Thanks, Chris! Database version would be 10g R1. On 3/9/06, Chris Stephens <cstephens16@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > what version of oracle? > > you can limit the resources used by rman to some extent in 9i but 10g > gives you more options. > > i don't think there is an answer for the question you are asking. > > On 3/9/06, Li Li <litanli@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Hi, all, > > > > I just started to look into RMAN backup and recovery and have a > question: > > for example, it takes 2 hours for RMAN to backup the database, how much > > impact will RMAN have on the database during this 2 hours? Will user be > able > > to access the database during this 2 hours? > > > > Any comments would be greatly appreciated!! > > Regards, > > > > -Li >