How do I copy an Oracle DB from one server to another?

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I want to copy an Oracle database from one server to another. I'm going to save the entire
database into a CD and copy the exact database to another server. Please give me
instructions. Thanks!

For the same server and operating system do the following. The DB will have the same
name as the original.
1. Shut source database down with the NORMAL or IMMEDIATE option.

2. Copy all datafiles. Select the name from v$datafile; to get their names.
3. Copy all online redo logs. Select the member from v$logfile; to get their names.
4. Copy all control files. Select the name from v$controlfile; to get their names.
5. Copy the parameter file. Find it in $ORACLE_HOME/dbs in Unix and
$ORACLE_HOME/database in Windows. The name is initDBNAME.ora where
DBNAME is database name.
6. All of the files must be placed in directories that have same name as the source
server directories. The names returned from the queries above are fully qualified with
directory names.
7. Create all of the directories specified in the parameter file you just copied. It will be
BDUMP, CDUMP, UDUMP . Just recreate all of the directories you find specified in your
parameter file.
8. Edit the parameter file you copied. Set REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE to NONE if it is
set SHARED or EXCLUSIVE.
9. Start the database up.
10. If you use a true temporary tablespace for sorting, you will have to recreate it. The
database will still start, but the first sort that writes to it will bomb. Simple syntax is in
the manuals.
11. To use remote authentication again, run ORAPWD . Here's the syntax:

orapwd
Usage: orapwd file=<fname> password=<password> entries=<users>

where:
file = name of password file (mand)
password = password for SYS (mand)
entries = maximum number of distinct DBAs and OPERs (opt).
There are no spaces around the equal-to (=) character
12. Edit the parameter file to set REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE to SHARED or
EXCLUSIVE (depending on what it was set to before).
13. Restart the DB for it to take affect.

If you want to change the DB name or directories, you must run the CREATE CONTROLFILE
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statement. You'll have to read the manual on that one; it is about 30 steps. Or you can do
the following.
1. Create a database with a new name on the target server. Make it any database
name you want with any directories you want.
Since we will be using Export/Import, you will need to know this information:

You must precreate the tablespaces if you are going to change directory
names for your data files. Oracle looks for directory names during the IMPORT
when it tries to create the TABLESPACES.
If it can't find the directories, they will blow up.
If you precreate them (anywhere you want), Oracle will know that the
tablespaces are there and load them up with data. It won't blow up because it
won't attempt to create them.
2. Export the data from the source database. Set ORACLE_SID to source database
name.

exp system/manager file=full_export_dump.dmp log=full_export_log.out full=y

(We'll take defaults with everything else.)

3. Copy full_export_dump.dmp to the target server.
4. Import the data into the target database. Set ORACLE_SID to the target database
name.

imp system/manager file=full_dump.dmp log=full_import_log.out full=y ignore=y

You only need to use ignore=y if your tablespaces are precreated. That means the
database will ignore the "already exists" error that will be returned when it finds the
tablespace is already there.

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