Re: Replication - Can it be virtually real time ?

From: Connor McDonald <connor_mcdonald_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 17:55:34 +0800
Message-ID: <38B10B96.1BCF@yahoo.com>

b_aggy_at_hotmail.com wrote:
>
> Hi People,
>
> Can Oracle's replication be virtually real time and still be
> Asynchronous?
>
> I need a standby but with minimal loss during a disaster. Oracle's
> Standby mechanism would appear to have a higher risk of data loss than
> that of a replication mechanism due to the latency of the log transfers.
>
> Your thoughts/ideas welcomed.
>
> Rick
>
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> Before you buy.

You could always just make your logs very small - you'll get a bucketload more checkpoints but the data will be more up to date.

HTH --

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Connor McDonald
http://www.oracledba.co.uk

"Beta, n: Latin for 'still does not work'" Received on Mon Feb 21 2000 - 03:55:34 CST