About Duplicating a Database

If your VSS shadow copies are transportable, then you can use these shadow copies to duplicate the primary database.

In the context of this chapter, duplication refers to the creation of a new database out of the shadow copies for a different database. A duplicate database created from shadow copies can either be a nonstandby database or a standby database for use in a Data Guard environment. Note that RMAN duplication, which makes use of the DUPLICATE command, is a different procedure.

• Creating a Nonstandby Database from Shadow Copies
  Use this procedure to create a nonstandby database from shadow copies.
• Creating a Standby Database From Shadow Copies
  Use this procedure to create a standby database from shadow copies.