[Info-vax] Databases versus RMS

[Paul Sture]

On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:11:02 -0400, JF Mezei wrote:

> Having to buy a new disk array because SQL servers can't access the
> files when the system manager can see them is puzzling. (and one wonders
> how he will be able to move the databases to the new disk array).

Lack of backups, or perhaps lack of testing that backups can be restored 
in a reasonable time frame?

A forum I used to read went down for several days a few years ago, all as 
the result of MySQL running out of disk space.  The guy running the forum 
was technically knowledgeable, but he simply didn't have the in depth 
experience as a DBA to recover.  Fortunately a forum member who did have 
that in depth experience was available to help, and only a small amount 
of data was lost.

Oh, the guy didn't have any tape backups because he "didn't trust tape 
backups".

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Paul Sture