Re: Rule number 1 of an Oracle recovery process

"Nuno Souto" <nsouto_at_optushome.com.au.nospam> wrote in message
news:3d636635$0$28866$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au...

>
> TAKE AN IMMEDIATE BACKUP OF YOUR CURRENT CONTROLFILES, IF THEY ARE
> ACCESSIBLE.
>

I always thought Rule Number 1 was 'IMMEDIATELY TAKE A COMPLETE NEW BACKUP OF YOUR DISASTER', though this can be hard to explain to management types.

"But why would you want to back up the mess we are in now?"
"Because I don't want it to get any worse than it already is"
"What sort of DBA are you if you are just going to make things worse?"
"Umm, well, that is to say er. "
"You aren't one of those David Bowie type DBAs by any chance?"

:-(

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
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