Hi Jon > > Jon, you may consider using RMAN's > > > > backup [validate] check logical .... > > Interesting, I did think about this option, I will look into that. AFAIK only ANALYZE is able to find inconsistencies between data and index blocks (e.g. ORA-01499: table/index cross reference failure). As a result, RMAN with CHECK LOGICAL is of limited for corrupted indexes. HTH Chris Antognini Troubleshooting Oracle Performance, Apress 2008 http://top.antognini.ch -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l