200% reliable media => NOARCHIVELOG ??

From: Gordon Hollingworth <gordon_at_crystal.dircon.co.uk>
Date: 16 Aug 94 00:19:03 +0000
Message-ID: <b0e_9408190957_at_crystal.dircon.co.uk>


 Alex Stebletsov <alex_at_ncbol.msk.su> wrote:
>> if I have 200% reliable media (like failt-tolerant RAID), i.e.
>> media failures are absolutely impossible, may I operate
>> Oracle in NOARCHIVELOG mode ?? (considering Oracle 6)

Better to be safe than sorry. Even if I had 5000% reliable media, I would always run in ARCHIVELOG mode. It helps to have something in addition to fall back on.

Best Regards,
Gordon Hollingworth
Oracle DBA/UNIX Admin.

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