Please start any new threads on our new site at https://forums.sqlteam.com. We've got lots of great SQL Server experts to answer whatever question you can come up with.

 All Forums
 SQL Server 2000 Forums
 SQL Server Administration (2000)
 Minimum Down time

Author  Topic 

scelamko
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

309 Posts

Posted - 2007-01-22 : 15:30:02


I am trying to setup a database which has minimum down time. Are my following recommendations right?

Microsoft SQL Server replication technology is recommended to minimize the down time for AICMS system. Transaction repliction where all the transactional changes - DMLs on the publisher database are monitored and are published to the Subscriber - another SQL Server instances. This synchronization happens whenever there is any transactional changes in the Publisher database. It is required that Publisher and Subscriber are reliably and/or frequently connected through the network.

Should I also take into backup and recovery plan mentioned below

The following backup and recovery plan is also recommended on the premise that the database is set to 'FULL' recovery model
The database and transaction log must be backed up using an SQL Agent as part of maintenance plan (or tape agent i.e. SQL Agent)

Should the above plan be sufficient to start with - for 24 X 7 system with minimum downtime

Any suggestions and inputs would help

Thanks

nr
SQLTeam MVY

12543 Posts

Posted - 2007-01-22 : 16:52:10
Doubt it.
You probably want to look at clustering and maybe load balancing.

==========================================
Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.
DTS can be used in a similar way.
Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy.
Go to Top of Page

Kristen
Test

22859 Posts

Posted - 2007-01-23 : 02:34:43
"minimum downtime"

How long a period of unscheduled downtime is acceptable?

Kristen
Go to Top of Page

scelamko
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

309 Posts

Posted - 2007-01-23 : 09:10:19
99.9% of year it should be up and running

quote:
Originally posted by Kristen

"minimum downtime"

How long a period of unscheduled downtime is acceptable?

Kristen

Go to Top of Page

AndrewMurphy
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2916 Posts

Posted - 2007-01-24 : 04:47:09
That gives you (on average) 1.44 minutes per day.....I'd say you're looking at a lot of 24/7 weeks in order to gain yourself some "usable service intervals". And also you're looking at using very experienced SQL DBA's who can plan, design (and implement) this environment.

And possibly needing a complete dual set of hardware in order to practice the timings of these "service internals"...like patches, new hardware, etc!!
Go to Top of Page

nr
SQLTeam MVY

12543 Posts

Posted - 2007-01-24 : 09:54:26
Doesn't sound like you are in the right area with your initial post for that sort of availability.
If I were you I would quickly say that I didn't have the experience to design this on my own - otherwise you are not likely to end up with a reasonable solution and could spend a lot of money on it.




==========================================
Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.
DTS can be used in a similar way.
Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy.
Go to Top of Page
   

- Advertisement -