> 2) Shared memory, semaphores, direct and asynchronous I/O, threading concepts. > These things are very hard to rectify if misconfigured and it is important > that one who installs oracle knows what he or she is doing. In case of RAC, > the list of fundamental OS features includes fairly detailed list of networking > features, concepts and procedures. Add here virtual memory, paging, swapping, > massaging buffer pool and OS parameters. Speaking about above, which book would you recommend for getting deep understanding on Unix OS'es? Solaris internals is only about Solaris, modern operating systems is too general? Tanel. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------