Rman and database shutdowns

List,

OS OpenVms 7.3-1
Oracle 8.1.7 rel 3
Archivelog mode.
 We are trying to work through backup issues here and I have a question.
The system nightly backup procedures backup up the disks used by Oracle
(software and data). A full backup works but an incremental does not
backup any files. Inorder to get the changed files to be backed up as an incremental the sysadmin shutdown the database to flag the files as changed.
Questions:
 How will the shutdown effect the RMAN backup if it does not know that it was shutdown for a cold backup?
Are there any possible problems doing a restore from the cold backup and then using the RMAN backup/restore?

 I am still trying to figure out the OpenVms OS. Perserverience required...!
Ron

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