I agree we need to look at both. Depends on the shop you work in if you can though. Where I've been the SAs hold tuning of the OS close, and I can work WITH them but can't effect changes on my own. so I concentrate on the database.
Besides, I've always found it much more effective if I go to the SA with a list of all the steps I've taken to ensure that the problem is not with the database. That and I *never* say "your stuff is broken" but rather "I have a problem, this is what I've done to find it, can you help me" seems to work much better that way. --- "SARKAR, Samir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay Rachel....u have me convinced there....I am adding the 101 book > to > my shelf !! > > I said *some* of the masters of Oracle....I do realize that there r > lots > of other masters of Oracle who do not work for TUSC. > > Yep...Alomari's book does deal more on OS tuning for Oracle but don't > u > think > that much of our tuning efforts always go towards the database > whereas the > real > focus should b directed on the OS which houses Oracle....of course, > it > depends > on case-to-case basis but I have come across so many DBAs who always > think > that > the problem is with the database rather than otherwise. Other than > Alomari's > book, > I haven't come across any other book which explains so well the way > Oracle > works > within the OS kernel, thats the reason I thought anybody working on > Oracle > on Unix > needs that book. > > Samir > > Samir Sarkar > Oracle DBA - Lennon Team > SchlumbergerSema > Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone : +44 (0) 115 - 957 6217 > EPABX : +44 (0) 115 - 957 6418 Ext. 76217 > Fax : +44 (0) 115 - 957 6018 > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: 30 January 2002 19:21 > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > I didn't say Rich's book is bad, just that if you could only buy one, > I'd buy the 101 book. It's written in a more "friendly" style than > the > other one, mostly because that's the goal of the 101 series. > > Of course, since I did some of the editing on the book, I'm > prejudiced > (and no, I don't get any money if more copies sell) > > define "masters of Oracle" -- there are a heck of lot of incredibly > brilliant Oracle users (developers and DBAs) who don't work for TUSC > > As for Alomari's book -- it deals more with OS tuning for Oracle than > for performance tuning within the database. > > > --- "SARKAR, Samir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Maybe u r right, Rachel.....since except for me, all the others > have > > suggested the 101 book. Thing is, I bought Rich's book based on the > > > customer reviews on Amazon and I must say that I am not > disappointed > > but > > then, > > I haven't read the 101 book. At the same time, TUSC is supposed to > > have some > > of the masters of Oracle. > > One thing I wonder is why nobody has recommended Alomari's book cos > > it is a > > gem for DBAs working on Unix. > > > > Samir > > > > Samir Sarkar > > Oracle DBA - Lennon Team > > SchlumbergerSema > > Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Phone : +44 (0) 115 - 957 6217 > > EPABX : +44 (0) 115 - 957 6418 Ext. 76217 > > Fax : +44 (0) 115 - 957 6018 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Sent: 30 January 2002 15:50 > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > I would perhaps suggest Oracle Performance Tuning 101 instead of > > Rich's > > book (if you had to make a choice). > > > > the 101 book conforms most closely to Oracle's current thinking on > > performance tuning > > > > > > --- "SARKAR, Samir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Practically, u should get two books to have a full grasp on > Oracle > > > Performance > > > Tuning : > > > > > > 1. Oracle Performance Tuning Tips and Techniques by Richard > Niemiec > > > 2. Oracle 8i and Unix Performance Tuning by Ahmed Alomari > > > > > > If u r in an exceptionally high development environment where u > > have > > > lots of > > > SQL tuning to do, > > > consider buying the SQL High Performance Tuning by Don Burleson. > > > Otherwise, > > > the > > > above two books should suffice for both production and > development > > > databases. > > > > > > Samir > > > > > > Samir Sarkar > > > Oracle DBA - Lennon Team > > > SchlumbergerSema > > > Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Phone : +44 (0) 115 - 957 6217 > > > EPABX : +44 (0) 115 - 957 6418 Ext. 76217 > > > Fax : +44 (0) 115 - 957 6018 > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > Sent: 30 January 2002 10:25 > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > > > > Hi Everyone > > > > > > I am interested in purchasing some exceptionally good book on > > Oracle > > > Performance Tuning. 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