Thanks a lot i have checked the metalink, please see References Note 558478.1<https://metalink2.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/showdoc?db=NOT&id=558478.1&blackframe=1>- Cloning A Database Home And Changing The User/Group That Owns It Note 559299.1<https://metalink2.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/showdoc?db=NOT&id=559299.1&blackframe=1>- Cloning An Existing Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2.0.x) RDBMS Installation Using OUI Note 559301.1<https://metalink2.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/showdoc?db=NOT&id=559301.1&blackframe=1>- Cloning An Existing Oracle10g Release 1 (10.1.0.x) RDBMS Installation Using OUI Note 559304.1<https://metalink2.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/showdoc?db=NOT&id=559304.1&blackframe=1>- Cloning An Existing Oracle10g Release 2 (10.2.0.x) RDBMS Installation Using OUI Note 559305.1<https://metalink2.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/showdoc?db=NOT&id=559305.1&blackframe=1>- Cloning An Existing Oracle11g Release 1 (11.1.0.x) RDBMS Installation Using OUI Note 559863.1<https://metalink2.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/showdoc?db=NOT&id=559863.1&blackframe=1>- An Example Of How To Clone An Existing Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2.0.x) RDBMS Installation Using OUI Note 578805.1<https://metalink2.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/showdoc?db=NOT&id=578805.1&blackframe=1>- The "root.sh" Script Generated While Cloning A 9.2 Home Contains Duplicate Actions Note 407086.1<https://metalink2.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/showdoc?db=NOT&id=407086.1&blackframe=1>- USING CLONING IN CRS/RAC WINDOWS ENVIRONMENTS TO ADD A NODE For me, two more steps need pay attention: cd $ORACLE_HOME/oui/bin ./runInstaller -clone -silent -ignorePreReq ORACLE_HOME="<target_home>" ORACLE_HOME_NAME="<unique_home_name>" like /u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1/oui/bin/runInstaller -clone -silent -ignorePreReq ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1 ORACLE_HOME_NAME=OraDb10g_home1 another is need run root.sh finally. Thanks a lot for your reply. On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 3:21 PM, Tony Sequeira <tony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, December 5, 2008 02:48, bao jiejie wrote: > > Hi buddies, > > > > I always use EM grid control to clone oracle_home for an oracle binary > > installation. > > > > But everything has an exception, right? I have to install an oracle > binary > > in some sever without install media CD and EM grid control agent. > > > > Someone told me that to tar the oracle rdbms home and untar that to > > another > > new oracle_home location can do the same thing, i am wondering is that > > enough ? > > No > > > need i run some post job to fulfill an oracle_home clone ? > > Yes > > > Thanks a lot. > > There is a Metalink note describing this operation. > > It's not just a straight copy. > -- > Tony > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- ("'-''-/").___..--''"'-._ '7_ 7 ) '_. ( ).'-.__.') (_Y_.) ._ ) '._ '. ''-..-' _.'--'_..-_/ /--'_.' ,' (il),-'' (li),' ((!.-' Best regards, Yours sincerely House baojiejie@xxxxxxxxx