This should be a simple RMAN task but I can't find the "recipe" to do it.... I want to restore my backup (assume backup to disk - no MML considerations) to a new host. I know about the duplicate command but this assumes that the original target is available. What if my original server has died? (don't worry - only a test!) I'm sure this is a RTFM - but what FM to R? Thanks - Charlotte --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l