If that weren't so devastatingly accurate here, I'd laugh. I started, asked about backups, etc etc
the response was "we're on a netapp filer, they don't go down" sigh. they don't go down. Until they do --- Alan Davey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So no one responded with, "We use raid xx. We don't have to worry > about backup/recovery." ;^) > > -- > > Alan Davey > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 212-604-0200 x106 > > > On 7/22/02, mkb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Ok, I need to vent a little. > > > >Last week, I was asked to do some tech interviews over > >the phones for a mid level DBA position. Someone with > >about 2-3 years experience. > > > >I don't consider myself a real smart DBA, nor do I > >think that I ask particularly tough questions. The > >questions that I ask potential candidates are soley > >based on what is on the resume. So I figure if > >someone has, say, hot backups or SQL tuning on their > >resumes, I'd expect them to be able to hold a fairly > >intelligent conversation about these topics. No such > >luck! > > > >What really frustrated me, and what I really want to > >get out of my system, is that nobody that I talked to, > >had a real good concept of hot backups. Forget about > >recovery. I asked each and every candidate who > >claimed to have done hot backups, just give me a high > >level overview of how you do a hot backup. Don't care > >about syntax, just give me the mechanics. The answers > >I got were completely off base, baffling and > >frustrating. Some of these folks claimed to have 5 > >years experience!!! > > > >'Well, we use scripts to do these, so I'm not sure how > >these are done...' (But it says on your resume you've > >done this???) > > > >'Oh, I take the tablespace offline, and copy the > >datafile to tape...' (Unless I'm mistaken, that's not > >how a hot backup is done, right?) > > > >'Well, I use the export utility, and as the backup > >starts, it is written to the dump file.' (Huh? What?) > > > >'During this time, everything is written to the redo > >logs and not to the tablespace...' (You've been > >reading one of those books, haven't you?) > > > >I also asked them how they'd put a tablespace in > >backup mode. Simple enough, right? Not one of them > >got it right. Not even close. Didn't have clue as to > >what I was talking about. Fair enough, you don't > >know. Well how about a simple recovery scenario. I > >asked every candidate how they would do an online > >recover of a datafile while the database was still in > >use. No ideas. Not even close. > > > >I dunno, perhaps I'm spoilt by being a member of this > >list? Perhaps I expect every candidate to be as > >knowledgeable as you guys? Perhaps I'm asking too > >much? > > > >Rant over. Thanks for listening. > > > >mkb > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better > >http://health.yahoo.com > >-- > >Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > >-- > >Author: mkb > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > >San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing > >Lists > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > >to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (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). You may > >also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > > > > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Alan Davey > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing > Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (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). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachel Carmichael INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (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). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
