Donaldson, Mark wrote, in part:
> We're nowhere as near the DB count you have but we do use one policy for all
> our database backups.  I have multiple schedules within that policy that
> define different storage units.  We've decided on a consistent retention
> time so all the schedules have the same.  Multiple schedules are just to
> choose the storage unit.
> 
> I don't see any reason to create a policy for each DB or, for that matter,
> for each server.  

(...going on somewhat of a tangent ...)

But you need a template or shell script for each DB?

I've been confused by the NBU Oracle Admin Guide that says ...

: Because backup templates are stored on the server
: in a known location, server directed and scheduled
: backups will use the same copy of the template for
: each client in the policy client list.

since the templates (that we've created) are very specific to each DB. 
Have I missed something?    cheers, wayne