Re: Oracle 10g - db_recovery_file_dest and db_recovery_file_dest_size

On Jan 3, 10:16 pm, DA Morgan <damor..._at_psoug.org> wrote:
> joel garry wrote:
> > On Jan 3, 8:15 am, DA Morgan <damor..._at_psoug.org> wrote:
> >> maadhuuranja..._at_gmail.com wrote:
> >>> Thanks Daniel.
> >>> But  I would like to know if there is a practice that is generally
> >>> followed like RMAN backup and archived backups will be one location
> >>> whereas Flash Db recovery data will be in some other place and so on ?
> >>> thanks.
> >>> Madhu M
> >> As with most things ... it depends.
>
> >> Generally speaking I will multiplex redo logs with one copy going to the
> >> FRA and the other to a second location. Given that disk is disk is disk
> >> and that 750GB drives are under $200 USD it makes more sense to just by
> >> more disk than to worry much about it.
>
> > $200 for the disk... but how much for the place to plug it in to?  :-)
>
> iSCSI or NFS ... about $5.00 <g>

If I could draw, I'd make a picture showing a bum holding a disk drive and a sign that says "will iSCSI for $5"

But seriously, a fully populated SAN means big $$$ for production quality disk increase. The graph of storage pricing is a step function when you get beyond toy hardware. Add standby into it and everything doubles. If your requirements are that you need a standby, you don't want toys.

jg

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