Re: [Q] When do I need backup? Give me your worst story
From: Marek Wiechula and Sheila Plant <sparemgw_at_batelco.com.bh>
Date: 1996/09/14
Message-ID: <323A025C.4990_at_batelco.com.bh>#1/1
Date: 1996/09/14
Message-ID: <323A025C.4990_at_batelco.com.bh>#1/1
Almut Herzog wrote:
>
> In plain words: What can and will go wrong at a database installation
> site?
> Harddisk crash? DB crashes caused by what? Please give me your latest
> horror.
>
> TIA,
> Almut (al-her_at_sectra.se)
The other suggestions already posted are all good. But once you have written your backup to tape make sure that no one overwrites the tape. (Say by leaving it in the drive and letting something else rewind the tape and write over it! It could happen.)
Marek Received on Sat Sep 14 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST