As a product from Oracle, I'm pretty sure it was 7.3 when it was offered. There were customers doing what we call a standby with version 6. ----------------------- Ric Van Dyke Hotsos Enterprises ----------------------- Hotsos Symposium 2009 dedicated to performance and nothing but performance March 8 - 12, 2009 in Dallas, Texas Be there. ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Niall Litchfield Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 1:48 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: standby database can anyone tell me when this first came out - I'm guessing between v7 in 1992 and v8 in 1997, probably in 7.3.4 but would really like a definitive answer -- Niall Litchfield Oracle DBA http://www.orawin.info