Excerpt from the 9i RMAN Guide : "If you specify DEVICE TYPE DISK, then you must back up to random access disks. You can make a backup on any device that can store an Oracle datafile: in other words, if the statement CREATE TABLESPACE tablespace_name DATAFILE 'filename' works, then 'filename' is also a valid backup path name."
LOL. What if someone were to take this literally? What would happen if you specified a datafile as the RMAN backup destination? Would your datafile get overwritten, and subsequently, your backup fail coz it cannot read from the datafile? :-))))) Raj -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
