Re: standby database question.

On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 08:49:49AM -0800, Tim Gorman wrote:
> Correct.
>
> ...though you can achieve the same thing in 8i by running the SQL*Plus or
> SvrMgr process in a "backgrounded" script. Stopping the backgrounded script
> is easy using the RECOVER CANCEL command from any other session...

I accomplish this with the gnu screen command. It is a pretty nice addon that lets you detach/reattach/multiplex tty sessions. I use this alot for long running commands and what to go home and check on them later.

http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/screen.html

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> > I'm back on 8i for a different client who wants to implement standby
> > database.
> >
> > other than the whole possibility of losing data during a failover, i've
> > not been able to find anything about doing managed recovery with out
> > having a dedicated session to put the database in managed recovery mode.
> >
> > SQL> recover managed standby database;
> >
> >
> > this does not fork into the background but is a foreground process, that
> > ties that window up as it receives and applies logs, that is correct
> > right?
> >
> > Its not until 9i where we get the luxury of managed recovery being a
> > background proces, right?
> >
> > thanks, joe
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