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I need to restore an Oracle production database (aaprod) to a test server that already is home to a test database (aatest) under a new name (bbtest). I have a cold backup of the production database

Questions: What is the appropriate approach to restoring this production database to a test server under a new database name using the cold backup?

Easy to do with SQL Server, Oracle is a new gig.

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is the underlying OS windows or Unix? – Stuart Moore Oct 10 '12 at 19:38
My bad, it is Windows. – jl01 Oct 10 '12 at 19:48
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How was the database backed up? Did you use RMAN or just manually copy the data files, control files, init.ora etc? – Phil Oct 11 '12 at 4:30
No RMAN is involved so far. This is a manual process for the data, control, etc. – jl01 Oct 11 '12 at 14:29
Do the data files for the aatest instance have identical paths as aaprod? (A different approach is needed if this is the case, as bbtest will need its data files renaming) – Phil Oct 12 '12 at 4:21
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