RE: database decommission checklist

From: Matthew Zito <mzito_at_gridapp.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:03:49 -0400
Message-ID: <C0A5E31718FC064A91E9FD7BE2F081B1021A3FD3_at_exchange.gridapp.com>

Thanks for the reiteration, Jared. And just to continue along those lines, don't forget BCVs or snapshots, tape backups, etc. etc. If you have a real need to destroy data, you'll want to get your storage admins involved, talk to your vendors, and potentially even purchase a dedicated solution for data cleansing.  

These days, a simple rm or even a shred is unlikely to really remove your data everywhere.  

Matt  

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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Jared Still Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:09 PM
To: QuijadJC_at_alfredstate.edu
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Subject: Re: database decommission checklist    

On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 6:40 AM, QuijadaReina, Julio C <QuijadJC_at_alfredstate.edu> wrote:

On Linux, you can use a tool called 'shred'. It will repeatedly write 25 times over on the disk. Make it a little harder to recover data if that is your intent.

Just to re-iterate what Matt Zito already stated:  

That won't work on some storage systems.  

In particular it will not work on NetApp, and there may be others.  

Jared  

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