Re: Unix Training needed - where to get it?

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On Tue, 1 Oct 2002 06:57:17 +1000, "Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr2000_at_yahoo.com.au> wrote:

>Just remember two things:
>
>1. It's case-sensitive: CD is not the same as cd
>2. The slashes are all the wrong way around

That pretty much sums up most of what I already knew about Unix. ;-)
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>(That should annoy all the Unix users ;-)
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>Oh, also remember: it's a nightmare.
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>Seriously: I'm not sure whether you are saying 'will Oracle be any different
>on a Unix box' (answer: no, except that it will work properly). Or are you
>saying 'how do I get up to speed with Unix'?
>

The latter. I feel that I need to have at least passable skills as an OS admin on whatever platform my DB is running on.

I have found a 4-day course by the Learning Tree company. Anyone have any read on their offerings and the quality of their classes? Also, I found out that, to be more specific, the OS will be AIX, and I have found a 5-day class in AIX fundamentals offered by (who else?) IBM.

>If it's the latter, I'd suggest getting Linux installed on your home PC. You
>will hate it, but it's a reasonable approximation to a 'proper' Unix system,
>and gives you plenty of scope for dabbling and experimentation. And Linux
>dual-boots with Windows beautifully. If tinkering with your home PC to that
>extent is a big no-no, then get your hands on a copy of VMWare 3.0 build
>1790 for Windows. Install it on your PC, and you can then build any number
>of virtual PCs on top of your real one. So you can install Linux on the
>virtual PC, and when you get sick of it, you just delete the entire machine.
>If madness strikes, as it has here, you can install Red Hat, SuSe, Mandrake,
>FreeBSD and even Solaris for Intel. All in multiple virtual machines, yet
>your base Windows install is left untouched. All you need is around 4-6Gb of
>free disk space for each VM.
>
>VMWare, by the way, is available as a free 30 day trial from www.vmware.com.
>It's expensive to get the fully working version (US$300 last time I looked).
>
>Regards
>HJR
>"Ed Stevens" <spamdump_at_nospam.noway.nohow> wrote in message
>news:3d986c3e.13093747_at_ausnews.austin.ibm.com...
>> I was informed last week that I was to become the 'instant guru' for a new
>> Oracle DB we're putting up on a Unix system. I've been doing Oracle on NT
>since
>> 7.3, but only know enough about Unix to know how much I don't know. I'm
>looking
>> for a 2 to 5 day intro course. Any suggestions on what companies offer a
>course
>> that would be a close fit for my needs?
>> --
>> Ed Stevens
>> (Opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of my employer.)
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Ed Stevens
(Opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of my employer.)