Configuring a physical standby database in 9i

Question

Hi all,
   SO: Solaris 10 SPARC x64
   DB: 9.2.0.6 x64
   I have a task of creating a physical standby database in a solaris 10 - Oracle 9.2.0.6 env. I am used to do this configuration on the 11.2 version of Oracle, and because of that i have some doubts regarding the possible different configurations necessary to do in a 9i Database.
   1) The main doubt that i have is regarding the RMAN use. I Would like to know if it is possible to restore a normal backup of my primary database into the standby database, and after that, apply the necessary archived logs to sync the standby with the primary? The controlfile that i would use would be the one created by the  "BACKUP CURRENT CONTROLFILE FOR STANDBY" RMAN command. The RMAN script woulb be like the one below:
run {
allocate channel ch01 device type disk;
allocate channel ch02 device type disk;
allocate channel ch03 device type disk;
allocate channel ch04 device type disk;
restore controlfile from 'standby_controlfile.ctl';
sql 'alter database mount';
restore database;
recover database;
   2) The directory structure will be the same, so i think it is not necessary to use the SET NEWNAME and the DB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT/LOG_FILE_NAME_CONVERT, is that correct?
   3) Do you have any other considerations regarting the differences between a 9i and a 11g Physical Standby Configuration?
Thanks for your attention and pacience.

Answer 1

Hello;
On question 1 - See this:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B10500_01/server.920/a96566/rcmstand.htm
On question 2 - Assuming RMAN work then DB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT/LOG_FILE_NAME_CONVERT would NOT have to be set for the same directory structure.
On question 3 - double check this:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B10500_01/server.920/a96653.pdf
Best Regards
mseberg