Physical files restoration

Question

Hello,
Is it possible to setup a Test server par restoring (copying) the physical files from my production server? We are running Oracle 9i version2. In fact we have moved from one server to another , more powerful server. Now I would to make the old server a test server. I tried by doing en export/import but it is taking too much time.
Please how can go about it and later be able to easly update the old server to the new.
Thanks

Answer 1

bezgodo wrote:
we have change the physical server. So they migrate the oracle database from the old server to the new server. Both servers are running Oracle 9i version 2 and the OS is SUSE 9. The production database is having more datafile today and the file and folders structure are not the same as the old server. SO i want to copy the files from the new server to the old server that will be using as the TEST server.
So could you provide me the steps by steps way to go about it.
The main difference between the two database today is primarly their folder structure and the number of files in different tablespaces
Thanks in advanceDirectory structure can be different both server ,do following steps.
1.Take cold backup from production database .To doing this you need shutting down your database(production).
Before shutting down database you have to identify all files(control,data,log)
sqlplus "/as sysdba"
/*identify controlfiles*/
select name from v$controlfile;
/*identify datafiles*/
select name from v$datafile;
/*identify logfiles*/
select member from v$logfile
shutdown immediate;2.Transfer these files(also you need copy pfile if you do not use pfile then
create that from as pfile as create pfile='pfilelocation' from spfie ) to new server(using rsync or others ways)
3.In new server edit pfile according new directories(change control_files,user and background_dump_dest,etc..)
4.Startup database in new server as:
export ORACLE_SID=<YOURSID>
sqlplus "/as sysdba"
startup mount pfile='pfile_location';
/*Now you need change location datafiles/logfiles to new location*/
alter database rename file <datafile_name_n> to 'new_transferred_location';
alter database rename file <logfile_name_n> to 'new_transferred_location';
alter database open;Other way you can using rman backup database and can restore this in new server as:
1.Backup database in production server as:
rman target /
configure controlfile autobackup on;
shutdown immediate;
startup mount;
backup database;2. then copy generated backup files to new server and:
export ORACLE_SID=<YOURSID>
rman target /
startup nomount;
restore restore spfile to pfile from  'autobackup_location'
/*This bk file was generated first step*/
/*then edit pfile according new directories(change control_files,
user and background_dump_dest,etc..)*/
shutdown immediate;
startup nomount;
restore controlfile from  'autobackup_location';
alter database mount;
catalog start with 'transferred_backup_location';
restore database;
recover database;
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