Oracle Database 10g: Administration II

Posted by admin - 07/02/10 at 10:02 pm

Using Globalization Support Objectives

• Customize language-dependent behavior for the database and individual sessions
• Specify different linguistic sorts for queries
• Use datatime datatypes
• Query data using case insensitive and accent insensitive searches
• Obtain Globalization support configuration information

Configuring Recovery Manager

• Configure database parameters that affect RMAN operations
• Change RMAN default settings with CONFIGURE
• Manage RMAN’s persistent settings
• Start RMAN utility and allocate channels

Recoveringvfrom User Errors

• Recover a dropped table using Flashback technology
• Perform Flashback table operation
• Manage the recycle bin
• Recover from user errors using Flashback versions query
• Perform transaction level recovery using Flashback Transaction query

Dealing with Database Corruption

• Define block corruption and list its causes and symptoms
• Detect database corruptions using the following utilities: ANALYZE DBVERIFY
• Detect database corruptions using the dbms_repair package
• Implement the DB_BLOCK_CHECKING parameter to detect corruptions
• Repairvcorruptions using RMAN

Automatic Database Management

• Use the Database Advisors to gather information about yourvdatabase
• Use the SQL Tuning Advisor to improve database performance
• Use automatic undo retention tuning

Using Recovery Manager

• Use the RMAN BACKUP command to create backup sets and imagevcopies
• Enable block changevtracking
• Manage the backups and image copies taken with RMAN with the LIST and REPORT commands

Recovering from Non-Critical Losses

• Recover temporary tablespaces
• Recover a redo log group member
• Recovervindex tablespaces
• Recover read-only tablespaces
• Re createvthe password file

Monitoring and Managing Storage

• Tune redo writing and archiving operations
• Issue statements that can be suspended upon encountering space condition errors
• Reduce space-related error conditions by proactively managing tablespace usage
• Reclaim wasted space from tables and indexesvusing the segment shrink functionality
• Estimate the size of new table and indexes
• Use different storage options to improve the performance of queries
• Rebuild indexes online

Automatic Storage Management

• Set up initialization parameter files for ASMvand database instances
• Execute SQL commands with ASM file names
• Start up and shut down ASM instances
• Administer ASM disk groups
• Use RMAN to migrate your database to ASM

Monitoring and anaging Memory

• Implement Automatic Shared Memory Management
• Manually configure SGA parameters for various memory components in the SGA
• Use Automatic PGA Memory Management

Database Recovery

• Recover the control file
• Explain reasons for incomplete recovery
• Perform incomplete recovery using EM
• Perform incomplete recovery using RMAN
• Perform incomplete recovery using SQL
• Perform database recovery following a RESETLOGS operation

Flashback Database

• Determine which flashback technology to use for each recovery situation
• Configure and use Flashback Database
• Monitor the Flashback Database
• Use the Enterprise Manager Recovery Wizard to flashback database
• Manage (or maintain) the Flash Recovery Area

Managing Resources

• Configure the Resource Manager
• Assign users to Resource Manager groups
• Create resource plans within groups
• Specify directives for allocating resources to consumer groups

Automating Tasks with the Scheduler

• Simplify management tasks by using the Scheduler
• Create a job, program, schedule, and window
• Reuse Scheduler components for similar tasks
• View information about job executions and job instances

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