Hello All, The previous response/content means, we can backup both the DB's which is having the same DBID name in this case and restore both or anyone. Can this be briefed a bit and let me know any links or pointers to read the documentation please? Regards, /Ananth On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 11:00 AM, <Laimutis.Nedzinskas@xxxxxx> wrote: > that's true. Oracle has db unique name in the catalog to deal with both > databases. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > > > Fuad Arshad > <fuadar@xxxxxxxxx > > To > Sent by: "jkstill@xxxxxxxxx" > oracle-l-bounce@f <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx> > reelists.org cc > "aprilcsims@xxxxxxxxx" > <aprilcsims@xxxxxxxxx>, > 2010.09.02 19:58 "oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" > <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject > Please respond to Re: Creating Standby with RMAN > fuadar@xxxxxxxxx documentation > > > > > > > > > > > Actually it's already registered as tw primary so you ca n use the same > catalog entry to backup both or anyone and use the entries for restore > purposes on the other > > Fuad > > > On Sep 2, 2010, at 11:15 AM, Jared Still <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 8:52 AM, April Sims <aprilcsims@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > Can anyone else clarify this entry in the documentation? The > part I am questioning is the "not register" statement. This is > in the appendix F Creating a Standby Database with Recovery > Manager > > "A standby database, unlike a duplicate database created by > DUPLICATE without the FOR STANDBY OPTION, does not get a new > DBID. Thus, you should not register the standby database with > your recovery catalog." > > > I have not done this, but I understand their intent. > > Two databases with the same DBID should not be registered in a > recovery catalog, > as the DBID is the primary key used to identify a database. > > You can register the primary or the standby in a catalog, but not > both. > > That doesn't mean you can't backup either/both, they just can't > both be in the same recovery catalog. > > HTH > > Jared Still > Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist > Oracle Blog: http://jkstill.blogspot.com. > Home Page: http://jaredstill.com. > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > >