Re: 'Oracle Internet Directory' - Complete in-memory database??

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:03:07 -0800
Message-ID: <1134943377.76671@jetspin.drizzle.com>

IANAL_VISTA wrote:

> qazmlp1209_at_rediffmail.com wrote in 
> news:1134923207.376212.34440_at_g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
> 
> 

>>In my understanding, Oracle RDBMS is not a complete in-memory database.
>>Allotting a large System Global Area(SGA) will just make large part of
>>the database to be loaded into memory, but still the updates will be
>>written onto the Disks.
>>
>>So, storing in-memory completely is ruled out for Oracle RDBMS. But,
>>what about for 'Oracle Internet Directory'? I would like to know
>>whether it is possible to make the 'Oracle Internet Directory' data
>>completely in in-memory.
>>
>>

> 
> 
> NO.
> What happens to "a complete in-memory database" when power is lost?

Absolutely nothing: Take a look at Oracle's Times Ten database.

It is fully recoverable.

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Daniel A. Morgan
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Received on Sun Dec 18 2005 - 16:03:07 CST