RE: Database Verification

Just use RMAN to backup your databases. It will warn you about corruptions.

Raj

                                                                                                                      
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>I am considering the appropriate way to do database
>corruption prevention.
>
>Should I use one or more of the following as a
>proactive measure ?
> a) Export
> b) DBVerify
> c) Analyze table <table_name> validate structure
>cascade
>
>Any advice ?
>
>Thanks,
>
>PH
>

Pui Ho,

   The only way you can be 'proactive' concerning corruption is to have a sound backup strategy - if you really feel nervous about your hardware, first change it, and then use archive logging and the rest; export is a bad solution, because it will be long to restore. By definition, a corruption doesn't give any warning (it's even worth than earthquakes). If you want to be very reactive, set something to regularly scan your alert.log file.

Regards,

Stephane Faroult
Oriole

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