Hi Guri, If you don't have time to make a backup before moving a machine to a different site at least take the time to update your resume and put it in a safe location.
Good Luck, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >guri, > >If you don't have the time to get the cold backup to removable media, >you'll just have to accept the risk of the box being lost, stolen, or >destroyed in an accident. You can still reduce risks in other areas. > >I don't see what risk you are abating by making a cold backup to >another disk partition, unless that partition is on another physical >drive. A physical event that causes one file to be unreadable (such as >head damage) usually renders the entire disk unreadable, so you don't >gain much. If it's a different physical drive, at least you're >gaining the probability of one of them surviving the physical abuse. > >Chances are you'll be able to shut down the database, shut down the >OS, power down the machine, carry it to the new location, and power it >back up with no problem. Modern equipment is fairly robust. >Personally I'd treat it all like a carton of eggs just to be safer. > >The "how much extra precaution" you take should be based on what it will >cost you if the machine falls off the truck, never to be seen again. >One can justify the cost of the precautions as long as they are lower >than the cost of the loss. > >-rje > >g> I don't have machine to buildup the standby database.I don't have much time >g> to take cold backup also.I think if Can take cold backup on another disk >g> partition would be fine. >g> Any suggestion please? >g> Thx >g> guri > > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Ora NT DBA INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
