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11g Release 2 (11.2)

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RMAN Compatibility Matrix

In general, the rules of RMAN compatibility are as follows:

Table B-2 shows version requirements for RMAN components. The symbol >= before a release means all Oracle Database releases from this release or later along with their patches.

Table B-2 RMAN Compatibility Table

Target/Auxiliary Database RMAN client Recovery Catalog Database Recovery Catalog Schema

8.0.6

8.0.6

>=8.1.7

>=8.0.6

8.1.7

8.0.6.1

>=8.1.7

>=8.1.7

8.1.7

8.1.7

>=8.1.7

>=RMAN client

8.1.7.4

8.1.7.4

>=8.1.7

8.1.7.4

8.1.7.4

8.1.7.4

>=8.1.7

>= 9.0.1.4

9.0.1

9.0.1

>=8.1.7

>= RMAN client

9.2.0

>=9.0.1.3 and <= target database executable

>=8.1.7

>= RMAN client

10.1.0

>=9.0.1.3 and <= target database executable

>=9.0.1

>= RMAN client

10.2.0

>=9.0.1.3 and <= target database executable

>=9.0.1

>= RMAN client

11.1.0

>=9.0.1.3 and <= target database executable

>=10.2.0.3

>= RMAN client

11.2.0

>=9.0.1.3 and <= target database executable

>=10.2.0.3

>= RMAN client


When using an older version of the RMAN client with a newer version of the database, you do not get the features of the newer version. For example, when using the Oracle9i RMAN client to back up an Oracle Release 10g database, you do not have access to features like the fast recovery area, flashback database, TSPITR with an RMAN-managed auxiliary instance, or recovery through RESETLOGS.