Oracle Database/ERP/Cloud/RAC/Misc Solutions

 RMAN Duplicate Database fails with ORACLE error from auxiliary database: ORA-00600: internal error code, arguments: [krbi_init_fra_metadata_not_backup_ctl] Issue: While using RMAN Duplicate Database from Standby Database to clone fails with below error: ORACLE error from auxiliary database: ORA-00600: internal error code, arguments: [krbi_init_fra_metadata_not_backup_ctl] This is known bug as per MOS  Bug 21641760 However the oracle support gave below suggestion to try and it worked.  Disable FRA ie alter system set db_recovery_file_dest='';

  RMAN-04006: error from auxiliary database: ORA-12514: TNS:listener does not currently know of service requested in connect descriptor Issue:  Trying to clone a database using Duplicate Database from Active Database.  rman is not able to connect from active database and gives below error: RMAN-04006: error from auxiliary database: ORA-12514: TNS:listener does not currently know of service requested in connect descriptor Solution:   1. Copy the password file from Active database and rename it to match the SID of the clone.  2. Create a static listener in the listner.ora as shown below  3 start the listener.  LISTENER_EBS_2PRE =   (DESCRIPTION_LIST =     (DESCRIPTION =       (ADDRESS_LIST =         (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = erpdbpreprod1-vip)(PORT = 1571)(IP = FIRST)))       (ADDRESS_LIST =         (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = erpdbpreprod1)(PORT = 1...