Re: Data Guard question.

From: Paul Baumgartel <paul.baumgartel_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 16:06:04 -0400
Message-ID: <f8c477105052713061e78959b@mail.gmail.com>

On 5/27/05, Ron Rogers <RROGERS_at_galottery.org> wrote:
> List,
> 2. Currently I use RMAN nocatalog mode for the backups of the production =
=3D
> database to disk. It appears from what I have read the when I use RMAN an=
d =3D
> Data Guard I have to use a catalog. IS this a true fact? Can you point to=
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> a doc that clears this question up?

For what operations do you believe that catalog mode would be required? I've used (with Oracle9i) RMAN in nocatalog mode to create a database copy for Data Guard and had no problems, nor any problems for regular backups of the primary.

Paul Baumgartel

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