On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 4:54 PM, Allen, Brandon <Brandon.Allen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Yep, I think it's MAXSEQ you're thinking of, and you set it to a number < > 255. ML # 393947.1 has the details. > Yes, that was one of them. I looked up some notes on it: --------------------------- ...without RCAT, the FROM AUTOBACKUP clause is required RMAN starts searching backup media for file of c-<DBID>-YYYYMMDD-FF. then FE, FD, FC all the way to 00. starts over at the previous day if not found this can take a long time! can be mitigated with MAXSEQ and MAXDAYS options restore controlfile from autobackup maxdays 10 maxseq 20 can also just specify name – go for c-<DBID>-YYYYMMDD-00 if you are desperate! --------------------------- -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist