Re: Ora10g installed...now what ? :-)

Fabio Cannavaro wrote:
> hpuxrac wrote:
>
> > Try looking at http://asktom.oracle.com and do some simple searching
> > for a start.
>
> Thx for advice, I'll do it for sure.
>
> > I would recommend that you consider starting by getting and reading (
> > several times from cover to cover ) Tom Kyte's new book "Expert Oracle
> > Database Architecture".
>
> I am not an expert :-) ...do you think this book is better than "Oracle
> Database 10g: a beginner's guide" ?
>
> > The biggest mistake you can make with oracle is to try to treat it the
> > way one ( is forced to ) interact with SQL Server.
>
> I come from 4 years of sql server...now I'm starting to think is very
> difficult to change basis of known architecture :-(
>
> Well, if there isn't a paper with architectural differences between
> them...I'll write and publish when I'll master Ora :-)
>
> Bye.
>
> F.

Tom Kyte's books are good, but they do not cover back room DBA tasks, like installing Oracle, creating databases, etc. They are directed at development DBAs - his books are excellent for the subjects that he covered.

Amazon.com lists "Oracle Database 10g: A Beginner's Guide", and it is not highly rated on the Amazon site.

"Expert Oracle Database 10g Administration" is a very good supplement to Tom Kyte's "Expert Oracle Database Architecture". The "Expert Oracle Database 10g Administration" covers what are the duties of the DBA, how to solve problems, how to configure a new Oracle database instance, how to create undo tablespaces, etc.

Your image "My OEM" shows the Oracle 10g Enterprise Manager Database Control - this is the full featured single database Enterprise Manager.  Your image "Book OEM" shows the Oracle Enterprise Manager version that is included with the Oracle Client software, which does not include all of the configuration features of the Enterprise Manager Database Control, but is intended for backward compatibility with Oracle 9i and 8i - this version allows you to easily manage multiple databases.

Charles Hooper
PC Support Specialist
K&M Machine-Fabricating, Inc. Received on Wed Aug 16 2006 - 15:09:45 CDT