That is exactly what happened. I started to see backup pieces being created under $oracle_home/dbs. > Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:10:12 +0100> From: vitalisman@xxxxxxxxx> To: > joe_dba@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: rman parallel processes> CC: > oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > No, it does not make sense. The "configure channel > 1" set options for> the first of the 4 automatic channels you've declared > with "confiure> ... PARALLELISM 4". The other three channels inherit the > configuration> of the generic automatic channel, which you haven't declared > and which> thus defaults to a channel configured to create backup pieces in> > $O_H/dbs on Unix.> > Run something like this to configure the generic > automatic channel and> put the pieces created by the 3 other channels in a > more reasonable> place:> configure channel device type disk format > '/my/path/%U';> > >> > ________________________________> > i'm is proud to > present Cause Effect, a series about real people making a> > difference. > Learn more _________________________________________________________________ i’m is proud to present Cause Effect, a series about real people making a difference. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/MTV/?source=text_Cause_Effect