you can pass it without having ever used RMAN. you can play with RMAN at home on your PC to learn it. Its not like learning physics. You don't even need a book. Just read the docs and just play with it. Not sure you need to in order to pass the test, but alot of people use it, so its a good skill to have. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Beckstrom" <JBECKSTROM@xxxxxxxxx> To: <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <oracle-db-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ORACLE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <oracledba@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <oracle-rdbms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 11:18 AM Subject: Oracle Certification > Looking at going for it. However, we do NOT use RMAN. How much of a > hinderence will that be for taking the tests? > > Jeffrey Beckstrom > Database Administrator > Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority > 1240 W. 6th Street > Cleveland, Ohio 44113 > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l