That's normal behavior in at least two circumstances I can think of: 1) He has a "set until" clause that is specifying a time/scn/sequence before the more recent backup 2) The more recent backup is unavailable for some reason, possibly: a. It didn't complete successfully b. It has been deleted in RMAN c. It has been marked "unavailable" in RMAN d. It has been deleted in the media manager (netbackup?) Regards, Brandon ________________________________ Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message or attachments hereto. Please advise immediately if you or your employer do not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of this company shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it.