11gR1 backup for 11gR2 database clone.

Hi all,
Our OS is 64 bit RHEL 5.7. On this we have EBS R12.1.3. with db version 11.1. Recently I installed EBS 12.1.3 (actually installed 12.1.1 and upgraded to 12.1.3) on a VM and upgraded its 11.1.0.7 db to 11.2.0.3. Now as I want to test the CPU patches on this instance I decided to clone the production instance here. Since this is a higher version oracle home (11.2.0), I will have to do some new steps here but am not sure what they are. I have restored the controlfile, restored and recovered the database and opened the database with STARTUP UPGRADE command. What steps should I perform next?
Regards,
Vinod

I believe this is what you need to do:
- Clone your application tier node only
Cloning Oracle Applications Release 12 with Rapid Clone [ID 406982.1]
Rapid Clone Documentation Resources For Release 11i and 12 [ID 799735.1]
- Re-apply the application patches you applied for 11.2.0.3 upgrade using "nodatabaseportion"
Interoperability Notes EBS 12.0 and 12.1 with Database 11gR2 [ID 1058763.1]
AD Command Line Options for Release R12 [ID 1078973.1]
- Apply CPU patches
Oracle E-Business Suite Releases 11i and 12 Critical Patch Update Knowledge Document (April 2013) [ID 1530756.1]
Thanks,
Hussein

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