Re: Problem with Whole database backup

[Quoted] I followed the instructions in the manual as how to set up the catalog db. How do you make it separate from the production db when it uses the production db to get its information when building the catalog? Am I missing something somewhere?

In article <PbCq5.920$dD4.75260_at_monger.newsread.com>,   "Van Messner" <vmessner_at_bestweb.net> wrote:
> Well, usually the catalog database is separate from your production
> databases.
>
> Van
>
> <woods_john_at_crane.navy.mil> wrote in message
> news:8oefsq$vfe$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> > I must be missing something, but when I follow the directions in the
> > Oracle8i Recovery Manager User's Guide and Reference (p.5-3 thru 5-
 4),
> > it just doesn't seem to make sense.
> >
> > Step 1: connect to target and catalog
> > Step 2: Mount, but do not open the database.
> > Step 3: Allocate one or more channels of type disk.
> >
> > I can connect to target and catalog while the database is open, but
 if
> > I shutdown the db, then perform a 'startup mount', I can no longer
> > connect to the catalog in rman. Assuming the database is down at
 the
> > beginning of the process, how do you connect to the catalog?
> >
> > Any insights will be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> >
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>

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