 3 switched to datafile copy input datafile copy recid=2 stamp=582216454 filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_SYSAUX_1YYG2T33_.DBF datafile 4 switched to datafile copy input datafile copy recid=3 stamp=582216455 filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS_1YYGMYBV_.DBF datafile 5 switched to datafile copy input datafile copy recid=4 stamp=582216455 filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_UNDOTBS2_1YYG2SHW_.DBF datafile 6 switched to datafile copy input datafile copy recid=5 stamp=582216456 filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_CW4ORA_D_1YYG2RVQ_.DBF datafile 7 switched to datafile copy input datafile copy recid=6 stamp=582216457 filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_CW4ORA_I_1YYG2S9Y_.DBF datafile 8 switched to datafile copy input datafile copy recid=7 stamp=582216458 filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS2_1YYG2T8Q_.DBF datafile 9 switched to datafile copy input datafile copy recid=8 stamp=582216459 filename=C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USER_LOB_1YYGMZ6K_.DBF contents of Memory Script: { Alter clone database open resetlogs; } executing Memory Script RMAN-00571: =========================================================== RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS =============== RMAN-00571: =========================================================== RMAN-03002: failure of Duplicate Db command at 02/12/2006 14:47:44 RMAN-03015: error occurred in stored script Memory Script RMAN-06136: ORACLE error from auxiliary database: ORA-00344: unable to re-create online log 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\UTF\CLONE\DUPLICAT\REDO01.RDO' ORA-27040: file create error, unable to create file OSD-04002: unable to open file O/S-Error: (OS 3) The system cannot find the path specified. At the end, something went wrong , I made an error in the directory paths of the online redo logs as such they couldn' t have been created by the alter database open resetlogs. Let us take a look and let us correct in a traditional way SQL> select member from v$logfile; MEMBER -------------------------------------------------- C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\UTF\CLONE\DUPLICAT\REDO03.RDO C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\UTF\CLONE\DUPLICAT\REDO02.RDO C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\UTF\CLONE\DUPLICAT\REDO01.RDO SQL> alter database rename file 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\UTF\CLONE\DUPLICAT\REDO03.RDO' to 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\ONLINELOG\REDO03.RDO'; Database altered. SQL> alter database rename file 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\UTF\CLONE\DUPLICAT\REDO01.RDO' to 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\ONLINELOG\REDO01.RDO'; Database altered. SQL> alter database rename file 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\UTF\CLONE\DUPLICAT\REDO02.RDO' to 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\ONLINELOG\REDO02.RDO'; Database altered. SQL> alter database open resetlogs; Database altered. My database with db_name UTF8 has been copied, cloned on the same server, other directories, other db_name and offcourse other dbid, let us explore some well known v$-views SQL> select dbid,name from v$database; DBID NAME ---------- --------- 781032125 CLONE SQL> select name from v$datafile; NAME ------------------------------------------------------------------------- C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_SYSTEM_1YYG2RXX_.DBF C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS_16_1YYG2S9N_.DBF C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_SYSAUX_1YYG2T33_.DBF C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS_1YYGMYBV_.DBF C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_UNDOTBS2_1YYG2SHW_.DBF C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_CW4ORA_D_1YYG2RVQ_.DBF C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_CW4ORA_I_1YYG2S9Y_.DBF C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USERS2_1YYG2T8Q_.DBF C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_USER_LOB_1YYGMZ6K_.DBF 9 rows selected. SQL> select name from v$controlfile; NAME ------------------------------------------------------------------------- C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\CONTROLFILE\O1_MF_1YYH15D2_.CTL C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\DUPLICAT\CONTROLFILE\O1_MF_1YYH16VG_.CTL SQL> select member from v$logfile; MEMBER ------------------------------------------------------------------------- C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\ONLINELOG\REDO03.RDO C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\ONLINELOG\REDO02.RDO C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\ONLINELOG\REDO01.RDO SQL> select name from v$tempfile; NAME ------------------------------------------------------------------------- C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\CLONE\DUPLICAT\DATAFILE\O1_MF_TEMP_1YYHPXV3_.TMP |