Books about Database Administration

I am beginning to work with database administration oracle. And I would like to know if somebody could indicate me a good of administration oracle database.
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Have you read the Oracle documentation? That is the always the best place to start. The Concepts guide first, then either the SQL ref or the the Admin guide. But don't succumb to the temptation to skip the Concepts. we all need to understand the basics.
Cheers, APC

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Hello,
I have a few basic questions about database administration.
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2.What is the tools01.dbf datafile used for?
3.What is the undotbso1.dbf datafile used for?
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1. The archive log location needs to be specified in your init.ora file. By default, Oracle will place the archive files in either ORACLE_HOME/dbs or ORACLE_HOME/database.
2. The tools01.dbf file belongs to the tools tablespace which should be set as the default tablespace for system. It primary purpose is to hold Oracle Forms and Reports database objects, however, it should also be used for holding other non sys database objects such as the perfstat (statspack) or other third party database schemas e.g. quests sqllab.
3. undotbs01.dbf file belongs to the undo tablespace.

One Book or Document for start on Database Administration

Hi
Before anything thanks to everybody that contribute on this forum.
May you introduce me book or document for start on Oracle database administration?
Thanks in advance

Besides the 2-Day dba guide, you should have a read of the Concepts and Administrator guide from the docs at http://tahiti.oracle.com . In addition, read these following books as well,
http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Oracle-Database-11g-Administration/dp/1590599683/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331391080&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Expert-Oracle-Database-Architecture-Programming/dp/1430229462/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331391103&sr=1-3
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Oracle OCP book in 10gR2 database administration

Dear All,
I just finished and paased the OCA in 10gR2 database administration.
Can some body recommend me a good recommended book for me to start the OCP study. I do not need the Orcale pdf's links as i am now using those, need a good text book to read.
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The best material you can have for the certification I think is here:
http://www.selftestsoftware.com/dept.aspx?dept%5Fid=6070
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Free SQL server 2005 Database administration book

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From where we can download SQL server 2005 Database administration book
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Raj

Hi,
This not the download forum for book, please don't post such query in this forum.
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Looking for book about performance tuning 11g database

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I am looking for books about performance tuning oracle 11g. The documents from OTN 2 days 11g performance tuning and performance tuning guide are not really study material.
Has someone idea?
greeting,
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Hi,
http://astore.amazon.com/oraclebooks-20/detail/1590599683 {Part IV Database Tuning }
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Books about MVVM, architecture, design patterns for Windows Phone 8.1

Hi,
I'm looking for a book or books (or other resources) that explain how to develop an app with a proper architecture. I mean what each layer (bussines layer, data layer, network access) should do and how should it look like. I'm also looking for a book about
MVVM.
Right now I'm struggling with how to create a layer for network communication - how to separate classes for requests and responses, how to manage requests and create some queue of requests and also to provide some way to cancel them when they are no longer
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Another thing is caching - how to design a short-term cache or a persistant cache (database), what technologies I can use etc.
Last thing that I'm struggling with is also naming. How to name classes in those layers, e.g. to distinguish between classes mapping data from some ORM database, for mapping on JSON in network communication. etc.
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Currently, I don't find a book about MVVM pattern for Windows Phone 8.1, but I think MSDN and some blogs have some useful samples and conceptions: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/jj883732.aspx
http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Phone-8-1-Development-for-Absolute-Beginners
And I think your question includes too much scopes, maybe you need to split it into some blocks and get help in the related forum
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Where to learn about database tuning from?

Hello,
I need to learn more about database tuning - practical aspect. Are there any sites/services that could help me? I can't use production environment of course, I need to prepare my own ones (Oracle DBs on linux and windows too) and workload too. How to simulate workload from many users?
Thanks in advance for help
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How do you learn to paint? You can read every book on the subject, attend lectures by famous artists on paints and brushes and styles and what not..
None of this will turn you into an artist that can paint. Theory only goes that far.
And this is as true in performance tuning as in painting. You need to run into that brick wall called experience over and over again - and each time learn hard lessons that no theory can ever teach.
If performance tuning was that easy, we would have had fully automated tuning software in operating systems and database systems that could detect and fix all our performance woes on the fly.
Does not work like that.
Also, performance tuning is many times seen as an "after the fact" thing. Design the system. Code the software. Implement it. Then tune it.
Wrong. Also does not work like that.
Performance tuning begins at the very first workshop when brainstorming the basic design of the system. If performance and scalability are not part of that process, they cannot easily (if at all) be made to be part of the final system as a tuning exercise.
If I need to pass a single fundamental "uber-alles" principle for performance tuning - when dealing with it after the fact (as many of us do), then it is:
Identify The Problem
Do not confuse symptoms as the actual problem.
PS. Performance tuning is also many time (IMO) a situation where you have lost. Why? Because of if the code was designed and coded correctly, then there would not have been a performance issue. If the Oracle architecture was understood correctly, there would not be a problem. Which makes the advice by the other 2 posters so important. Understand Oracle. Understand how to design and code in Oracle. If done well, what is there left to performance tune?

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Career from Systems to Database Administrator

Hi all,
I need some career advice. I want to persue my career as an Oracle Database Administrator and I have underwent a basic level of training on Oracle Database administration.However, I have been recently moved to a team which is into -- systems. And my work is mainly related to Active Directory,Exchange and managing servers.
I searched a lot about -- 'starting the career as an Oracle DBA' and found out that people generally start as Systems Admin/Unix Admin/Developer and then switch to DBA Admin. My work experience is less than 1 year. I would like to know-- should I continue with this Systems work and get some experience in System Admin to get into Oracle DBA Admin?
If so,then for how long should I continue with Systems before actually switching over to Database Administration? Moreover, should I do some certifications like MCSE while I am working in Systems? And when and how should I start my preparation for Oracle certifications?
Hope to get inputs from you all.
Thanks in advance

you have to have some earnings, if you are already at another area, you can take adavantage of being already hired somewhere, and you can start studing in parallel so you get acquinted with oracle. First kind of job you may find is a DBA at entry level, which lets you in a pretty difficult position, but there is no other way to start.
Download software and manuals and start practicing as much as you can. A lot of peaple I have seen here at entry level have taken this strategy:
- continue with current job
- start self-studing oracle from manuals
- installed oracle at a local pc/laptop (XE or EE)
- a lot of questions, lack of concepts, problems, bad configuration appear
- they take advantage of this forum to start troubleshooting and continue learning
- when they feel more comfortable with knowledge the make the OCA exam and later on OCP.
- either way, keep studying
~ Madrid.

Oracle 10g Database Administration Workshop I

Dears !
How i may get a soft copy of the Oracle 10g Database Administration Workshop I from the net for downloading in free.
Thanks.

Ashraf,
Besides the fact that the soft copy is and only is to be used by Oracle University trainers and is a properity of Oracle and that's make the use of it outside oracle illegal if you are not a part of OU, I would say one more thing.If you are really on the level to start with oracle database administration learning which seems to be true from the request you made,you wont be able to clear ANY doubt from the book alone. You need some one to have a talk/discussion to clear them and thats why its called ILT,instructor lead training. There is no use at all of the book if you don't get the doubts clear and I can gurantee that by juse reading the book,soft/hard whatever copy,you wont get anything.So it better to come in OU and do a proper course.If you think price is the issue than you can do the same from a partener too where price would be less as well.
Aman....

Database administration.

I dont have any database experience and I would like to start with a possible out come to become a database administrator not necessarily a programmer. As you can imagine what I would appreciate is any information on where to start with Oracle databases administrator since they are considered a stable and reliable products. Books either online or by purchasing them, opinions etc. are most welcomed. I have a background in programming with Java and system administrator but not with databases. To that end, any help on how to proceed to my database learning venture even as to suggest that I could get the OCA certification, after seeing the cert paths of Oracle would be appreciated.

First step was the right step, forum participation. You can post here all your requests, questions, setup, configuration, references, and answer are at a very high level.
I would suggest you this:
. Download Oracle RDBMS software, you can start easy with the Oracle XE edition, it is lightweight and very easy to setup and use. For advanced features you may want to use the Enterprise Edition.
. Download de SQLDeveloper, it will provide you a very good tool to access, database.
. Download the manual to have it handy in case you require it and you are offline.
. Start with the two-days dba manual http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14196/toc.htm and start practicing from here
. Once you are involved with this dba topic you can proceed to specific points, as described at the Certification Exam Guide. This way you'll start getting involved with very specific aspects of database administration and you'll be preparing for the OCA exam at the same time.
. Practice - practice - practice ... and ah! keep practicing.
. Questions, issues, and so on, we all here will be gladly to answer.
~ Madrid.

Masters in Database Administration

Hi,
I work as a oracle dba. Have certified on 10g.
I wanted to know about the degree Masters in Database administration, Data Modelling and Data Warehousing.
What exactly is covered under these courses.
As to which universites would be good to do it from.
Any universities in India offer them ?
Thanks.

Hi A/K
I wanted to know about the degree Masters in Database administration, Data Modelling and Data Warehousing.
Are you thinking about the Oracle Certified Master ? Or some training courses on those topics?
Database administration > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_administrator
Data Modelling read that> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_modeling
Data Warehousing > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_warehouse
What exactly is covered under these courses.
See the previous links
As to which universites would be good to do it from.
Are you working for a company then get them to paid for the Oracle training courses especially if relevant with your work/.
Any universities in India offer them ?
No idea..... but try to google on that...

R12 Applications Database Administrator Certified Professional. (1Z0-238)

Hi everyone
I am OCP and would like to get Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Applications Database Administrator Certified Professional. I need to take test (1Z0-238). I cannot take a class since I travel all the time. Does anyone know of a good book?
Thanks

Hi,
I do not think there is any book available in the market that covers the topics of this exam/certification. However, I would suggest the following references/links, it should be helpful.
Oracle Applications DBA - Covers 11i and R12
http://www.amazon.com/Oracle-Applications-DBA-Covers-11i/dp/0070077290
Applications Releases 11i and 12
http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/applications.html
Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Applications Database Administrator Certified Professional
http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=210
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ASE instance not available *** ERROR:ASE instance possibly left running when system went down(system crash?). Notify Database Administrator

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