Re: Oracle 8i vs. SQL Server 2000?

From: F Adolfsson <nospam_at_localhost.spamwarn>
Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 16:10:58 +0100
Message-ID: <jD%56.617$K12.1962@nntpserver.swip.net>

"Ban Spam" <ban-spam_at_operamail.com> wrote in message news:9021A4F31SunnySD_at_24.0.3.73...

>

> Within the last month, I've built myself a new home PC.
> I think/hope that I've solved this PC's backup issues by buying a
> motherboard with a built-in RAID controller and by mirroring
 (RAID-1)
> a pair of 45GB disks. The Raid controller was about $25 (US) more
> than the non-Raid version & the disks were $189 each. Ideally for
> about just over $200 I don't have to worry about backing up Oracle
> or anything else.

Ouch!
RAID is not a backup solution.

If you keep your live/online data on this mirrored disk, then any accidents are happily mirrored too.

Regards
/Fad Received on Sun Jan 07 2001 - 09:10:58 CST