RMAN Compatibility Matrix [ID 73431.1] provides a little more details. RMAN executeable <= target database (when backup 9i database, use 9i RMAN) Catalog schema >= RMAN executeable Catalog database >=10.2.0.3 (note 1) Based on the information, I would create the RMAN database and catalog using the latest and greatest release to ensure compatibilty. -Michael mdinh.wordpress.com On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 8:04 AM, Michael Schmitt <mschmitt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Hello, > > For our RMAN configuration, we run a single database to store individual > catalogs for each of our databases. We create a new users in this central > database and dedicate each user for the catalog of each database in our > environment. That way we have a 1 to 1 relationship between schemas(which > store a catalog) and the databases we are backing up. > > Do we have to be concerned about what version of Oracle this central > database that stores all the individual catalogs is running? Does it > always have to be running the highest version of Oracle that we run in our > environment? > > http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359_01/backup.111/b28273/compat003.htm#i634479 > > The matrix in the above link is not exactly clear to me. Does the version > of the recovery catalog schema come from the RMAN client version used to > execute the create catalog command, or the version of the database that is > used to store the catalog? > > Does anyone have any guidance on this? > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > > > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l