Re: V11 RMAN

*Note:73431.1 is supposed to contain the compatibility matrix, but it has NOT been updated to include V11 (yet)*

On Jan 25, 2008 3:00 PM, Robert Freeman <robertgfreeman_at_yahoo.com> wrote:

> What you are talking about is active database duplication. I discuss this
> in detail in my Oracle Press 11g New Features book.
> This is a very cool feature.
> If you are asking if 11g RMAN can do active database duplication on an
> earlier version of Oracle then the answer is no.
>
> Robert G. Freeman
> Author:
> Oracle Database 11g New Features (Oracle Press)
> Portable DBA: Oracle (Oracle Press)
> Oracle Database 10g New Features (Oracle Press)
> Oracle9i RMAN Backup and Recovery (Oracle Press)
> Oracle9i New Feature
> Blog: http://robertgfreeman.blogspot.com (Oracle Press)
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: sol beach <sol.beach_at_gmail.com>
> To: oracle-l <oracle-l_at_freelists.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 3:14:24 PM
> Subject: V11 RMAN
>
> I'm reading "RMAN Recipes for Oracle Database 11g" By Darl Kuhn, Sam
> Alapati & Arup Nanda.
> (Excellent book!!!)
>
> It notes that V11 RMAN can now duplicate a DB without having any existing
> backup.
> The source of the duplication is an active database. COOL!
>
> Does anyone know if V11 RMAN can interoperate against lower version
> databases?
> Unfortunately I'm in no position to test this capability myself.
>
> TIA!
>
>

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