It happens all the time in the Oracle apps world - like *all *the time :( . So in terms of how tested validated a procedure is it - pretty much nailed down. Hopefully anticipating one objection at least. On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 1:01 PM, Bob <orcl@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > So... on my Linux environment 10.. (I had to install 10.1.0.3) the clone > went perfectly. Cloned both versions using the same document Seems to me > like one can clone in 1/2 the time it takes to do an install :) > Opatch finds it in the inventory, lists everything correctly... Very cool > > Now, I must introduce this (sell it) to the political arena, the next > level... known as work... > > From here it looks good though > > Thanks! > Bob > > S. Anthony Sequeira wrote: > > On Sat, 2008-06-21 at 09:07 -0400, Bob wrote: > > > Sounds good, Ill try that today on my home Linux environment and see > what happens. I searched previously for cloning on metalink and all > > > The Metalink search engine leaves a lot to be desired. > > > > the docs came back for information 10.2 or greater. If this works > smoothly, it could be very good. > > > It went very well for me. No problems I can recall. And I had a > limited time to clone the home, and patch 2 servers. > > > > Thanks > > > You're welcome. > > > -- Niall Litchfield Oracle DBA http://www.orawin.info