Re: Is Sr. DBAs afraid of not be able to pass cert exam ??

I might agree with you, except that the DBA stream for the OCP doesn't mention partitioning once (it's not even on the Performance Tuning course, which is madness). It doesn't mention Advanced Replication at all (unless you're upgrading to 9i OCP, in whcih case it mysteriously makes an appearance). It doesn't deal with Advanced Queueing. It doesn't deal with Parallel Server (again, 9i upgrade has 1 rather scanty chapter devoted to RACs).

I'm not saying that the DBA stream is not challenging or informative -look at the number of posts we get here for 'why can't I back up my online redo logs?', as a simple example. But forget all this nonsense about 'you will learn *all* the features of the product'. You won't, simple as that.

If all you have is an OCP, it tells me that you know the basics. Sort of. And that's about it. The real nub of complex database administration is entirely absent (which is frustrating enough as an instructor, let alone as a would-be DBA who actually wants to learn his craft).

Regards
HJR

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"Christian Svensson" <chse30_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > >

> > >Last I just want say if a future employer have to choose between two

> > >consultants with exact same years of experience and one of them have a

> > >DBA OCP, which one do you think they will think of most ?

> > >

> >

> > That is IMHO a very good argument.  And the ONLY one going for OCP

> > certification in its present format.

> >

> >

>

> The only one ? How about:

>

> - You will get paid more (if your employer agree to this of course)

> - You will learn more in the studying process, i.e you will be aware

> of "all" the features/options

> - You get a written proof of you knowledge (you should of course also

> have at least a year of practical experience)

>

> I also want to make it crystal clear that I dont belive in studying 1

> week about 12 hours a day and then take the exam and you are

> automatically an Oracle DBA. To be a DBA you need experience, end of

> discussion. But studying for the OCP is in my mind one way to get a

> better DBA or to get a better understanding of Oracle.

>

> Regards.

>

> /Christian