Re: good way to bootstrap knowledge about oracle server side operation?

Hey! Free book! http://www.oraclemagician.com

I think that is the best book for generally learning how-to-dba. While Tom Kyte's books are better for teaching how to program and learning some nuts-n-bolts details. (I'm not familiar with the book Hans mentions, but would trust his judgement). And of course Jonathan Lewis' Practical 8i is a classic, and still very useful.

Some more stuff: http://www.dbaoracle.net/readme-cdos.htm

Another good thing to do is have a competent DBA come in and look over your system and give some insights. Of course, different DBA's may have different insights, and some may be myth-mongers.

jg

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