On 5/27/05, Ron Rogers <RROGERS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > List, > 2. Currently I use RMAN nocatalog mode for the backups of the production = =3D > database to disk. It appears from what I have read the when I use RMAN an= d =3D > Data Guard I have to use a catalog. IS this a true fact? Can you point to= =3D > a doc that clears this question up? For what operations do you believe that catalog mode would be required? I've used (with Oracle9i) RMAN in nocatalog mode to create a database copy for Data Guard and had no problems, nor any problems for regular backups of the primary. Paul Baumgartel -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l