A Block based clone or snapshot of an Oracle database can be used for repurposing by mounting it on a non-production server for development, test or analysis purposes. When using a Thin Image snapshots for repurposing, use a snapshot taken from a clone and not the production volume so that the performance of the production volume is not affected.
When mounting:
- The following configurations are supported:
- Snapshots and clones from all supported backup types
- The mounted DB runs on a single node (RAC is not supported when mounting)
- While it is possible to mount ASM based databases to
any node, it is only possible to mount filesystem based databases on a node other than the
source node. Note: The selected mount host must have a pre-existing LUN mounted from the corresponding storage device (this is required for the auto-discover feature to work). If not, then the mount operation fails.
- Protector Client software must be installed on the mount host.
- Only the backed up data files and a copy of the configuration files are included in the mounted snapshot or clone.
When unmounting:
- Protector stops and removes the recovered databases.