Quiet_Point Noquiet_Point Allows you to specify that the database backup operation is to occur either immediately or when a quiet point for database activity occurs. A quiet point is defined as a point where no active update transactions are in progress in the database. Therefore, this qualifier is used with the Online qualifier. When you specify the Noquiet_Point qualifier, RMU Backup proceeds with the backup operation as soon as the RMU Backup command is issued, regardless of any update transaction activity in progress in the database. Because RMU Backup must acquire concurrent- read locks on all physical and logical areas, the backup operation will fail if there are any active transactions with exclusive locks on a storage area. However, once RMU Backup has successfully acquired all concurrent-read storage area locks it should not encounter any further lock conflicts. If a transaction that causes Oracle Rdb to request exclusive locks is started while the backup operation is proceeding, that transaction will either wait or receive a lock conflict error, but the RMU Backup command will continue unaffected. See the Usage_Notes help entry under this command for recommendations on using the Quiet_Point and Noquiet_Point qualifiers. The default is the Quiet_Point qualifier.