From: "Robert Comer" 

> Well, you're supposed to be backing up the log also.

Exactly, but your log is only is as new as the last backup.  (so you lose
anything after the backup.)

- Bob Comer


"Ellen K."  wrote in message
news:pceu0v45d4p23mqqke0vidqv7t8adhkmbf{at}4ax.com...
> Well, you're supposed to be backing up the log also.
>
> On Sun, 29 Dec 2002 08:32:30 -0500, "Robert Comer"
>  wrote in message :
>
> >Mirroring lessens the chance of losing data, but it's not proof against
it.
> >(no disk scheme is absolute proof against loss.)
> >
> >- Bob Comer
> >
> >
> >"Ellen K."  wrote in message
> >news:6v9t0v8vrq1guj0c3vul9gvsurm3ou69ut{at}4ax.com...
> >> How would you lose the log in my scenario?   Among other points, it's
> >> gonna be on its own pair of mirrored drives...
> >>
> >> On Sun, 29 Dec 2002 01:20:53 -0500, "Robert Comer"
> >>  wrote in message
:
> >>
> >> >If you didn't lose the log too. 
> >> >
> >> >- Bob Comer
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >"Ellen K." 
wrote in message
> >> >news:3n2t0v8aaokjbc2ia6sf462p1ponmgmrmg{at}4ax.com...
> >> >>
> >> >> Actually, you'd restore from the log, not the backup, so your
problem
> >> >> doesn't have a chance to happen.    :)
> >> >>
> >> >> On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 08:29:29 -0500, Mike '/m'

wrote
> >in
> >> >> message :
> >> >>
> >> >> >But you then discover that you have not done any
test restores from
> >> >> >your backup tapes, and the tapes that you
thought contained your
data
> >> >> >are all blank....
> >> >> >
> >> >> > /m
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >On Fri, 27 Dec 2002 16:20:55 -0800, Ellen K.
> >> >> > wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>Gaaah.   And you just said you'd rather
worry about things that
> >happen
> >> >> >>often than things that happen rarely?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>OK, the automated routine deletes ALL the
calls, then they get
> >restored
> >> >> >>from the backup when this is discovered.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>On Fri, 27 Dec 2002 11:11:17 -0500,
"Geo."  wrote
in
> >> >> >>message :
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>>One day the systems cmos battery starts
> >> >> >>>to go bad and somehow the computer date
gets changed to the year
> >2010,
> >> >what
> >> >> >>>happens that night to the automated routine?
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >
>

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