When you are starting the DB-Tier Configuration script during an E-Business Suite Clone, you see following failure : RC-00118: Error occurred during creation of database

Error:

When you are starting the DB-Tier Configuration script during an E-Business Suite Clone, you see following failure :
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getConnectionUsingAppsJDBCConnector() -->
  APPS_JDBC_URL='null'
  Trying to get connection using SID based connect descriptor
getConnection() -->
  sDbHost    :
  sDbDomain  :
  sDbPort    :
  sDbSid     :
  sDbUser    : APPS
  Trying to connect using SID...
getConnectionUsingSID() -->
  JDBC URL: jdbc:oracle:thin:@:
  Exception occurred: java.sql.SQLException: Io exception: The Network Adapter could not establish the connection
  Trying to connect using SID as ServiceName
getConnectionUsingServiceName() -->
  JDBC URL: jdbc:oracle:thin:@(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=)(PORT=))(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=)))
  Exception occurred: java.sql.SQLException: Io exception: The Network Adapter could not establish the connection
  Trying to connect using SID as ServiceName.DomainName
getConnectionUsingServiceName() -->
  JDBC URL: jdbc:oracle:thin:@(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=)(PORT=))(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=.)))
  Exception occurred: java.sql.SQLException: Io exception: The Network Adapter could not establish the connection
  Connection could not be obtained; returning null

RC-00118: Error occurred during creation of database
Raised by oracle.apps.ad.clone.ApplyDatabase
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Relevent env:

Oracle Applications Manager - Version 11.5.10.2 to 12.1.3 [Release 11.5.10 to 12.1]
Oracle Applications Technology Stack - Version 11.5.10.2 to 12.1.3 [Release 11.5.10 to 12.1]
Oracle Applications DBA - Version 11.5.10.2 to 12.1.3 [Release 11.5.10 to 12.1]
Information in this document applies to any platform.


Cause:

DNS is not set properly.

Solutions:

Check that DNS is working properly as given below.

nslookup .

You can use the /etc/hosts also if you are using it for resolving the names.



Follow this document for more details.

' adcfgclone dbTier' fails with error 'RC-00118' Error occurred during creation of database - 'Raised by oracle.apps.ad.clone.ApplyDatabase' (Doc ID 1299429.1)