in school i'm actually calculating how many blocks are needed in different types of queries. different search algorithms used by the CBO.(actually calculating our own cost) its a big of an overkill. intenals is nice, but unless you are going to code or design a database, there is only so much you really need to know. you can get bogged down in these details and not focus on what is really important. > > From: Freeman Robert - IL <FREEMANR@xxxxxxxx> > Date: 2004/02/27 Fri AM 11:26:40 EST > To: "'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Internals - Was Oracle replication book > > In my mind, the single most important reason to understand internals is to > be able to handle just about any database recovery problem that might > confront you. If you understand how the database works under the covers, how > it goes about enforcing consistency, you can then begin to really > understand: > > 1. What is causing the database to not want to open up. > 2. The *quickest* method of recovering the database. > > Sometimes, often in fact, recovering the entire database is not the best > method of recovering, yet there have been many occations that I've walked > into a DBA's cube to find that DBA in the middle of a full recovery. After > asking the DBA a few questions, I'm like, did you try this? Noooooo... well, > why not? > > When I was a new DBA my response to technical questions about "How would you > recover the database in this situation" was: "I'd call Oracle support, > because you never know what you are going to run into during a recovery.". > Now, with a little experience under my belt, I give the interviews from time > to time and I hear the same types of answers on the technical interviews I > give. Now, when I hear such an answer, it's a big red flag to me indicating > lack of experience, confidence and knowledge of the DBA because it tells me > that, indeed, this person dosen't really understand the database they > manage. Sure, they can create datafiles, and resize them, but they don't > really UNDERSTAND. > > Of course, Oracle dosen't always help, as it does keep certain things very > unspoken.... > > Cheers > > Robert > -----Original Message----- > From: DENNIS WILLIAMS > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: 2/27/2004 10:15 AM > Subject: RE: RE: Oracle replication book > > Ryan > Hey looking smart in interviews is what it's all about ;-) > > I think the more you understand what is going on under the hood, the > better you will be about issuing the right administration command. > > Dennis Williams > DBA > Lifetouch, Inc. > dwilliams@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > -----Original Message----- > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of ryan.gaffuri@xxxxxxx > Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 10:14 AM > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: RE: Oracle replication book > > > i flipped through the internals book from ault. well written(but large > print...) alot of the info seems available on metalink, but atleast its > in > one place(many,many books are like that). > > not sure how useful all this internal stuff is though its kind of neat > to > read and makes you look smart in interviews. > > > > From: Stephen.Lee@xxxxxxxx > > Date: 2004/02/27 Fri AM 11:03:23 EST > > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: RE: Oracle replication book > > > > > > I was so disgusted with the Big Chief tablet books that it's possible > they > > put me in a bad frame of mind, so that I might not have given the > third > book > > -- which was in a normal font -- as fair a consideration as I maybe > should > > have. As best as I can remember the Big Chief books were: > > > > Mike Ault's Oracle Internals Monitoring & Tuning Scripts > > > > Oracle Utilities: Using Hidden Programs, Import/Export, SQL*Loader, > > oradebug, tkprof, & More > > > > I'm not 100% certain, but about 98% sure these were the two books that > made > > me ask: What are these guys thinking?! > > > > And for those people not familiar with the "Big Chief" thing: It is > (or > was) > > a common brand of pad of paper used by school children learning to > write. > > The Laddie pencil is a type of pencil, bigger than normal and painted > blue, > > used by these children. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > and who were the authors? with Rampant i tend to only look > > > at books by > > > certain authors. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. > > -- > > Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ > > FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. > -- > Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ > FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. > -- > Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ > FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. > -- > Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ > FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------