On 6/26/07, Robert Freeman <robertgfreeman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Oh RATE is SOOOO 9i!! :-) This is a 10g database so be looking at the *duration* parameter instead!! Talk all about this in chapter 16 of the 10g RMAN Book!!
I suppose there are circumstances where you might choose DURATION. RATE however will ensure that your backups will finish, however slowly. DURATION will interrupt and discard a backup that does not complete within the specified window. Personally I can't think of a situation where I would want to do that. Why would you use it? -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist