Re: Immediate v. Abort

There have been a number of emails on this thread a few months ago. Check the archives.
Some people [including me] are comfortable with SHUTDOWN ABORT,STARTUP RESTRICT, SHUTDOWN NORMAL
while others are NOT comfortable with the SHUTDOWN ABORT. It depends on your experiences with SHUTDOWN ABORT situations.

I do have my production databases going down "quickly" with ABORT,RESTRICT,NORMAL. Hemant
At 06:33 PM 03-04-03 -0800, you wrote:
>I'm sensing a great opportunity here. It seems like the discussion is more
>about what people do and don't do, instead of being a technical discussion
>of what happens in a shutdown immediate v. a shutdown abort, what are the
>pros and cons, what are the risks to each approach.
>
>I would love to see this issue addressed by the very knowledgeable in the
>matters of recovery in a detailed and supported manner. I think this
>approach will provide people on each side with the information they need
>to make a rational decision, whether it is to stay the course or change.
>
>Anyone accept the challenge? I'll put up a bottle of good Scotch (no Black
>Adder Raw Cask) or one of my pictures (ask Rachel) to the person who
>changes my mind or reinforces my current view.
>
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