Re: Exadata newbie question
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 13:41:38 -0500
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In my opinion an exadata machine is RAC in first. It has some benefits like offloading but it is still a RAC. I wouldn't say exadata administration required much more OS knowledge from me than any other RAC system except some details regarding IB protocol and management for cell nodes. Most of management tasks are described in users manuals. Off course it require some knowledge in SA and network layer as for most systems. But I would say it depends from your role and scope of responsibility for you.
I would re-read RAC concepts in first and continue with an exadata specific literature (like "Expert Oracle Exadata") .
On 13/01/2014 11:27 AM, Dba DBA wrote:
> I have never used Exadata and neither has anyone on my team. From what
> I have been reading many of the exadata DBAs have quite a bit of SA
> knowledge as well. How much SA knowledge is required to exploit this?
> I work in a data center environment where we host DBs. There is a
> separate SA team. I have skimmed some of the docs and such.
>
> My understanding is that exadata is rather expensive so if our
> customers are going to request it they are going to expect us to fully
> exploit. I am trying to get an idea about what we have to learn to be
> able to meet customer expectations. The SAs are not going to be DBAs.
> Like most DBAs we know our way around unix. However, I know that some
> of you are DBA/SA crossovers.
>
> Any recommendation on resources other than the docs which is where I
> will start? I generally prefer recommendations on books before I buy.
> Do we need to gain more hardware knowledge as well? We currently
> support over 2000+ databases for many customers. This is a data center
> environment. Some of us focus on specific clients, but its not the
> same relationship that you have with a team in a 'project environment'
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