Re: REPLICATING an OUTAGE - RFI

*laughing*

Microsoft Prayer? Hmmm...a new product..that's encouraging 'cause until now I've been using Microsoft Cross Yurfingers and Hope for the best..

Steve

"Billy Verreynne" <vslabs_at_onwe.co.za> wrote in message news:9lah6r$bds$1_at_ctb-nnrp1.saix.net...
> "Bryan Burns" <bburns_at_xo.com> wrote
>
> > Aside from an incorrect record getting replicated, what are the
> > worst case possiblities here ???
>
> That depends if National Enquirer is going to publish that er.. hum...
 photos of
> you and that .. er.. thing. I still think its not an alien. Looks too much
 like
> a sheered sheep. Are you Australian perharps? ;-)
>
> The problem with worse case scenarios is that you need to draw the line
> somewhere. What does it matter if you have a fully redundant systems,
 running
> 24x7, and someone drives a truck through your computer room wall?
>
> > Could I somehow lose the whole database and replicate a blank database?
>
> Unlikely. If you loose the database, it's gone. It can not recreate itself
 and
> start replicating without a human hand guiding it.
>
> > Could a corruption get replicated, which somehow takes everything down?
>
> Hmmm.. depends on what type of corruption you are talking about. Only
 committed
> data is replicated. If the app screws up, or you lack the correct
 integrity
> constraints and rules, yeah - then that screw up will be replicated. But
 that is
> a problem with database and app design. I can not see Oracle replicating
> "corruption" that causes the other instances to fall over.. unless you run
 into
> a very obscure Oracle bug. When that happens though, you should start
 playing
> the lotto.
>
> > Being extremely pessimistic, what could go wrong...
>
> Er.. you don't want to get me started again, do you?
>
> > All input is greatly appreciated. I will be tracking all feedback and
> > ensuring against the bad things it if at all possible...
>
> Try installing Microsoft Prayer. It prays to the deity of your choice. Has
 a
> configurable prayer timer. Various skins and themes to choose from. You
 can even
> create custom prayers.. Yeah.. see... you got me going again.
>
> I think you are taking it a bit too far. Stick to the basics of
 preventative
> maintenance and administration. That is the best you can do. Trying to
 conjure
> up worse case scenarios and trying to prevent that from happening, is like
 a dog
> chasing its own tail.
>
>
> --
> Billy
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Received on Tue Aug 14 2001 - 07:46:30 CDT