Re: Big Whoops

Lisa,

I use stories like this to illustrate what I can do... "yes, I'm human and I make mistakes BUT I can clean up after myself. And handle problems competently."

I will not do my rant on OCP here (I'm bored with it so I'm working on the assumption everyone else here is too), but I didn' start ranting until after I had taken tests and realized just how worthless they were.

Glad you are back to normal (or as normal as things get)

Rachel

>From: Lisa_Koivu_at_gelco.com
>Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>Subject: Re: Big Whoops
>Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 05:37:59 -0800
>
>Hi Rachel,
>
>Well, thanks for the vote of confidence. No backups. Ran a series of
>scripts
>all last night and my database is back .
>Now I get to choose whether or not I tell anyone I did this :) I think my
>fellow DBA will get a kick out of it.
>
>to add to the irony, the db I was creating was a test recovery catalog.
>
>Yea, OCP = Obsessive-Compulsive Pinhead. It's funny that you don't realize
>how
>worthless it is until you get through the exams and find out they ask you
>much
>too simple questions. And I paid for this? Oh well.
>
>Have a great day.
>Lisa
>
>
>
>
>
>"Rachel Carmichael" <carmichr_at_hotmail.com> on 05/24/2000 09:16:11 PM
>
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>
>
>Lisa,
>
>You have backups? Restore from backup. Otherwise..... recreate and import
>is
>the way to go.
>
>I gotta say, the fact that you did this, figured out how to fix it, and
>didn't freak out about it, would impress me MUCH more on an interview than
>the fact that you have your OCP :)
>
>Rachel
>
>
> >From: Lisa_Koivu_at_gelco.com
> >Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
> >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> >Subject: Big Whoops
> >Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 14:44:29 -0800
> >
> >This is by far the funniest thing I have ever done. I began running the
> >create
> >database scripts (ON A TEST MACHINE) when the $ORACLE_SID was set to a
> >currently
> >running database. It's now completely and totally hosed. I'm just
> >wondering if
> >there is any possible way of recovering from this. I am just recreating
> >the
> >database and reimporting the data - it's not a big deal, but for future
> >reference, I wonder if this really does mean THE END OF THE DATABASE AS
>WE
> >KNOW
> >IT. My gut feel is YES.
> >
> >I just can't stop laughing. I finish my OCP exams and completely TRASH a
> >large
> >database in the same day (and dump pink ice cream on my white sweater
> >simultaneously)! Like Kirti said, Who *WANTS* to be a DBA? Are you out
>of
> >your
> >mind? you better be!
> >
> >
> >
> >
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