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Re: suspicious standard Oracle Linux start/stop script

From: Niall Litchfield <niall.litchfield_at_dial.pipex.com>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 22:32:20 +0100
Message-ID: <3ed91f36$0$966$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com>


How many of these refer to instance recovery rather than media recovery?

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Niall Litchfield
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Audit Commission UK
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"Joel Garry" <joel-garry_at_home.com> wrote in message
news:91884734.0305301426.6a17e1e8_at_posting.google.com...
> "Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr2000_at_yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:<3ed74ffe$0$30223$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au>...

> > "Hans Forbrich" <forbrich_at_telusplanet.net> wrote in message
> > news:3ED66E01.7FF45C70_at_telusplanet.net...
> > > Sybrand Bakker wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Thu, 29 May 2003 16:42:21 +0100, "Niall Litchfield"
> > > > <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >My advice
> > > > >
> > > > >modify the dbshut sql script so it does a shutdown abort. Oracle
will
> > > > >recover on startup.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
> > > >
> > > > Seems like we need a competition for the most stupid advice offered.
> > > > There have been quite many the last few days.
> > > >
> > > > Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
> > >
> > > Sure would be nice if we got some consistency going here ...last week
I
> > > got a severe talking to in this list about saying shutdown abort is a
> > > no-no.
> >
> > I hope it wasn't that severe.
> >
> > The facts are: if your current redo log is safe (multiplexing, anyone?),
> > then shutdown abort is no worse than shutdown immediate, which every DBA
> > seems willing to do at a drop of a hat.
> >
> > Anyone going 'Arrrrgggggg' needs to explain why Oracle would be prone to
> > losing data in the event of a shutdown abort, but not with a shutdown
> > immediate.
> > They're called bugs and implementation issues, which you of course > refuse to admit the existence or importance of, in the face of plenty > of metalink evidence. And of course, the "if your current redo log is > safe" is a huge Achille's heel. > > Recovery > 9203 2645378+ LOB data corruption after RECOVERY > 9203 2388569 Hang possible in parallel transaction recovery > 9203 2399093 ORA-16000 opening database READ ONLY > 9203 2408817 V$RECOVERY_PROCESS.SOFAR may decrease during media > recovery > 9203 2424490 OPTIONAL LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_X failures not written to > ALERT LOG > 9203 2449124 MAX_FAILURE in LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_N does not work > 9203 2555509 Parallel media recovery slower than needed > 9203 2594513 ORA-7445 [kcrradinit] possible during ARCH > cross-instance archival > 9203 2605511 OERI[3672] changing tablespace READ-WRITE after > incomplete recovery > 9203 2662180 RECOVER UNTIL SCN may stop before expected SCN if log > corrupt > 9202 2487487 LGWR may hang writing to >1 archive destinations with > NOAFFIRM > > And those are just the ones found and admitted to and fixed for 9.2. > > >
> > But it's precisely this sort of "inconsistency" that persuades me it's a
> > waste of time posting here. So I won't be doing so in future. If that
means
> > you don't feel you've been spoken to severely in future, then I guess
that's
> > some kind of bonus.
> > It's a big internet. I'm sure you can refrain from posting > anywhere... NOT. > > It's not a waste to post here if one understands the purpose of usenet > newsgroups. > > >
> > Cheerio, group: last post!
> > Buh-bye! > > >
> > Regards
> > HJR
> > jg > -- > @home.com is bogus. > Jeez, even MS and AOL kissee and make up! > http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/fri/news/news_1n30aol.html
Received on Sat May 31 2003 - 16:32:20 CDT

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