On 01/25/2013 12:16 PM, Rich Pieri wrote: > On Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:36:03 -0500 > Jerry Feldman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> people prefer to shut down the database. Since the Linux shutdown >> command issues a kill -TERM on all processes is it really necessary >> to do the Oracle shutdown prior to the Linux shutdown. > It's not a preference. It's a requirement. kill -TERM will tell Oracle > to shut down but it takes time to clean up. If you halt the system > before the cleanup is finished then you will -- not might, will -- end > up with a corrupted database. I can issue a kill -TERM manually, but you are right the best way is to log into Oracle and tell it to shut down first.
> > I hope your DBAs are available to fix it when it happens. > > >> I have DBA privs on the database, but our DBAs are in Toronto and they >> are no longer allowed to work on servers in the US. > ... > You're screwed. > Fortunately they are allowed to work on it on a low priority interim basis. This not only affects me in the Boston office, but also New York and Philadelphia. -- Jerry Feldman <[email protected]> Boston Linux and Unix PGP key id:3BC1EB90 PGP Key fingerprint: 49E2 C52A FC5A A31F 8D66 C0AF 7CEA 30FC 3BC1 EB90
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