Re: High Availability -- True 7x24x365
- From: Peter Barnett <regdba@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Oracle-l <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 10:26:01 -0700 (PDT)
Hey Jared,
Thus far, all outages have been self inflicted. Most
of them have been caused by vendors or contractors in
the computer rooms. No amount of hardware and
planning can overcome well trained, highly educated
incompetence.
--- Jared Still <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Pete,
>
> I think this was before you were hired, but Jackson
> Shea
> switched off aslan his first week there.
>
> The exact details are rather hazy now, but he
> reached
> over and powered down the server that EMC and a few
> other databases were hosted on.
>
> Jared
>
>
> On 7/7/05, Peter Barnett <regdba@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days per
> year.
> > 100% up time with no service interruptions ---
> EVER!
> >
> > Since bubba has kicked the power cord in the
> computer
> > room three times in five years I think that they
> need
> > to look at idiot proofing the computer room but
> that's
> > another story.
> >
> > --- sol beach <sol.beach@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > >High Availability -- True 7x24x365
> > > Maintaining SEVEN year of up time should be
> quite a
> > > challenge
> > > Did you mean 24x7 and/or 24X365?
> > >
> > >
> > > On 7/7/05, Peter Barnett <regdba@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > > > We have finally moved into the modern digital
> > > world.
> > > > Outages of our company web site are being
> noticed
> > > by
> > > > our customers which is causing management to
> ask
> > > about
> > > > maintaining 7x24x365 up time.
> > > >
> > > > There are several ideas being circulated but I
> was
> > > > wondering how others are doing it?
> > > >
> > > > The requirement is true 7x24x365. Patches,
> > > upgrades,
> > > > maintenance need to be transparent to the
> users of
> > > our
> > > > web sites.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Pete Barnett
> > > > Lead Database Administrator
> > > > The Regence Group
> > > > pnbarne@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >
> > > >
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> > The Regence Group
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> --
> Jared Still
> Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist
>
Pete Barnett
Lead Database Administrator
The Regence Group
pnbarne@xxxxxxxxxxx
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