Database templates can be created by using Oracle Enterprise Cloud Control. These templates can then be used for cloning or creating additional databases.
This recipe assumes that the Oracle Home directory is available, the Oracle database software is installed, and the database is up and running. Log in to Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c.
To create a database template, perform the following steps:
Select Databases from the Targets menu.
Select the database for which the template needs to be created from the Database page. The database instance test is selected in this example, as shown in the following screenshot:
Click on the selected database.
From the Oracle Database menu, select Provisioning. Click on Create Database Template from the drop-down list under Provisioning, as shown in the following screenshot:
Select the Named credential on the database login page if the database credential is already set, or use the New option...