Showing posts with label Prevent block corruption. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prevent block corruption. Show all posts

Monday, January 28, 2013

How to prevent data against block corruption in Oracle?

Data block corruption is a common scenario in Oracle. It is said to be corrupted when its contents become inconsistent or it is not in a proper format (Oracle Database Format). Block corruption can result in excessive data loss if not identified or repaired on time. It can affect your whole database making it unusable. However you still can prevent corruption using advanced techniques provided by Oracle.