Re: DBA Checklist

Jared,

You forgot to include a check on the level of snack food. We had a minor panic at work today --

there were NO MORE M&M'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

fortunately, we were able to divert the crisis by hitting the corner store :)

Rachel

>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: DBA Checklist
>Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 17:26:28 -0800
>
>
>One of the most important things to monitor is the
>quantity and quality of the beer in the fridge.
>
>DBA's have been known to make heavy use of this
>tool to make it through the a weekend of
>oncall activity.
>
>Pseudo code: ( recode in your favorite language )
>
>loop
>
> goto fridge
>
> open door
>
> if ! fridge_full_of_beer
> goto store
> buy more beer
> fill fridge
> else
> remove beer
> drink beer
> end if
>
>goto top of loop
>
>This can be run as a background task, providing
>you have a notebook computer with a wireless LAN
>connection and some of the less important tools
>in the standard DBA collection.
>
>Among the *important* tools in the collection:
>
> Red Hook
> Deschutes Brewery
> McMenamin's
> Filson (sp? )
> Dos Equis
> Tres Equis ( this will stimulate you during a late night session )
> Bridgeport Brewery
> Guinness
> ...
>
>There are other inconsequential tools in the DBA's
>toolbox that we need not bother with here.
>
>Jared
>
>
>
>
>On Mon, 26 Jun 2000 mleith_at_bradmark.co.uk wrote:
>
> > Guys,
> >
> > I know this has been covered before, but I cleared out my archive, and
>now have no listing of it. I would be interested in getting your feedback
>as to the tasks a DBA should have to perform on a daily/weekly/monthly
>basis. Things that should be monitore
>d in background, or checked hourly etc. etc.
> >
> > Do any of you have schedules that you follow daily? It is a bit of a
>wide and varied question I know, and a lot of you do have varied task to
>perform depending on your roles. The aspect I am looking in from is on a
>Production DBA side.
> >
> > Any insight is greatly appreciated. I will put together a list of things
>you guys feel should be monitored/managed and post it back to the list/web.
> >
> > Thanks in Advance
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
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