About Cloning Autonomous Container Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure
APPLIES TO: 
Oracle Public Cloud only
Cloning an Autonomous Container Database (ACD) creates a point-in-time copy of your ACD and the Autonomous AI Databases within it. You can use the cloning feature to quickly set up an ACD from the latest available timestamp for purposes such as testing, development, or analytics.
Clone Type and Source
The only supported clone type for ACDs is Full Clone, which includes the metadata and data from the source container database and Autonomous AI Databases within it.
While cloning an ACD, you may:
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Choose a different Exadata Infrastructure or Autonomous Exadata VM Cluster for the clone database.
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Create the clone ACD in the same region or a region different from the clone source.
After submitting a clone request, the clone database shows up as PROVISIONING until the new ACD is available. You cannot initiate a new clone operation on an ACD that is already being cloned until the ongoing operation completes.
Clone Requirements
When cloning an ACD:
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You must have a different Autonomous Exadata VM Cluster (AVMC) available for the destination of the clone.
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The destination AVMC requires 0.5 OCPUs or 2 ECPUs available for each ADB in the ACD being cloned.
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The target AVMC should have the same major database version as the destination AVMC.
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Your keystore should be accessible and allow-listed from the target AVMC.
Clone Limitations
Note the following limitations with cloning an ACD:
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You cannot clone an ACD to an AVMC if there are any Autonomous AI Databases inside the source ACD that already exist in the AVMC. There cannot be duplicate Autonomous AI Databases.
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Access control lists and auto scaling are disabled in the ACD clone.
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You can only clone an ACD from the latest available backup, either local or remote.
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While cloning an ACD from its Details page, its latest available backup will be considered as the clone source.
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While cloning an ACD from its backup, the latest available remote backup will be considered as the clone source.
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The cloned Autonomous AI Databases will each have the minimum allowed ECPUs/OCPUs allocated to them.
Step-by-Step Guides
To learn how to clone an ACD using the OCI console, see Clone an Autonomous Container Database.
You can also use the CreateAutonomousContainerDatabase API to clone a database. For information about using the API and signing requests, see REST APIs and Security Credentials. For information about SDKs, see Software Development Kits and Command Line Interface.