Re: Have DB Writer Retry Writes to the Control File

We are backing up to tape using Veritas. It is a general backup of all system and application files. We would really like to keep backing them up this way if we can. The network admin doesn't really want to have to go in and tell the backup program and the virus scanning software (Norton) to skip a bunch of files. We have 3 total control files. So far, they are all on the same drive - dumb I know, but the 3rd party software installed Oracle that way. We will be moving them in the near future. We have also run into this error with the Index files as well, so it is not just the control file.

Thanks.

"Howard J. Rogers" <dba_at_hjrdba.com> wrote in message news:<a7qrc0$voe$1_at_lust.ihug.co.nz>...
> How are you backing up the controlfile? Not just using O/S commands to copy
> it, I hope?
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> Regards
> HJR
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> "Peg" <leclairp_at_gpssims.com> wrote in message
> news:963aac81.0203261020.73b3f1a8_at_posting.google.com...
> > We keep getting hung up when the database tries to write to the
> > control file when the file is being backed up and/or virus scanned.
> > Isn't there a parameter somewhere to have the DB Writer retry after a
> > period of time rather than hanging the database right away? Any help
> > would be appreciated. Thanks.
Received on Thu Mar 28 2002 - 15:45:53 CST