Hmm I'll have to lookup the test, but I configured a controlfile catalog to store a years worth of backup info - no catalog both client requirements, don't ask. My testing indicated that at 8k block size and sensible backup frequencies the controlfile size limit wouldn't interfere. Hung my testbed for several hours doing it mind. Niall Litchfield On Jul 21, 2010 5:53 PM, "Crisler, Jon" <Jon.Crisler@xxxxxxx> wrote: Good point Jared. In my case that would not work as we rely mostly on control file info. *From:* oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Jared Still *Sent:* Wednesday, July 21, 2010 12:41 PM *To:* averma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Cc:* oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx *Subject:* Re: Controlfile Section 28 - denied expansion of controlfile On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Amit Verma (IT - Otterbase) < averma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote...