BTDT, yes it is. Dick Goulet Senior Oracle DBA/NA Team Lead PAREXEL International ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ric Van Dyke Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 9:40 AM To: helter.skelterr@xxxxxxxxx; oracle-l Subject: RE: standby database backup I'm 90% sure the answer is Yes. But a test would certainly be in order. ----------------------- Ric Van Dyke Hotsos Enterprises ----------------------- Hotsos Symposium March 7 - 11, 2010 Be there. ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Helter Skelter Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 5:03 AM To: oracle-l Subject: standby database backup hi, If I make a backup of physical standby database, and then activate this standby database (failover) , will this backup still be usable for recovery of this activated standby? oracle 10.2.0.4, rhel5 thanks