> however i was thinking of the instance where the database falls down and > can't get up. in which case you can copy the data files to another > instance safely, and try to extract the data there.
could be..the other server would be in recovery mode, wouldnt it. I imagined a scenario whereas one server would feed transaction logs realtime to another server thats not yet running the database daemons..when the first server failed then the other one would be started, read the transaction logs (or journals as they are sometimes called), roll-forward the transactions, and start exactly the same point where the first server failed... I never did figure out if that could work (I no longer work in that area) have a nice weekend jondz _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
