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Re: rollback segments during export

From: Jared Still <jkstill_at_cybcon.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 20:30:14 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.0039D01F.20010930201019@fatcity.com>

Without proof though, there are other explanations.

Like no DML was taking place while you ran the export.

The way to test it is check while running an export.

I don't know how to do that off the top of my head.

Jared

On Sunday 30 September 2001 18:05, Reardon, Bruce (CALBBAY) wrote:
> We use export / import to refresh our test system.
>
> We do the exports from OEM with consistent=y (this is on NT, version 8.1.5
> and 8.1.7).
>
> We have lots of tables with foreign key constraints and have not had any
> problems with the constraints being reenabled in test.
> That is, consistent=y seems to me to prevent the tables getting out of
> sync.
>
> At one stage, I ran into an OEM bug (1429380 / 1080622) related to the
> copying of OEM advanced export job settings - this lead to doing a
> consistent=N export and then when we imported into our test system some of
> the constraints could not be enabled.
>
> This adds weight to consistent=y keeping tables in sync across the entire
> database.
>
> HTH,
> Bruce Reardon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Sunday, 30 September 2001 5:40
>
> Chris,
>
> > Just because there is a PK/FK between tables, it does not mean they will
>
> be
>
> > exported in the same transaction. And thus, possibly out of sync.
>
> I didn't say there was. My implication was that your
> tables would get out of sync. Setting 'consistent=y'
>
> won't prevent that:
> : If you specify CONSISTENT=N (the default), each table is usually exported
> : in a single transaction. However, if a table contains nested tables, th
>
> Now it *could* be that I'm misreading the docs. It' been known
> to happen, but that sentence says to me that each table is
> exported as part of a single transaction.
>
> Anyone have proof to the contrary? The tech writer is being
> rather ambigous, at least I think so.
>
> Jared

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