Newbie RMAN duplication question

From: <solbeach_at_cox.net>
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 14:18:17 -0400
Message-Id: <20040729181817.RLQI20149.fed1rmmtao09.cox.net@smtp.west.cox.net>

I'm just starting to use RMAN; better late than never.

I'm hoping to "duplicate" a V8.1.7 DB from one Solaris box to another.
I was hoping to avoid using an recovery catalog database; but I'm not sure if one is required or not.

RMAN-03002: failure during compilation of command
RMAN-03013: command type: Duplicate Db
RMAN-06172: not connected to recovery catalog database

The line above is true since I have no recovery catalog DB. The only example in the V8.1.7 manual shows a step to connect to the recovery catalog DB, and is silent on the use of controlfile catalog.
The Freeman book on 9i RMAN implies that one can duplicate using a controlfile catalog, but recommends against it.

Is my only reasonable course of action to create a recovery catalog DB?

Could I use V9.2 RMAN to duplicate between a pair of V8.1.7 systems?

TIA!

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