There are advantages to oracle mirroring the redo logs. In the case of corruption, hardware or os level mirroring will duplicate the corruption accross the mirror. In the case of Oracle mirroring, Oracle should detect the corruption and write to the valid redo members.
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Control files & Redo Logs >Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 05:45:23 -0800 > >There's no point in mirroring control files on the same disk. Control >files should be mirrored across disks. That way, if one disk crashes you >can get a copy of the current control file from another disk (or just drop >that control file from your init.ora file). Control files are small and >have minimal disk I/O. > >If you are mirroring your disks in hardware there is nothing to be gained >by mirroring control files and redo logs in Oracle. > >-- >Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com >-- >Author: > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 >San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message >to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in >the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L >(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may >also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Mike Killough INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
