RE: Catalog & target db on different version & O/S

I agree. The rcvcat has to be a higher (or equal) level than the target. I've even had problems with them being at different levels (but I think this was early versions of Rman).

I would not run an Rman catalog at a different level than the target db for a very long time - get'em both at the same level somehow.

Tom Mercadante
Oracle Certified Professional

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> The rcvcat(8.0.x) or rcat
> (8i) is the database which hold the recovery catalog. It has to be the
same
> or higher version than the target.

That bit *does* sound familiar. I've only played with RMAN, not yet in production here.

Maybe one of the local RMAN gurus can straighten us out here.

Jared

"Ruth Gramolini" <rgramolini_at_tax.state.vt.us> Sent by: root_at_fatcity.com
08/19/2002 12:03 PM
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I thought that the target database was the one being backed up, at least that is what you put in the target statement. The rcvcat(8.0.x) or rcat (8i) is the database which hold the recovery catalog. It has to be the same
or higher version than the target.

Ruth
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> The RMAN executables and scripts have to reside in a server running
> Oracle8.x and above (i.e. the "target" database server), but the
database
> housing the recovery catalog database is just a database that holds
tables,
> indexes, sequences, views, and stored procedures/functions/packages.
RMAN
> doesn't run on Oracle7, but it doesn't need to. EBU is completely out
of
> the picture (as it should be!)...
>
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>
>
> > But it does not include rman...and EBU won't do it. RBG
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> > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 10:53 AM
> >
> >
> > > > I'm not recommending 7.3.4 for the repository
> > >
> > > Why not?
> > >
> > > It seems to be the most stable 7+ version available. :)
> > >
> > > Jared
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Tim Gorman" <Tim_at_SageLogix.com>
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> > > 08/19/2002 06:23 AM
> > > Please respond to ORACLE-L
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> > > Subject: Re: Catalog & target db on different version
&
> O/S
> > >
> > >
> > > Years ago, we backed up an 8.1.5 production database (along with
it's
> > > "dev"
> > > environment) with the RMAN catalog housed on an NT workstation
running
> > > 7.3.4. Worked just fine. We eventually upgraded the NT box to
8.1.5
> > > also,
> > > but that was just an export/import and we were off and running
again...
> > >
> > > The RMAN recovery catalog is just another "database application" to
the
> > > database housing it. There really aren't any version-specific
demands
> > > placed by RMAN upon that database (of which I'm aware), save that it
is
> > > accessible by SQL*Net. I'm not recommending 7.3.4 for the
repository,
> > > though... :-)
> > >
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> > > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 5:28 AM
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi List,
> > > I am planning to start taking backups through RMAN.Database is
around
> > > 60GB(Solaris Oracle 8.1.5) and therfore i am planning to using
> > > Catalog.Since There is no space on our solaris box
> > > i am planning to create catalog db on WIN2K machine(Orcale 8.1.6) .
will
> > > there be compatiblity issues considering my target database is
Oracle
> > > 8.1.5 on Solaris 8 and
> > > my catalog database is oracle 8.1.6 on WIN2K
> > >
> > > Thanking all in advance
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Pawan Dalmia
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