Re: RMAN question.

In our last gripping episode vdolt_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> I am running 8.1.6 on NT in noarchivelog mode.
> I was trying to use RMAN to do my backups. Here is the command that
> I've issued and the result:
> RMAN> run{
> 2> allocate channel d1 type disk
> format 'D:\Oracle\admin\auto\exp\FULL_d%d_u%u'
> ;
> 3> sql 'alter system switch logfile';
> 4> backup database;
> 5> }
>
> RMAN-10035: exception raised in RPC: ORA-19602: cannot backup or copy
> active file in NOARCHIVELOG mode
>
> Here is the question: Is there any way to backup a database using
 RMAN,
> while in noarchivelog mode?
> Thanks.
>
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Not while it is open. You will need to shutdown the instance then run your RMAN backup against it. This is why the RMAN catalog is placed in a different instance than the target database.

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David Fitzjarrell
Oracle Certified DBA


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