I know couple of places that use SQL Backtrack and couple of places that still use good ol' hot backups (and no RMAN) with RAC, but all of _these_ places do not use ASM. As to why? it could be that-is-how-the-things-are-done-here approach. R On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 10:07 PM, Binh Pham <binhpham15@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I know that RMAN is the backup software to use with RAC, however, I'd like > to know if there are other software that people use besides RMAN and why? >