Re: Multiplexing in RAID 5

"Niall Litchfield" <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk> wrote in message news:<3f6f0dac$0$15778$ed9e5944_at_reading.news.pipex.net>...
> "Tyler Smith Watu" <watuni2000_at_yahoo.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:2f3438a4.0309220552.7beb5bd3_at_posting.google.com...
> > Seen a system with multiplexed redo log files on a RAID 5 which is
> > not the best of practices.
> > I will like to change that with time(mounting the DB and moving the
> > files) but first of all would like to drop the mirrored redo log
> > files .
> > Is there an advantage of multiplexing redo logs on a raid 5 system in
> > the first place ?
> What happens if you fabled "Junior DBA" or equally fabled "duhveloper"
> deletes the redo log from the OS? Answer RAID5 offers no protection at all.
> multiplexing does.

I appreciate your response Naill.
May be I should rephrase ...Actually I was looking more at errors that may take advantage of ECC
Sometimes those accidental deletes could be on datafiles or on a complete redolog group

TYSW Received on Mon Sep 22 2003 - 12:19:28 CDT