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Home -> Community -> Usenet -> c.d.o.server -> Re: A typical day for me, as a DBA ...
Domenic G. wrote:
>Me: Why aren't we using RMAN?
>Boss: We use export db.
>Me: But these are production databases!
>Boss: So.
>Me: RMAN is great, let's you even recover corrupted blocks.
>Boss: We don't need that.
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>Next conversation ...
>
>Boss: Call Sun and get them to send a rep over for a cluster purchase.
>Me: OK.
>Sun: So what kind of solution do you want?
>Boss: The solution with the highest availability.
>Sun: Do you want disaster recovery?
>Boss: No, we can afford to be down for 2 weeks.
>Me: Pissing my pants.
>
>These are true stories -- is this guy a bafoon or what?
>
>Domenic.
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Personally ... I'd re-ask the questions in a conference room full of
witnesses.
And then just shut up and let him dig his own grave. Or at least write a
CYA
memo such as an email to appropriate persons stating something like:
"Based on receiving the following instructions:
1. 2. 3.
I have researched the matter and found ....
1. 2. 3.
And make sure you cc: him so he can't later deny having given the instruction.
-- Daniel Morgan http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/oad/oad_crs.asp http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/aoa/aoa_crs.asp damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace 'x' with a 'u' to reply)Received on Sat Nov 01 2003 - 19:40:16 CST
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