Oracle database administration is a complex and stressful job. In a series of easy-to-use checklists, this concise pocket reference summarizes the enormous number of tasks you must perform as an Oracle DBA. Each section takes a step-by-step "cookbook" approach to presenting DBA quick-reference material.

The Oracle DBA Checklists Pocket Reference is divided into three major sections covering the main areas of an Oracle DBA's responsibilities:

• Database management. Describes how to maintain existing databases (with a checklist of daily, weekly, and monthly activities), prepare new databases for production, and back up and recover databases (with checklists for how to recover tables, data files, index files, control files, rollback segments, and active and inactive redo logs).
• Installation and configuration. Contains a summary of key procedures for installation on Unix, Windows NT, and VMS platforms. Also includes special steps for configuring a parallel database.
• Network management. Helps with installing, configuring, and testing Net8 software on server and client machines. Tasks include confirming network availability and Net8 connectivity, verifying Net8 name resolution, configuring Net8 clients (with LDAP or Oracle Names), configuring Net8 on the server, configuring the Multi-Threaded Server (MTS), tracing client connections, and tracing the Net8 listener.

This book's quick-reference, step-by-step approach takes the stress out of DBA problem solving by making it easy to find the information you need--and find it fast.

     Introduction

     Database Management
            Performing Routine DBA Procedures
            Preparing a Database for Production
            Performing Backup and Recovery

     Installation and Configuration
            Installing Oracle on Unix
            Installing Oracle on Windows NT
            Installing Oracle on VMS
            Creating a Parallel Oracle Database

     Network Management
            Confirming Network Availability
            Confirming Net8 Connectivity
            Verifying Net8 Name Resolution
            Configuring Net8 Clients
            Configuring Net8 Clients to Use LDAP
            Configuring Net8 Clients to Use Oracle Names
            Configuring Net8 on the Server
            Configuring Multi-Threaded Server
            Tracing Client Connections
            Tracing the Listener