Brian, I would not worry about it. To preclude any chance of data loss requires not having any data to loose in the first place. I lost files using EMC Symmetrix, yet I have bought more.
inka -----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 9:24 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Good morning all! I have a question regarding use of write-caching RAID controllers. As an NT systems/network admin of some years, and an Oracle 8i DBA-in-training, I had done some homework and gather that both Oracle and industry best-practices suggest avoiding write-caching controllers if possible (to preclude any chance of data loss). As a result, I had recommended we purchase dual non-caching controllers on the new Compaq ML530s we are about to buy. Compaq has discontinued the model controller we requested, and now all their controllers include write caching (battery-backed, of course). We are running a couple of ~10GB instances, not terabyte OLTP - so should I just go with it and not be so anal about the caching?? Thanks and Regards, Brian NT 4.0 SP6a Oracle 8.1.7.4 -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Richards, Brian INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Inka Bezdziecka INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).