Re: RMAN question.

Yes, but not if the database is open. You have 8.1.6, so you'll find that the target database can be in the nomount stage when you do the deed; in the 8.0 version, it must be in the mount stage.

Fully open means the possibility of transactions -and that means hot backups, and that means recovery will require archived redo.

Regards
HJR

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<vdolt_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message news:8uf6ma$imp$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...


> 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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