Re: Transaction logging

In article <diskmsysCqpBKE.2A6@netcom.com> diskmsys@netcom.com (Disk Emulation Sys) writes: >How will the client recover their database in the event of a system crash >if the logging is turned off? Disks are dirt cheap -- it seems like >worthwhile data insurance. >Robert at DES. Hi. Saw your post and thought you or yours might be able to help me out a bit. I'm trying to set up a highly reliable dbs server for an engineering project under a UNIX environment (and I'm flexible regarding hardware). This is part of a commercial product that my customer hopes to sell worldwide. The occasional transaction may fail but the database must always and forever be available. Also, certain queries must be serviced in real-time. Seems to suggest redundant hardware, multi-server or distributed implementation... I'm trying to evaluate the options. Please let me know whether you think ONLINE could fill the bill, and under what hardware configuration. Any additional comments regarding hardware or other vendors would be appreciated. Thanks loads, I will cite your advice if I use it. Aaron Watters Department of Computer and Information Sciences New Jersey Institute of Technology University Heights Newark, NJ 07102 phone (201)596-2666 fax (201)569-5777 home phone (908)545-3367 email: aaron@vienna.njit.edu PS: I've talk to a small number of people who were dissatisfied with Informix vs. Oracle or Sybase. What do you think?