Cross version RESTORE is not possible for by-area or incremental functions Explanation: A by-area restore operation is not permitted from a backup created under an earlier software version. This function requires recovery from the after image journal file, and that is not possible across versions. An incremental restore operation is not permitted from a backup created under an earlier software version. The full restore operation that preceded this request performed an implicit convert operation. This updates the database and invalidates the incremental restore operation. User Action: If this operation can not be avoided, the recovery must be performed under the version that the backup was created. That usually will require a full restore operation, and possibly an incremental restore operation and a recover operation. Updates made under the current software version will be lost.