On 30/03/12 16:16, Rich Jesse wrote: > 2) You may want to consider using RMAN instead of the traditional hot backup. At the risk of blowing my own trumpet, I'm in the middle of writing a beginner's guide to RMAN over at http://qdosmsq.dunbar-it.co.uk/blog/category/oracle/ Part 6 covers hot backups and Part 7 covers restoring from these. The other parts make, I think, a decent introduction to RMAN. (On 11g only!) Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: Thorpe House 61 Richardshaw Lane Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7EL Company Number: 05132767 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l