{"id":1513,"date":"2010-02-09T13:02:06","date_gmt":"2010-02-09T17:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/index.php\/2010\/02\/09\/readers-question-cloning-can-i-copy-middle-tier-while-services-are-up-hot-backup\/"},"modified":"2010-02-09T13:04:25","modified_gmt":"2010-02-09T17:04:25","slug":"readers-question-cloning-can-i-copy-middle-tier-while-services-are-up-hot-backup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/index.php\/2010\/02\/09\/readers-question-cloning-can-i-copy-middle-tier-while-services-are-up-hot-backup\/","title":{"rendered":"Reader&#8217;s Question : Cloning : can I copy Middle Tier while services are up (Hot Backup) ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This post covers\u00a0reader&#8217;s question\u00a0around Cloning in Oracle Apps R12\/11i\u00a0:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><font color=\"#ff0000\">I want to clone my production instance without shutting down Application Tier and Database Tier. As per Metalink note 230672.1 &#8220;Cloning Oracle Applications 11i with Rapid Clone&#8221;, I have to shutdown Application Tier and Database Tier. For Database I can use RMAN for hot backup but How to copy Middle Tier without shutting down services. Can I copy\u00a0Application Tier\u00a0without shutting down services ?\u00a0<\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0Yes, It is safe to copy\u00a0Application Tier (APPL_TOP, COMMON_TOP, ORA_TOP) while services are running. However on target\u00a0location <strong>delete <\/strong>following <strong>PIDFiles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>a) For 11i<\/strong> : $IAS_ORACLE_HOME\/ Apache\/ Apache\/ logs\/ <strong>httpd.pid<\/strong> &amp; <strong>httpd_pls.pid<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>b) For R12 <\/strong>: $INST_TOP\/pids\/10.1.3\/<strong>httpd.pid<br \/>\n.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Why is it required to delete PIDFile from target location (after copy while Application Tier was running) ?<\/p>\n<p><\/strong>Web Server (HTTP Server) in Oracle Apps 11i\/R12 uses Apache which creates PIDFiles\u00a0at time of startup and\u00a0remove it when you stop Apache.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If your WebServer (HTTP Server) is not running and you see PIDFiles in location then it is safe to remove them.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For information on How to troubleshoot Apache (Web Server) issues in Oracle Apps <a target=\"_blank\" 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