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RE: No future for DB2

Posted in 2005

Topics: Backup & Restore, Storage & Space Management, Server Administration, Licensing & Editions

Sebastian, Norma J. — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

>> Daniel A. Morgan wrote: >>On the other hand RMAN allows almost instantaneous replacement of a >>single damaged block in a multi-terabyte datafile. You can hav a >>choice ... you can have simple and be off-line for hours ... [snip]... >> Anyone incapable of using RMAN shouldn't be allowed to touch a >>keyboard or to operate a radio. Hold on now Daniel. I respect your opinion, but I think you were responding to Noons who may have been getting a little heady in his/her posting. I am getting this thread via an Informix news thread.... I'd bet on informix's onbar against most offerings. I'm not sure it can replace a single bad "block" (that would be a page or an extent for us. Block, in oracle can be a configurable number based on o/s page-size, yes?.... page for Informix tied closely to o/s page size, but I think in IDS 10, we're flexing that.) I am not experienced enough with oracle to bet my onbar skills against an experienced oracle dba's rman skills. >> or you >>can have a tool included in your license that gets you back on-line >>before the CTO can call to complain. What would that be? You're not talking RAC or something are you? Norma Jean (my opinion, not that of my employer) ============================================================ The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reproduction, dissemination or distribution of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. Tellabs ============================================================ sending to informix-list

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DA Morgan — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Sebastian, Norma J. wrote: > Hold on now Daniel. I respect your opinion, but I think you were > responding to Noons who may have been getting a little heady in his/her > posting. > > I am getting this thread via an Informix news thread.... > > I'd bet on informix's onbar against most offerings. > I'm not sure it can replace a single bad "block" (that would be a page > or an extent for us. Block, in oracle can be a configurable number > based on o/s page-size, yes?.... page for Informix tied closely to o/s > page size, but I think in IDS 10, we're flexing that.) > > I am not experienced enough with oracle to bet my onbar skills against > an experienced oracle dba's rman skills. An Oracle block is equal to an Informix page. Extent means the same thing in Oracle and Informix ... and yes RMAN will now identify and recover a single block/page. >>>or you >>>can have a tool included in your license that gets you back on-line >>>before the CTO can call to complain. > > What would that be? You're not talking RAC or something are you? RMAN. Included, at no additional cost, in the Oracle license. This has nothing to do with RAC. -- Daniel A. Morgan http://www.psoug.org damorgan@x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond)

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