If your VSS shadow copies are transportable, then you can use these shadow copies to duplicate the primary database.

In the context of this chapter, duplication refers to the creation of a new database out of the shadow copies for a different database. A duplicate database created from shadow copies can either be a nonstandby database or a standby database for use in a Data Guard environment. Note that RMAN duplication, which makes use of the DUPLICATE command, is a different procedure.

• Creating a Nonstandby Database from Shadow Copies
  Use this procedure to create a nonstandby database from shadow copies.
• Creating a Standby Database From Shadow Copies
  Use this procedure to create a standby database from shadow copies.