Dennis, We're using RMAN to back up. The error message we get is: *** Corrupt block relative dba: 0x07c07e10 (file 31, block 32272) Bad check value found during backing up datafile Data in bad block - type: 27 format: 2 rdba: 0x07c07e10 last change scn: 0x0000.da925d20 seq: 0x2 flg: 0x04 consistency value in tail: 0x5d201b02 check value in block header: 0xe344, computed block checksum: 0x400 spare1: 0x0, spare2: 0x0, spare3: 0x0 *** Reread of blocknum=32272, file=E:\ORADATA\AGR53\AGRSTATIC07.DBF. found same corrupt data I just discovered that we're also receiving this during non-backup operations: *** Corrupt block relative dba: 0x0b401620 (file 45, block 5664) Bad check value found during buffer read Data in bad block - type: 6 format: 2 rdba: 0x0b401620 last change scn: 0x0000.daa7b068 seq: 0x2 flg: 0x04 consistency value in tail: 0xb0680602 check value in block header: 0x1675, computed block checksum: 0x400 spare1: 0x0, spare2: 0x0, spare3: 0x0 *** Reread of rdba: 0x0b401620 (file 45, block 5664) found same corrupted data Gudmundur > Gudundur - How are you backing up the datafile? What is producing the error > - Oracle? Do you receive an error message? If so, please post. > > Dennis Williams > DBA > Lifetouch, Inc. > dwilliams@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > -----Original Message----- > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On > Behalf Of Gudmundur Bjarni > Josepsson > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 7:48 AM > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Block corruption notes on MetaLink > > > List, > > We're receiving: > > Bad check value found during backing up datafile > Data in bad block - > > in the alert log. I can't find any notes about this exact error on > MetaLink. Any pointers? > > Thanks, > Gudmundur > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. > -- > Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ > FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. > -- > Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ > FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html > ----------------------------------------------------------------- Þessi póstur var sendur með vefpósti mi, http://www.mi.is ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------