Re: Remains in recover mode.

Posted in 1994

Jonathan Edwards — Sat, 16 Apr 1994 20:17:17 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <2objsr$so7@stargate.promus.com> jburks@promus.com (Jim Burks) writes: > >Depending upon the nature of the crash, sometimes *NO* database will >recover ;-). I have to disagree: a correct database will ALLWAYS recover from any failure other than physical loss of media. If it doesn't, the database vendor should be dialed-in diagnosing the bug and patching the database. >Seriously, upon rare occasions, when the system crashes with >heavy updating going on, Informix has gotten into a state that >it can't recover from. > >Other sites have reported similar here. > The necessary conclusion is that Informix is not reliable enough for "mission critical" applications. FWIW, Sybase appears to be at least as flakey. I haven't yet documented an instance of Oracle 7 failing to recover. -- Jonathan Edwards edwards@intranet.com IntraNet, Inc 617-527-7020 One Gateway Center FAX: 617-527-6779