RE: Remote DBA

Ramesh

   My assumption was that you were considering hiring a remote DBA service. If you are talking about managing your own server remotely, that is a different issue.

   For that, the first question is whether the platform of your server is Unix or Windows. For Unix, pretty much everything is remote anyway. I rarely need physical access to the server. It matters little whether the server is in the next room or on the other side of the world.

   Now, if you are on a Windows platform, it matters which Windows version
(NT vs. 2000). I have little experience with remotely managing Oracle on a
Windows platform, but I'm sure someone on the list does it.

Dennis Williams
DBA, 40%OCP, 100% DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com

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Thanks Goulet,Dennis for the feedback. I have already searched for and found the same thru google. But could not found and docs/whitepaper link on this. Suppose we have to do DBAdmin job for our on server remotely then how we should go about it. Can u or anybody else explain! thanks in advance.

Best Regards
Ramesh D. Papnoi

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WILLIAMS
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Ramesh

   If you visit the web sites of vendors that provide this type of service, you may find the white papers you desire. I went to Google and typed Oracle remote dba and found a lot of sites.

   In general terms, these companies work by first getting to know your site, having one of their employees come to your site for a week or two. Then they require you to install some monitoring software like BMC Patrol. Then you work together to set some guidelines on what they will monitor and what action they will take under certain circumstances. In addition, they can perform "staff augmentation" tasks as you desire. For example, if your site doesn't have the staff to upgrade to a newer Oracle version, they can plan that task and perform the upgrade.

Dennis Williams
DBA, 40%OCP, 100% DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com

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Dear All
Can anyone of u throw light on how remote dbas work. I would appreaciate if any whitepaper / document on this topic is sent to me directly at rpapnoi_at_vsnl.net or rpapnoi_at_hotmail.com

TIA Best Regards
Ramesh D. Papnoi

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