Linux and Solaris Recipes for Oracle Dbas

ISBN-13: 9781484212554 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 452 str.

Darl Kuhn

Opis

Linux and Solaris Recipes for Oracle DBAs, 2nd Edition is an example-based book on managing Oracle Database under Linux and Solaris. The book is written for database administrators who need to get work done and lack the luxury of curling up fireside with a stack of operating-system documentation. What this book provides instead is task-oriented coverage designed around the needs of the Oracle Database Administrator. Find the right chapter. Look up the task to perform. See the solution. Implement the solution straight away in your own environment. Get the job done. New in this edition is coverage of Oracle's own Solaris operating system. Oracle Corporation has been working diligently to bring commonality between Solaris and and Linux, and this book takes advantage of those efforts to provide task-oriented solutions that work on common distributions of Linux such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Oracle Enterprise Linux while also accommodating the growing number of Oracle Solaris customers. Examples in the book match the tasks DBAs perform daily, even hourly. Solutions come first in the book, but alway are followed by close explanations of the details.Database administrators won't go wrong with Linux and Solaris Recipes for Oracle DBAs. It's the book to buy if you're after clear and reliable examples to help in getting the job done, and getting home to your family.

• Takes you directly from problem to solution
• Covers the "right" mix of operating-system tasks for database administrators
• Respects your time by being succinct and to-the-point
• Includes coverage of Solaris in addition to common Linux distributions

What You Will Learn

• Execute Linux and Solaris commands applicable to Oracle Database.
  
• Automate critical DBA tasks via operating-system shell scripts.
  
• Monitor, tune, and optimize Linux and Solaris servers for Oracle.
  
• Setup a VirtualBox environment for the Oracle database.
  
• Perform system administration tasks relevant to Oracle Database.
  

Remotely (and securely ) manage Oracle on Linux and Solaris.
Who This Book Is For
Linux and Solaris Recipes for Oracle DBAs is a book for Oracle database administrators who want to expertly operate Oracle databases on the Linux and Solaris operating systems. If you're new to Linux and Solaris and can benefit from detailed examples showing how to perform tasks that Oracle DBAs perform on Linux and Solaris servers, then this book is what you need to help you get the job done, and get home on time.

Spis treści

1. Getting Started

2. Working in the Shell

3. Managing Processes and Users

4. Creating and Editing Files

5. Managing Files and Directories

6. Archiving and Compressing Files

7. Shell Scripting

8. Analyzing Server Performance

9. Viewing and Configuring System Resources

10. Automating Jobs

11. Installing and Upgrading Oracle Software

12. Virtualization Tasks

13. Optimizing Linux for Oracle Databases

14. Working Securely Across a Network

15. Managing X-Windows

16. Managing Remote Servers with VNC

17. Appendix A. Understanding RAID Concepts

18. Appendix B. Managing Log Files

O autorze

Darl Kuhn is a senior database administrator working for Oracle. He handles all facets of database administration from design and development to production support. He also teaches advanced database courses at Regis University in Colorado. Darl does volunteer DBA work for the Rocky Mountain Oracle Users Group. He has a graduate degree from Colorado State University and lives near Spanish Peaks, Colorado, with his wife, Heidi, and daughters, Brandi and Lisa.

Blurb

Linux and Solaris Recipes for Oracle DBAs, 2nd Edition is an example–based book on managing Oracle Database under Linux and Solaris. The book provides fast solutions for DBAs who need to get a job done "right now". Coverage is task-oriented with each chapter broken down into sections corresponding directly to tasks that busy database administrators might need to perform. The book is written for database administrators who need to get work done and lack the luxury of curling up fireside with a stack of operating-system documentation. Find the right chapter. Look up the task to perform. See the solution. Implement the solution in your own environment. Get the job done. 

New in this edition is coverage of Oracle's own Solaris operating system. Oracle Corporation has been working diligently to bring commonality between Solaris and and Linux, and this book takes advantage of those efforts to provide task-oriented solutions that work on common distributions of Linux such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Oracle Enterprise Linux while also accommodating the growing number of Oracle Solaris customers. Examples in the book match the tasks DBAs perform daily, even hourly. Solutions come first in the book, but al

ways are followed by close explanations of the details.

Database administrators won't go wrong with Linux and Solaris Recipes for Oracle DBAs. It's the book to buy if you're after clear and reliable examples to help in getting the job done, and getting home to your family. It's a book that takes you directly from problem to solution. It covers the right mix of operating-system and database-system tasks that DBAs frequently perform. This new edition includes coverage of Solaris in addition to common Linux distributions.