Leveraging the quick clone (minutes) feature of NetApp ONTAP volumes for Oracle VLDB from an in-server database image backup copy in the public cloud serves multiple purposes. It provides a near-real-time, full-size production database for reporting, development, or UAT use cases. It saves on storage costs particularly when a thin cloning of the primary database backup volumes is an option. This Ansible-based automation toolkit empowers users to set up, clone, and refresh cloned Oracle databases on user-desired schedules for streamlined lifecycle management. The toolkit is designed for the use case of Oracle VLDB deployed on the Google public cloud and utilizes GCNV as in-server database backup storage.
This solution addresses the following use cases:
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Set up database clone configuration files for automated Oracle database cloning.
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Create or refresh a clone Oracle database from a primary database image backup copy using an Ansible playbook scheduled to run on a regular basis.
For more technical details, please referred to the solution document: Automated Oracle VLDB Clone Lifecycle with In-server image backup
