a set of Oracle tables and views which are used by Recovery Manager to store information about Oracle databases
a set of tables containing RMAN metadata
a supplemental logical schema, created in a database other than the one that you are backing up, that contains RMAN metadata
A set of Oracle tables and views used by RMAN to store information about Oracle databases. RMAN uses this data to manage the backup, restore, and recovery of Oracle databases. The recovery catalog is optional. If you do not use a recovery catalog, RMAN uses the target control file as the sole repository of metadata. See Also: recovery catalog database
(Recovery Manager User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)
A set of tables and views used by Recovery Manager (RMAN) to store information about Oracle databases. RMAN uses this data to manage the backup, restore, and recovery of Oracle databases. If you choose not to use a recovery catalog, RMAN uses the target database control file. You should not store the recovery catalog in your target database. See also recovery catalog database and Recovery Manager (RMAN)