Hi Folks, Got a question regarding RMAN duplicate. I have an 11.2.0.3.0 2-node RAC on ASM running on RHEL 5.9. I'm trying to duplicate this database to another 2-node RAC database that I have already created on the same server. My target is DB01 and my auxiliary is DB02. I did the following steps (numerous times): Step 1 Create shell db, DB02 using dbca on ASM as a 2-RAC db Step 2 Backup this db Step 3 Follow note MOS Note ID: 1076656.1 and change sid name, db_name, tnsnames.ora entry and listener.ora to uppercase. On DB02, change all entries from db021 and db022 to DB021 and DB022 as suggested by MOS Note ID 1076656.1. The shutdown my auxiliary DB02 and create a new spfile: create spfile from pfile='initDB02.for_clone.ora' Step 4 Run the duplicate command as follows: rman target sys/welcome1@db01 auxiliary sys/welcome1@db02 DUPLICATE TARGET DATABASE TO S70OAM FROM ACTIVE DATABASE; And here's the snipped output from the above command: executing Memory Script sql statement: alter system set control_files = ''+REDO/db02/controlfile/current.282.860849203'' comment= ''Set by RMAN'' scope=spfile sql statement: alter system set db_name = ''DB01'' comment= ''Modified by RMAN duplicate'' scope=spfile sql statement: alter system set db_unique_name = ''DB02'' comment= ''Modified by RMAN duplicate'' scope=spfile Oracle instance shut down RMAN-00571: =========================================================== RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS =============== RMAN-00571: =========================================================== RMAN-03002: failure of Duplicate Db command at 10/13/2014 12:46:58 RMAN-06174: not connected to auxiliary database RMAN-03015: error occurred in stored script Memory Script RMAN-04006: error from auxiliary database: ORA-01031: insufficient privileges RMAN> exit Here's my tnsnames.ora file: DB01 = (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 10.10.102.1)(PORT = 1521)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = db01) ) ) DB02 = (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 10.10.102.1)(PORT = 1521)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = DB02) (UR=A) ) ) Here's my listener.ora from the grid home: SID_LIST_LISTENER = (SID_LIST = ) (SID_DESC = (GLOBAL_DBNAME = DB02) (ORACLE_HOME = /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.3/dbhome_1) (SID_NAME = DB02) ) ) My password file is named: spfileDB021.ora Before proceeding with these steps, I was able to connect to both DB01 and DB02 using the tnsnames entry DB01 and DB02 e.g. sqlplus sys@DB02 as sysdba rman target sys/welcome1@DB02 Before I open a support ticket, any suggestions as to what I'm doing wrong? Have I missed anything? Thanks -- mohammed