Return-Path: Received: from ensim.rackshack.net (root@localhost) by orafaq.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h0LHrqK10818 for ; Tue, 21 Jan 2003 11:53:53 -0600 X-ClientAddr: 209.68.248.164 Received: from newsfeed.cts.com (newsfeed.cts.com [209.68.248.164]) by ensim.rackshack.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h0LHrpp10807 for ; Tue, 21 Jan 2003 11:53:51 -0600 Received: from fatcity.UUCP (uucp@localhost) by newsfeed.cts.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with UUCP id GAA28860; Tue, 21 Jan 2003 06:34:25 -0800 (PST) Received: by fatcity.com (26-Feb-2001/v1.0g-b72/bab) via UUCP id 00535A2F; Tue, 21 Jan 2003 04:34:12 -0800 Message-ID: Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 04:34:12 -0800 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L X-Comment: Oracle RDBMS Community Forum X-Sender: "C.S.Venkata Subramanian" Sender: root@fatcity.com Reply-To: ORACLE-L@fatcity.com Errors-To: ML-ERRORS@fatcity.com From: "C.S.Venkata Subramanian" Subject: Re: Need an Oracle Check List Organization: Fat City Network Services, San Diego, California X-ListServer: v1.0g, build 72; ListGuru (c) 1996-2001 Bruce A. Bergman Precedence: bulk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit There is a checklist available in http://www.oradb.net/book/dbachecklist.pdf HTH Venkat -- On Mon, 20 Jan 2003 07:39:34 KENNETH JANUSZ wrote: >Dennis: > >Thanks very much for the suggestions. They will help me a lot. I have been >working on the position for about two months now. It has everything I >want - Oracle DBA, manufacturing, large company, and only 14 miles from my >home. > >I will be working for a small IT company but be on-site at their client. I >should be signing my contract later this week and go to the client site next >Monday to start learning from the departing DBA who is going on to another >project. The position will be contract-for-hire. > >I'll be able to say who it is after I sign my contract. > >Ken >Hugo, MN > >----- Original Message ----- >To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" >Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 8:49 AM > > >> Ken - Be sure to ask for the system password ;-) >> Congratulations on the position. If I'm recalling correctly from your >> previous posts, this is VERY welcome. The best suggestion is one I used >> myself. At some point you'll sit down and go over the systems. That will >> take about 30-minutes to 1 hour. You probably won't understand but a small >> portion of the statements because it will all be new to you. Take a small >> cassette recorder and record (with permission) the discussions of the >> systems you will be taking over. Then that night play the tape back and >type >> up the conversation word-for-word. Then go over the transcript and make a >> list of questions for the departing DBA. Then the next day ask about any >> points that weren't clear when you reviewed the tape. In previous >positions, >> everything would seem clear at the time but the next day I would be pretty >> hazy on the details. I used a tape recorder on my last job changeover and >> didn't miss a thing. >> >> Some other questions >> 1. Which people are most critical to my success in this position? >> 2. What issues are the most important? >> 3. What issues regularly arise which impact the quality of the systems? >> 4. What areas do I need to learn more? >> >> >> >> Dennis Williams >> DBA, 40%OCP >> Lifetouch, Inc. >> dwilliams@lifetouch.com >> >> -----Original Message----- >> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 9:04 PM >> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L >> >> >> It appears that I will be taking over an Oracle production DBA position in >> about a week from another DBA. I would like suggestions as to >specifically >> I should be looking for from this person. Something like a check list. >> Items that I need to specifically look at. >> >> Thanks, >> Ken Janusz, CPIM >> >> -- >> Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net >> -- >> Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS >> INET: DWILLIAMS@LIFETOUCH.COM >> >> Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com >> San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message >> to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in >> the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L >> (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). 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