Thanky thanky. I'll investigate this. And one more (maybe) observation: We keep individual datafiles to 32000M. So might we conclude that rman cannot split a backup of a datafile into more than one saveset? Hence, maxsetsize must be at least as big as your biggest data file? > -----Original Message----- > Take a look at maxpiecesize instead. In 9i I use something like: ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------