Oracle Database 11g—Underground Advice for Database Administrators
When to Step Away from the Keyboard
SLAs: Why isn't the database down anymore?
Oracle's Optimal Flexible Architecture (OFA)
Environmental variables and scripting
Reducing operating system differences with common tools
Configuration management, release management, and change control
Where, when, and who to call for help
Oracle's RDBMS Log Miner utility
Flash(back) Recovery Area (FRA)
Automatic Undo Management (AUM)
Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA)
Optimizing Oracle Database High Availability
Grid Control High Availability and Disaster Recovery
Physical, snapshot, and logical standbys
Recovery goals determine backup configuration
Backup types and the default configuration
Oracle's recommended backup strategy
What does RMAN backup, restore, and recover?
What doesn't RMAN backup, restore, and recover?
What do I do before starting a restore and recovery?
RMAN cloning and standbys—physical, snapshot, or logical
Migrating to 11g: A Step-Ordered Approach
Client compatibility (SQL*Net, JDBC, ODBC)
RMAN binary, virtual/catalog, and database
Grid Control—database repository and agents
ASM, CFS, and RDBMS within an Oracle Grid infrastructure
Recommended order of migration
Installation of major versions, maintenance releases, and patches
Transportable Tablespaces (TTS)
Hardware load testing and forecasting
Monitoring hidden or underlying problems
Reactive diagnostic and tracing tools