Re: How to deploy a 24hrs , 7 days a week kind of database environment?

> This is a first time that our company are deploying a 24hrs , 7 days a week
> kind of database environment.
> Can anyone pls tell me what type of strategies shall I use in order not to
> have any downtime?
> What are the recommended backup strategies?
> Can Oracle running on NT server have this type of reliability?

Oracle will not have any problems but NT is hardly ready for mission critical applications. You would have done far better putting Solaris or Linux on the box.

But given that you probably don't have that option I would suggest that you schedule a window (not a Microsoft Window) during which you down the server. Down NT (before it does so on its own). Turn off the machine. And than restart everything. This will solve the problem of NT leaking memory. Depending on usage I would do it no less than once a month and possibly every Sunday night or early Monday morning (before the employees show up).

Daniel A. Morgan Received on Tue Nov 10 1998 - 14:35:36 CST