Quiet_Point Noquiet_Point Allows you to specify that a database copy 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. When you specify the Noquiet_Point qualifier, Oracle RMU proceeds with the copy operation as soon as the RMU Copy_Database command is issued, regardless of any update transaction activity in progress in the database. Because Oracle RMU must acquire concurrent-read locks on all physical and logical areas, the copy operation fails if there are any active transactions with exclusive locks on a storage area. However, once Oracle RMU 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 copy operation is proceeding, that transaction either waits or gets a lock conflict error, but the copy operation continues unaffected. If you intend to use the Noquiet_Point qualifier with a copy procedure that previously specified the Quiet_Point qualifier (or did not specify either the Quiet_Point or Noquiet_Point qualifier), you should examine any applications that execute concurrently with the copy operation. You might need to modify your applications or your copy procedure to handle the lock conflicts that can occur when you specify the Noquiet_Point qualifier. When you specify the Quiet_Point qualifier, the copy operation begins when a quiet point is reached. Other update transactions issued after the database copy operation begins are prevented from executing until after the root file for the database has been copied (copying of the database storage areas begins after the root file is copied). The default is the Quiet_Point qualifier.