Re: questions about RMAN

Oracle recommends that you only use the RMAN version that matches the database.

This means that you can't take advantage of RMAN 10g to use compression on 9i databases as well as a host of other new features.

Also, if you do try and use different RMAN versions to the database, especially if using RMAN 64bit 10g to backup a 32bit 9i database, it just won't work.

Target/ RMAN
Auxiliary Executable
Database

8.1.7.4     8.1.7.4
8.1.7.4     8.1.7.4
9.0.1       9.0.1
9.2.0       <= Target database
10.1.0      <= Target database

"NetComrade" <netcomradeNSPAM_at_bookexchange.net> wrote in message news:41bf4519.2247954327_at_localhost...
> Can 9i version of RMAN backup 8i databases? (most confident about
> this, answer seems to be yes. any caveats, can I use 9i features w/ 9i
> databases, and limit RMAN to 8i features?)
>
> Can I have a single RMAN installation and backup all databases through
> it? (answer seems to be Yes on this one, only I don't
>
> Can RMAN backup db's from different platform? (e.g. can rman run on
> linux, and backup solaris db)?
>
> Basically, want to buy a decent linux box, a fairly cheap SATA array
> and store all backups to it through Sql*Net and gigabit ethernet.
> Database sizes are mostly under 100G. Some future databases needing
> rman backup might be running on Linux.
>
> Thanks.
> .......
> We use Oracle 8.1.7.4 on Solaris 2.7 boxes
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Received on Tue Dec 14 2004 - 21:56:10 CST