I am using the keyword set duplex to research on Metalink. I haven't found an actual document on it but I did find an example of set duplex - to disk and tape in a note on Metalink. I was going to test it. =20 -----Original Message----- From: Jared Still [mailto:jkstill@xxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 12:00 PM To: Stankus, Paula G Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Rman cloning backups different devices Hi Paula, Can you point us to a doc link for that? Jared On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 07:41:09 -0400, paula_stankus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <paula_stankus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Rman gurus, >=20 > I would like to create a backup to tape and also to disk. I=20 > understand that RMAN can now "clone" the backup - not "clone" the=20 > database with the duplicate command but actually the backup itself. Has anyone done this? > Will it complicate the restore process? >=20 > Thanks, > Paula > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l >=20 -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS ------------------------------------------------------ Teach CanIt if this mail (ID 10730262) is spam: Spam: https://dohsmsi01.doh.state.fl.us/canit/b.php?c=3Ds&i=3D10730262&m=3Dd1ee= 87097 8c3 Not spam: https://dohsmsi01.doh.state.fl.us/canit/b.php?c=3Dn&i=3D10730262&m=3Dd1ee= 87097 8c3 Forget vote: https://dohsmsi01.doh.state.fl.us/canit/b.php?c=3Df&i=3D10730262&m=3Dd1ee= 87097 8c3 ------------------------------------------------------ END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l