Bryla B., Loney K. Oracle Database 11g DBA Handbook

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2007. – 670 p. – ISBN: 0071496637, 9780071496636The Essential Resource for Oracle DBAs-Fully Updated and Expanded
Manage a flexible, highly available Oracle database with help from the expert information contained in this exclusive Oracle Press guide. Fully revised to cover every new feature and utility, Oracle Database 11g DBA Handbook shows how to perform a new installation, upgrade from previous versions, configure hardware and software for maximum efficiency, and employ bulletproof security. You will learn to automate the backup and recovery process, provide transparent failover capability, audit and tune performance, and distribute your enterprise databases with Oracle Net.
Plan and deploy permanent, temporary, and bigfile tablespaces
Optimize disk allocation, CPU usage, I/O throughput, and SQL queries
Develop powerful database management applications
Guard against human errors using Oracle Flashback and Oracle Automatic Undo Management
Diagnose and tune system performance using Oracle Automatic Workload Repository and SQL Tuning Sets
Implement robust security using authentication, authorization, fine-grained auditing, and fine-grained access control
Maintain high availability using Oracle Real Application Clusters and Oracle Active Data Guard
Respond more efficiently to failure scenarios by leveraging the Oracle Automatic Diagnostic Repository and the Oracle Repair Advisor
Back up and restore tables, tablespaces, and databases with Oracle Recovery Manager and Oracle Data Pump Export and Import
Work with networked databases, data warehouses, and VLDBs
Put the latest Oracle Database 11g tools to work-Oracle Total Recall, Oracle Flashback Data Archive, and moreAbout the Author
Bob Bryla has more than 20 years of MIS experience as a database designer, systems analyst, and DBA. He currently handles the DBA activities on Lands' End's Oracle Internet databases. Bob is the coauthor, with Kevin Loney, of the previous edition of this book.
Kevin Loney is a veteran Oracle consultant, developer, and DBA. He is a regular presenter at Oracle User Group conferences and is the bestselling author of several Oracle Press titles.Database Architecture
Getting Started with the Oracle Architecture
Upgrading to Oracle Database 11g
Planning and Managing Tablespaces
Physical Database Layouts and Storage Management
Database Management
Developing and Implementing Applications
Monitoring Space Usage
Managing Transactions with Undo Tablespaces
Database Tuning
Database Security and Auditing
High Availability
Real Application Clusters
Backup and Recovery Options
Using Recovery Manager (RMAN)
Oracle Data Guard
Miscellaneous High Availability Features
Networked Oracle
Oracle Net
Managing Large Databases
Managing Distributed Databases
Appendix: Installation and Configuration