All. Has any one of you configured a workable solution using Hitachi shadow image and 9205 for duplicate database creation? I am looking for some reference on doing it without putting the source database in hot backup mode? Thanks for your help MM __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l