Cloning Oracle Applications Release 12 with Rapid Clone

Section 1: Prerequisite Tasks

Before cloning, prepare the source system by applying any required patches and running AutoConfig.

1. Verify OS requirements on target system
Before cloning to a new server, ensure the target system meets all the requirements for Oracle Applications Release 12 stated on the Oracle Applications and on the Oracle Applications Installation and Upgrade Notes for each Platform.

2. Verify source and target system software components and versions
In addition to the Oracle Applications software requirements the following software component versions must exist on the source or target nodes as applicable. The 'Location' column indicates the node where the software component must reside.

Software Component Minimum Version Required Location Comments:-
Zip 2.3(or higher)
Unzip 5.52(or higher)
Perl 5.x 

3. Apply the latest AD patch
For Release 12.1:
Patch Description
9239089 R12.AD.B.DELTA.3

4. Apply the latest AutoConfig template patch
Update the Oracle Applications file system with the latest AutoConfig template files by applying the TXK AutoConfig Template rollup patch to all application tier server nodes.


5. Apply the latest Rapid Clone patches

Update the Oracle Applications file system with the latest Rapid Clone files by applying the following patches to all Applications nodes.
For Release 12.1:
Patch Description
9171651:R12.OAM.B
12.1 RAPIDCLONE CONSOLIDATED FIXES JUL/2010
9833058:R12.OAM.B
HOT CLONE FAILS WITH ORA-00201 DURING RECOVERY MANAGER
9833058:R12.OAM.B
HOT CLONE FAILS WITH ORA-00201 DURING RECOVERY MANAGER
12404574:R12.OAM.B
ORACLE_HOME REGISTRATION DOES NOT HAPPEN WITH CENTRAL INVENTORY ON LOZ
Other Patches (All releases):
Patch Description
8246709 Required for Microsoft Windows if using OracleAS 10.1.3.4.
This patch must be re-applied to the OracleAS 10.1.3.4 ORACLE_HOME
before every cloning operation.

6. Run AutoConfig on the application tiers

7. Synchronize appsutil on the database tier nodes

8. Run AutoConfig on the database tier

9. Maintain snapshot information

Section 2: Cloning Tasks 

The cloning process consists of three phases, each of which is made up of several logical sections and their steps: - 
 
1. Prepare the source system
Execute the following commands to prepare the source system for cloning:

a. Prepare the source system database tier for cloning
Log on to the source system as the ORACLE user, and run the following commands:

$ cd [RDBMS ORACLE_HOME]/appsutil/scripts/[CONTEXT_NAME]

$ perl adpreclone.pl dbTier 

b. Prepare the source system application tier for cloning
Log on to the source system as the APPLMGR user, and run the following commands on each node that contains an APPL_TOP:

$ cd [INST_TOP]/admin/scripts

$ perl adpreclone.pl appsTier

2. Copy the source system to the target system

Copy the application tier file system from the source Applications system to the target node by executing the following steps in the order listed. Ensure the application tier files copied to the target system are owned by the target APPLMGR user, and that the database node files are owned by the target ORACLE user.

cd /target_dest_dir/db cp -RH /source_dir/db/*

a. Copy the application tier file system
Log on to the source system application tier nodes as the APPLMGR user and shut down the application tier server processes. Copy the following application tier directories from the source node to the target application tier node:
• [APPL_TOP]
• [COMMON_TOP]
• Applications Technology Stack:
 [OracleAS Tools ORACLE_HOME]
 [OracleAS Web IAS_ORACLE_HOME]

b. Copy the database node file system
Log on to the source system database node as the ORACLE user, and then:
1. Perform a normal shutdown of the source system database
2. Copy the database (.dbf) files from the source system to the target system
3. Copy the source database ORACLE_HOME to the target system
4. Start the source Applications system database and application tier processes


3. Configure the target system
Run the following commands to configure the target system. You will be prompted for specific target system values such as SID, paths, and ports.

a. Configure the target system database server
Log on to the target system as the ORACLE user and enter the following commands:

$ cd [RDBMS ORACLE_HOME]/appsutil/clone/bin

$ perl adcfgclone.pl dbTier

b. Configure the target system application tier server nodes
Log on to the target system as the APPLMGR user and enter the following commands:

$ cd [COMMON_TOP]/clone/bin

$ perl adcfgclone.pl appsTier

Section 3: Finishing Tasks

This section lists tasks that may be necessary, depending on your implementation and the intended use of the cloned system.
1. Update profile options
Rapid Clone updates only site level profile options. If any other profile options are set to instance specific values, you must update them manually.

2. Update printer settings
If the new cloned system needs to utilize different printers, update the target system with the new printer settings now.

3. Update Workflow configuration settings
Cloning an Oracle Applications instance will not update the host and instance-specific information used by Oracle Workflow. Review the tables and columns listed in Table to check for any instance-specific data in the Workflow configuration on the target system.
Table Name Column Name Column Value Details

WF_NOTIFICATION_ATTRIBUTES TEXT_VALUE Value starts with http://[old web host]: Update to new web host.
WF_ITEM_ATTRIBUTE_VALUES TEXT_VALUE Value starts with "http://[old web host]: Update to new web host.
WF_SYSTEMS GUID Using the Workflow Administrator Web Applications responsibility, create a new system defined as the new global database name.
WF_SYSTEMS NAME Replace value with the database global name.
WF_AGENTS ADDRESS Update database link with the new database global name.
FND_FORM_FUNCTIONS WEB_HOST_NAME Update with the new web host name.
FND_FORM_FUNCTIONS WEB_AGENT_NAME Update to point at the new PL/SQL listener name.
FND_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS LOGFILE_NAME Update with the correct path to the logfile directory.
FND_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS OUTFILE_NAME Update with the new directory path on the target system.

4. Verify the APPLCSF variable setting
Source the APPS environment and review that the variable APPLCSF (identifying the top-level directory for concurrent manager log and output files) points to a suitable directory. To modify it, change the value of the s_applcsf variable in the context file and then run AutoConfig.

5. Update the SESSION_COOKIE_DOMAIN value in ICX_PARAMETERS
If the target system is in a different domain name than the source system and SESSION_COOKIE_DOMAIN was not null in the source system, update that value to reflect the new domain name.

6. Re-Implement SSL and SSO configuration

If the Source System was SSL or SSO enabled, reconfigure the Target by following the SSL/SSO documentation.

Regards,

Sukhwinder Singh