Walker, Jed S pisze: > We had a similar experience. When the DB was built it was on an EMC symmetrix > with mirrored drives, the DBA didn't multiplex because the disks were > mirrored. Well, the EMC had a failure that affected both the primary and > mirrored disk and that did in the database. > > We multiplex redo and control files even if on the same disk, due to the > human error factor. I remember a brand new young dba (I'm older now) that > accidentally deleted a control file, fortunately there was another on the > same disk, different directory. > > I had once a similar experience - and all the control files were not only on the same disk but also in the same location. Long story short, when a control file get corrupted, other 2 copies were fine. Regards Remigiusz -- Pole nakazi ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Remigiusz Sokolowski <remigiusz.sokolowski@xxxxxxxxxx> pos : DBA at DIiUSI addr : Nordea Bank Polska SA, Luzycka 6A Street, 81-537 Gdynia, Poland phone : +48 58 667 17 43 mobile: +48 602 42 42 77 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l