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Re: Query Database while shutdown in progress

From: Jared Still <jkstill_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:55:36 -0700
Message-ID: <bf46380706271055j18a67152o9844c251c46a3f66@mail.gmail.com>


On 6/27/07, Andrew Kerber <andrew.kerber_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Sometime shutdown abort is necessary. However, its not recommended. I
> would rather not risk having to recover a database w/o a good reason. If
> all that is needed is to monitor a shutdown immediate. there are a lot of
> ways to handle that. If nothing else, you can tail the alert log, and see
> the id thats keep the instance form shutting down, then kill that session.
> That would be much safer than an abnormal termination of the instance.
>
>

Why is shutdown immediate safer than shutdown abort?

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Jared Still
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Received on Wed Jun 27 2007 - 12:55:36 CDT

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