RE: Query Database while shutdown in progress

Taking the sentence literately puts perspective on it, and as well humor.

But what else will a DBA do when confronted with numbers.

Keep grinning.

Joel Patterson
Database Administrator
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From: MacGregor, Ian A. [mailto:ian_at_slac.stanford.edu] Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 6:16 PM
To: robertgfreeman_at_yahoo.com; Jared Still; Patterson, Joel Cc: andrew.kerber_at_gmail.com; oracle-l_at_freelists.org Subject: RE: Query Database while shutdown in progress

 You won't make 9 nines with shutdown abort

Seconds in a year

select 365 *24 *60 * 60 from dual;

365*24*60*60

    31536000

Amount of downtime allowed for 9 nines

 1* select 31536000 - (31536000 * .999999999) from dual SQL> / 31536000-(31536000*.999999999)

                       .031536

And remember it's supposed to include scheudled maintenance down times.

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From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Robert Freeman Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 1:55 PM
To: Jared Still; Joel.Patterson_at_crowley.com Cc: andrew.kerber_at_gmail.com; oracle-l_at_freelists.org Subject: RE: Query Database while shutdown in progress

And there is a *very* good point made in that page. If you work in an environment where 9 nines is the target, shutdown a

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