Cloning EBS concepts in brief

Cloning in EBS is a method that allows you to move components of an existing EBS system to a different location, either on the same server or a different server without reinstalling the EBS. Cloning is the process used to create a copy of an existing EBS system. There are various scenarios for cloning an EBS system, which are as follows:

  • Standard cloning: Making a copy of an existing Oracle Applications system, for example, a copy of a production system to test updates
  • System scale up: Adding new machines to an Oracle Applications system to provide the capacity for processing an increased workload
  • System transformations: Altering system data or filesystems, including actions such as platform migration, data scrambling, ...

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