"Hemant K Chitale" <hkchital_at_singnet.com.sg> wrote in message news:<a1n29f$nqg$1_at_dahlia.singnet.com.sg>...
> Those "consultants" don't know Oracle. They shouldn't
> have opened their mouths at all. And now we are speechless !
> Hemant K Chitale
> http://hkchital.tripod.com
>
>
> "Dusan Bolek" <pagesflames_at_usa.net> wrote in message
> news:1e8276d6.0201110140.40c82f18_at_posting.google.com...
> > "Howard J. Rogers" <dba_at_hjrdba.com> wrote in message
> news:<3c3d744b$0$1586$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au>...
> > > Without doubt, the current redo log is the
> > > Achilles' heel of the entire Oracle architecture -which is why they
> invented
> > > redo log mirroring (or, more accurately) multiplexing so that total loss
> of
> > > the current log should be a very rare occurrence -making attempted
> backups
> > > of it even more of a waste of time than they otherwise would be.
> >
> > Only small off-topic remark. Just few days back I had here two
> > consultants from well known worldwide consulting company. They trying
> > to sell us some new system based on Oracle database. One of my many
> > comments to their design was absence of any backup strategy for this
> > extremely important server. They responded me in way, which almost
> > knock me out.
> > There is (they've said) no need for online, offline backup or running
> > in ARCHIVELOG, because when using Oracle you will always lose, in case
> > of failure, data from active redo log, so everything you need are only
> > daily !exports!. And that's 1TB database we're talking about. This
> > perfect logic made me speechless. :-)))
> >
> > --
> > _________________________________________
> >
> > Dusan Bolek, Ing.
> > Oracle team leader
> >
There is no need to protect the guilty, but I understand your not
giving their name. Perhaps you could have included a hint.
Received on Fri Jan 11 2002 - 14:03:59 CST
