RE: Server failures

Chris,

 

Why would you not want to take a cursory look around?  It could be as
simple as looking at the alert logs and saying "Oracle did not report
any problems" and then kick it up to the SA's.  I know I would do it.


Tom

 

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From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Taylor, Chris David
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 9:19 AM
To: ORACLE-L
Subject: Server failures

 

So how many of you are responsible for examining your database servers
for hardware/software faults when it crashes?  Not the database, but the
actual machine?

 

We recently had a server crash that reported problems when it came back
up.  It has also saved a dumpfile to be examined and it reported
problems during the POST routine.

 

Now I get this email from my DBA manager: (paraphrased)

 

"Chris,

 

John [pc/lan mgr] requested that we try to put our finger on what caused
MachineA to failover on Saturday.  I looked through the logs extensively
today [uh huh] and couldn't find anything - can you look around too and
see if you find anything?"

 

-Bob"

 

(Obviously names changed)

 

Maybe I'm just in a bad mood this morning....grrrr

 

 

 

Chris Taylor

Sr. Oracle DBA

Ingram Barge Company

Nashville, TN 37205

Office: 615-517-3355

Cell: 615-354-4799

Email: chris.taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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