Reader’s Question : Cloning : can I copy Middle Tier while services are up (Hot Backup) ?

This post covers reader’s question around Cloning in Oracle Apps R12/11i : I want to clone my production instance without shutting down Application Tier and Database Tier. As per Metalink note 230672.1 “Cloning Oracle Applications 11i with Rapid Clone”, I have to shutdown Application Tier and Database Tier. For Database I can use RMAN for hot backup but […]