I believe not. Part of the reason is that the control files are used to store some of the information for RMAN. The formats of 7.* and 8.* are not compatible in that there's 17 added sections in the O8 controlfile. You've probably noticed the increased size between 7.* and 8.*. Velpuri covers quite a bit of of this in his book. See pages 250 - 252 and chapter 6 of his O8 backup and recovery book. If you don't have the book, get it.
-----Original Message----- Mengler Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 2:50 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Can RMAN be used to backup a V7.3.4.5 instance? In addition to the obsolete version, which I'm forced to continue to support, I'm supporting both 8i & 9i instances. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Charlie Mengler INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Kevin Fries INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
