Only FYI: After creating new 12.1.0.2 db I want to add it to RMAN backup. I've run UPGRADE CATALOG and here is output RMAN> upgrade catalog; recovery catalog owner is RMAN enter UPGRADE CATALOG command again to confirm catalog upgrade RMAN> upgrade catalog; error creating create_deleted_object_seq RMAN-00571: =========================================================== RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS =============== RMAN-00571: =========================================================== RMAN-06004: ORACLE error from recovery catalog database: ORA-00439: feature not enabled: Partitioning I am surprised to find that for RMAN catalog I need enterprise edition with partitioning... in Doc ID 1927265.1 is only statement "This is an undocumented requirement" Marian