System copy of ECC EHP6??

Hi All
What are defrences b/w dbrefresh and system export and import through sapinst??
In which scenario we have to prefer dbrefesh and system export??
Please give me some clarification on this...
Thanks
Chandra

Hi Chandhra,
DB refresh:
Updating the target database with contents from source database. There  are 2 methods to achive this viz backup / restore method & Export/Import method.
Approach and steps are different in both the scenarios.
Backup/restore method:
Pros: No downtime of source system in case using online backup
Cons:
     No DB reorganization happens during this process
     Cannot be used or recommended for AS-Java based systems like Portals.
Export/Import method:
Pros:
    DB reorganization happens during this process
     Can be used for AS-ABAP as well as AS-JAVA based systems
Cons: Downtime of source system is required to perform DB export.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Deepak Kori

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