runInstaller -createGoldImage

The runInstaller -createGoldImage command creates a gold image from the current Oracle Database home.

Syntax

runInstaller -createGoldImage -destinationLocation directory_to_store_gold_image [-exclFiles list_of_excluded_files] -silent

Parameters

Table B-5 runInstaller -createGoldImage Command Parameters

Parameter	Mandatory?	Description
-destinationLocation directory_to_store_gold_image	Yes	Specify the complete path, or location, where you want to store the gold images.
-exclFiles list_of_excluded_files	No	Specify a comma-separated list of absolute file paths or directory paths that you want to exclude from the newly created gold image. Note: Directory paths can also include wildcards. Directory path names exclude the entire directory tree and all files under the specified path.
-help	No	Displays runInstaller -createGoldImage command help.

Examples

• The following example shows how to exclude a specific file:

  $ORACLE_HOME/runInstaller -createGoldImage -destinationLocation /tmp/my_db_images -exclFiles $ORACLE_HOME/instantclient/libsqlplusic.so -silent

• The following example shows how to exclude a directory and its contents:

  $ORACLE_HOME/runInstaller -createGoldImage -destinationLocation /tmp/my_db_images -exclFiles $ORACLE_HOME/.patch_storage -silent

• The following example shows how to exclude multiple folders and files:

  $ORACLE_HOME/runInstaller -createGoldImage -destinationLocation /tmp/my_db_images -exclFiles $ORACLE_HOME/.patch_storage/32916816_Jul_19_2025_01_56_39/*,$ORACLE_HOME/R/migration/* -silent