RE: Backing up the recovery catalog

Brandon,

some more potential benefits (as always it depends...) :

- it's easier at least in 9i to reset the database to
  a previous incarnation (RMAN command "reset database")
  if you have a recovery catalog

- there are some restrictions for TSPITR without a recovery catalog
  (See Backup and Recovery adavanced User's guide Release 10gR2 p.171)

- again some restrictions when performing transport tablespace with RMAN
  (See same doco p.309)

- also, you must connect to a recovery catalog when issuing a REPORT SCHEMA
  command with the AT TIME, AT SCN, or AT SEQUENCE options

- if you manage lots of database, I think it's easier for reporting purposes to
  have a recovery catalog

Hope this helps

Regards

Gilles

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