You know, such is the life of a DBA. I did have a Christmas downtime planned. Then they shut the plant. I would rather have the downtime. Part of the job is making sure that databases are available when the users want them. That means that maintenance windows can be tight and at times that are inconvient to you. I have yet to see a July 4th holiday here. Granted that is ok to me since I still celebrate July 1st. Thanksgiving... Thankfully I still use the Canadian version. I did have Christmas day off last year but I know that the Unix folks and Network folks got called in as someone stole the IP for the domain server. If you want to make sure that does not happen to you then do not do production support or only do it on systems that can come down for a majority of the day.
-----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 3:50 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L You guys will get no sympathy from me. We have an Apps 11.5 implementation going live on Jan 1. In Brazil no less. And of course the PHBs want this to interface with our local 10.7 installation. BTW, Anybody speak Porteguese? Ron Thomas Hypercom, Inc [EMAIL PROTECTED] shermanej@ecc ic.com To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: cc: root@fatcity. Subject: RE: RE: Has anyone heard of "Mirror Accessible"? com 12/05/01 04:25 PM Please respond to ORACLE-L Same here! I have an HP-UX upgrade and an Oracle upgrade over the holidays. It's been on the queue for more than a year. bye-bye Oracle 7.3.4 .... Woo Hoo!!!! __ _ ================================= -o)/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ | Ed Sherman | /\\ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / | Oracle Certified Professional | _\_v __/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ | ECC International Corporation | | Tel: (407) 859-7410 x2708 | ================================= Supporter of the coalition for grumpiness where grumpiness is due -----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 5:25 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Ain't being a DBA glamorous??? Me, I'm just in it because I heard that DBA's get all the chicks :) Believe me, I feel your pain. I have more Oracle 7.3.4 databases here to upgrade than I can say without embarassment. That's what I get for being the new hire. :) A fellow DBA, Scott Lockhart Oracle DBA I-Link, Ltd. Draper, UT -- 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). * * * * * Freedom of Information Act Notice * * * * * The information in this email is subject to the record protection mandated by 5 United States Code 552(b)(4) and relevant judicial opinions. (See attached file: attd84ij.dat) -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Kimberly Smith 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).