RE: _spin_count Revealed

From: Grant Allen <Grant_at_towersoft.com.au>
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 16:18:24 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.004D1E70.20020917161824@fatcity.com>

Fink, Dan[SMTP:Dan.Fink_at_mdx.com] wrote:
> >I have learned that my information was incorrect. A negative value for
> spin count is not to be used for reversing transactions. It is to be used
> for those systems in the southern hemisphere to insure that the disks spin
> counter-clockwise.
> >
> >I sincerely apologize for this mistake and hope the list will forgive me.
> >
> >Dan
>

Dan,

You're forgetting about the _counter_corriolis_effect parameter, introduced in 9i. If you set this to true, then you need to flip you're setting for _spin_count. I've also found it useful to buy hard drives with synchromesh to make gear changes smoother :-)

Ciao
Fuzzy
:-)

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