Re: RMAN backup piece validation
From: Nuno Souto <dbvision_at_iinet.net.au>
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 12:21:54 +1000
Message-ID: <52478EC2.3030709_at_iinet.net.au>
On 29/09/2013 1:22 AM, Gus Spier wrote:
> Oracle 10.2.0.2, Solaris 10
> We are also clawing our way out of a situation where it appears the SAN
> introduces corruption into the datafiles, the undo tablespaces, the temp
> file, the backup pieces, and occasionally, the archive logs.
>
> To be fair, the SAN was "cooked" when an uninformed individual reset the
> thermostat on the computer floor. Excessive heat seems to have had an
> unpleasant effect on the disks and controllers. Our hardware/sysadmin
> teams have been consistently defeated by re-appearance/introduction of
> corruption after each change of disk.
>
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 12:21:54 +1000
Message-ID: <52478EC2.3030709_at_iinet.net.au>
On 29/09/2013 1:22 AM, Gus Spier wrote:
> Oracle 10.2.0.2, Solaris 10
> We are also clawing our way out of a situation where it appears the SAN
> introduces corruption into the datafiles, the undo tablespaces, the temp
> file, the backup pieces, and occasionally, the archive logs.
>
> To be fair, the SAN was "cooked" when an uninformed individual reset the
> thermostat on the computer floor. Excessive heat seems to have had an
> unpleasant effect on the disks and controllers. Our hardware/sysadmin
> teams have been consistently defeated by re-appearance/introduction of
> corruption after each change of disk.
>
Let's not forget to add this episode to the list of "SAN introduced
corruptions"
and "why dbs should only use Exadata for storage"...
Or something...
-- Cheers Nuno Souto dbvision_at_iinet.net.au -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-lReceived on Sun Sep 29 2013 - 04:21:54 CEST