9.2.2 Exadata Snapshot Support of Exadata Features

In addition to space and time savings, Exadata Snapshots provide cost-effective development, quality assurance and test environments on Oracle Exadata.

Exadata Snapshots can be used by developers and testers who need to validate functionality. You can also use Exadata Snapshot to practice maintenance and operational steps in a fully functional Exadata environment (for example, Exadata Smart Flash Cache, Exadata Smart Scan Offload, and Exadata Hybrid Columnar Compression).