Hi..

We want to clone an existing Production database to QA database.What is the fastest and safest option?

This is what I have in mind...

Take a cold backup of PROD(DF's, no ctl files and logfiles)
and restore on the QA box, create ctl files with new db name with reset logs as it automatically creates new redologs from #1 aswell. Will this work? What are the things to keep in mind?

Are there any other options that people usually implement?

Thanks, ST2003