Re: How much Unix?

Being able to do an SA's job is not the same as actually doing it.

DBA's that can't communicate with an SA at their level are at a distinct disadvantage when compared to those that can.

Jared

On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, Rachel Carmichael wrote:

> so if I'm doing all this.... when exactly am I being the DBA?
>
>
> >From: Jared Still <jkstill_at_bcbso.com>
> >Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
> >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> >Subject: Re: How much Unix?
> >Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 07:53:46 -0800
> >
> >
> >Or more succintly, you should be able to be an SA.
> >
> >Jared
> >
> >On Mon, 12 Jun 2000, kevin edwards wrote:
> >
> > > Just my 2 cents ....
> > >
> > > DBA's should be able to accomplish the following
> > >
> > > 1. Basic troubleshooting of network connectivity
> > > issues
> > > i.e. netstat, ping, snoop
> > >
> > > 2. Server process monitoring & troubleshooting
> > > i.e. sar, ps, truss, kill -HUP, top, kill -9 (my
> > > favorite)
> > >
> > > 3. Disk performance monitoring & troubleshooting
> > > i.e. vmstat, iostat
> > >
> > > 4. Shell programming (a absolute must)
> > >
> > > 5. Symaphore configurations (values & meaning)and
> > > troubleshooting
> > > i.e. ipcs, ipcrm
> > >
> > > 6. package info & installation
> > > pgkinfo , pkgadd, pkgchk
> > >
> > > 7. Raid configurations & raw disks setup and
> > > identifying whats installed
> > >
> > > 8. Server configuration
> > > i.e. sysinfo, dmesg
> > >
> > > 9. General Server diagnotics
> > > i.e. dmesg, vmstat, sar, iostat, ipcs,top,ps
> > >
> > > 10. General unix commands
> > > i.e. rm, rmdir, mkdir, chmod, chown , dd, cpio,
> > > etc..
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- "Mr. Majestic" <rc_at_neomenia.com> wrote:
> > > > If your an Oracle DBA, How much Unix should you
> > > > know? Shell programming? etc....
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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Jared Still
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