All my backup scripts explicitly set the RMAN parameters using configure. I never expect that those settings are consistent from one backup to the next. Steve Harville<https://apex.appshosting.com/pls/apex/f?p=1076:steveharville> On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 1:12 PM, John D Parker <orclwzrd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > *Dave Morgan "*Hey, it took me until Oracle 9.2 before I trusted RMAN " > > I still don't trust it! It bites me almost every time I touch it. I do > have a set of simple effective scripts I use and show all is in all of > them. The api underneath is very cool but the "command set" over the top is > incomprehensible at best and makes big changes way too often. > > John, who has been doing this way too long... > > > > >