From vgorbounov@simplyengineering.com Tue, 06 Feb 2001 14:30:28 -0800 From: Vadim Gorbounov Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 14:30:28 -0800 Subject: RE: RMAN Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Title: RE: RMAN     Lisa,       There is no problem, simply create two catalogs - one for 816 another for 815, and then backup 815 DB using rman815 with 815 catalog,  but 816 - rman816+corresponding catalog. Never mix target database/rman/catalog version, though both catalogs could be created anywhere, even 7.0. Everything works fine. I think, you need new backups after upgrade - 815 and 816 will not be compartible. Could anyone correct me?     Vadim Gorbounov Oracle DBA   [Vadim Gorbounov]  -----Original Message-----From: Yttri, Lisa [mailto:lisa.yttri@cnh.com]Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 4:39 PMTo: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject: RE: RMAN Aren't there problems though, if you're running different versions?  For example, we are running 8.1.6 and 8.1.5 database instances.  I had installed 8.1.6 RMAN, but it won't let me register the 8.1.5 version in the catalog.  Does anybody know of a workaround - short of upgrading our 8.1.5 database? Thanks - Lisa  ---------- From: Vadim Gorbounov To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: RMAN Date: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 3:01PM         Hi, William,         I used to have may rman backups since 8.0.5, and I could say, 8.1.6 makes a BIG difference. It is much more stable and worth to go, especially if you have big/frequantly updated database. Even 8.1.5 is well behind 8.1.6. My preference is to have rman backup information in catalog rather than controlfile. Anytime you can export it and restore to any database, even on different platform. Works fine. My current configuration is 8.1.6 on Solaris + NetBackup.                 Vadim Gorbounov         Oracle DBA  -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 8:51 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Hi,     At one time, I had implemented RMAN in my 8.0 environment. It had some bugs, so I went back to my old way of doing backups. Now that I have upgraded to 8.1.6, I was thinking of re-implementing RMAN. But some of the discussion here implies that there are still problems. Can someone elaborate on all of this so we might make an informed decision? Bill Carle AT&T Database Administrator 816-995-3922 wcarle@att.com  -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com  -- Author: Carle, William T (Bill), NLCIO   INET: wcarle@att.com Fat City Network Services    -- (858) 538-5051  FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California        -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists  -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from).  You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).  -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com  -- Author: Vadim Gorbounov   INET: vgorbounov@simplyengineering.com Fat City Network Services    -- (858) 538-5051  FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California        -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists  -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from).  You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).