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Re: 24x7 with full backup

From: Thomas Kyte <tkyte_at_us.oracle.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 12:36:40 GMT
Message-ID: <371d232b.1758959@192.86.155.100>


A copy of this was sent to ga <ga_at_alerts.co.il> (if that email address didn't require changing) On Mon, 19 Apr 1999 06:23:29 -0700, you wrote:

>My company just made a decision to go 24x7 with oracle 8.0.5.
>
>I am stuck with finding out if there is an easy way (i know that within
>oracle nothing is every easy) to get an oracle server up with 24 hours -
>7 days a week access. And if the server dies, be back up - with minimum
>data loss within 1/2 hour.
>
>I have heard about oracle 8 with enterprise server and replication.
>

have you looked at the failover database capability? If what you want is a simple failover, it might be your path of least resistance. See the admin guide for more info.

>Does that sound like the right path?
>
>I have no experiance with replication and do not know what its
>performance is or how complicated it is to:
> set up
> manage
> cut over to backup if the primary is down
> go back to primary when it is up to date
>
>I know this is a long question - sorry.
>
>thanks ahead for any info
>GA
 

Thomas Kyte
tkyte_at_us.oracle.com
Oracle Service Industries
Reston, VA USA

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Opinions are mine and do not necessarily reflect those of Oracle Corporation Received on Mon Apr 19 1999 - 07:36:40 CDT

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