Re: FAQ was Re: Perf Tuning

I'm also somewhat ashamed to admit that a search on google for the phrase "oracle myths" whilst yielding jonathan's page as hit one yields the following excellent paper as hit 2.

http://www.quest-pipelines.com/newsletter-v3/0302_F.htm

Perhaps I should have looked for things that were out there before suggesting that we looked for things that were out there....

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
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> "Niall Litchfield" <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk> wrote in

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> > "Pablo Sanchez" <pablo_at_dev.null> wrote in message

> > news:3ce12b8c$1_3_at_news.teranews.com...

> > >

> > > "Daniel Morgan" <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message

> > > news:3CE12990.802493CB_at_exesolutions.com...

> > > >

> > > > I've got an idea for the group ... how about we get suggestions

> of

> > > myths, or

> > > > suspected myths, that need to be evaluated with 8.1.7 and 9.0.2

> and

> > > then see

> > > > what we can do about setting the record straight. This could be

> a

> > > great public

> > > > service and I volunteer time on one of my servers (8.1.7.3) to

> the

> > > quest.

> > >

> > > Daniel,

> > >

> > > I've been thinking that it makes sense to have a FAQ for the

> newsgroup

> > > and within that FAQ, it would contain a 'myths/???' section.  I'd

> also

> > > like to see in the FAQ a list of 'answer these questions when

> asking

> > > your question' so folks can simply point them to the link on the

> FAQ.

> > > --

> > > Pablo Sanchez, High-Performance Database Engineering

> > > mailto:pablo_at_hpdbe.com

> > > http://www.hpdbe.com

> > > Available for short-term and long-term contracts

> >

> > I agree with the suggestion. There is however already a FAQ

> contributed to

> > by members of this newsgroup at

> > http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/faq/ind_faq.html

> >

> > there are also a number of other faq scattered around the place

> google

> > returns 73000 hits! Notable ones are

> >

> > www.orafaq.com

> > www.dbasupport.com

> >

> > and of course technet and metalink. Please lets not create another

> one

> > though I think that myths could usefully be added to the list hosted

> by

> > Jonathan at http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/myths.html

>

> I totally agree, if we have an authoritative source, whether it's up

> to date or not, we should use it.  If it's not up to date, it should

> be spruced up.

> --

> Pablo Sanchez, High-Performance Database Engineering

> mailto:pablo_at_hpdbe.com

> http://www.hpdbe.com

> Available for short-term and long-term contracts

>

>