Since an Image Backup shall include the Oracle home directory, the OraInventory directory, the oratab file, and Windows registries on that node plus a cold backup of the target instnace... I'll say you have to shutdown your instance and start using the copy command ;-)
How long to copy 100 GB?... it depends...
...are you making the copy on a disk that it's visible from your base server?
...are you moving the 100 Gigs over a network?... how fast is your network?
I'm confident you can go ahead and answer your own question now.
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