HI, 1.How can I find the OS storage type? Which command should I execute to find this? Mine is Oracle 8.1.7 and 9.2.0.4 OS :- AIX 5.1 2.What's the advantage of pfile over init.ora? PS:- If somebody is having hot/cold/RMAN backup/restore scripts, pls forward the same to me. -TIA, Thiagu --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.