topic Re: How to determine if Oracle instance is a clone or not? in Data Protection https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/How-to-determine-if-Oracle-instance-is-a-clone-or-not/m-p/76116#M8614 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You could try several things:</P><P>1) Easiest would be to verify on your parent DB that has any SMO backups locked by clones (via GUI)</P><P>2) If you haven't splitted it, you could try on storage "vol status" (or "snap list") on FlexVols to verify FlexClone status (or "vclone" flags on snapshots)</P><P>3) You could verify last Oracle resetlogs time operation , just perform SELECT * FROM v$database_incarnation on the clone. If it is "fresh" then probably it is clone..</P><P>4) On your OS you could (e.g. by using "sanlun lun show") verify the storage layout, e.g. if there are FlexVols/LUNs connected with name "SMO" or "SnapManager" then you are using clone.</P><P></P><P>-Jakub.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:37:30 GMT jakub_wartak 2011-03-24T13:37:30Z How to determine if Oracle instance is a clone or not? https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/How-to-determine-if-Oracle-instance-is-a-clone-or-not/m-p/76111#M8613 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I'm using SnapManager for Oracle 3.0.3. </P><P></P><P>What is the best and easiest way to determine if a running Oracle11g instance is a clone or a "real"/non-cloned instance?</P><P>thanks</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:58:20 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/How-to-determine-if-Oracle-instance-is-a-clone-or-not/m-p/76111#M8613 john2069a 2025-06-05T06:58:20Z Re: How to determine if Oracle instance is a clone or not? https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/How-to-determine-if-Oracle-instance-is-a-clone-or-not/m-p/76116#M8614 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You could try several things:</P><P>1) Easiest would be to verify on your parent DB that has any SMO backups locked by clones (via GUI)</P><P>2) If you haven't splitted it, you could try on storage "vol status" (or "snap list") on FlexVols to verify FlexClone status (or "vclone" flags on snapshots)</P><P>3) You could verify last Oracle resetlogs time operation , just perform SELECT * FROM v$database_incarnation on the clone. If it is "fresh" then probably it is clone..</P><P>4) On your OS you could (e.g. by using "sanlun lun show") verify the storage layout, e.g. if there are FlexVols/LUNs connected with name "SMO" or "SnapManager" then you are using clone.</P><P></P><P>-Jakub.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:37:30 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/How-to-determine-if-Oracle-instance-is-a-clone-or-not/m-p/76116#M8614 jakub_wartak 2011-03-24T13:37:30Z