I agree 100%. I recommend starting w/ the least read and most useful piece of documentation a newbie can be exposed to. That would be the concepts manual.
-Mark On Sat, 2002-10-26 at 15:03, Rachel Carmichael wrote: > I got "well, you know Ingres, that's a database so you're the Oracle > DBA" > > read and re-read and re-read the Oracle docs (all two books, this was > version 5) until the lightbulb went off... went VERY gingerly into the > database to look at things. > > And prayed. A lot > > Reading the manual is NEVER a bad thing > > > --- Joe Testa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > copy the init.ora > > look at the size of the redo logs, size of the datafiles. > > make all the directories on the new machine. > > > > Wait, how did you create the first database? I'm 99% sure you didnt > > type create database. > > > > use the same scripts > > > > and oh yes READ THE DOCUMENTATION. > > Most of the people here will help the newbies BUT DAMN take some of > > your > > own initiative. > > > > If you'd like to know how I learned oracle 11+ years ago, read on > > otherwise delete now. > > > > I start at a large insurance firm as a C programmer/Unix SA. First > > day > > on the job, they asked me what I knew about Oracle, I said nothing, > > which was the truth. They said can you load it for us on this sun > > box, > > I said "sure does it come with an installation guide?", they had no > > idea > > since the box was still sealed. I opened it up and started reading. > > > > Today its a easier, you can use database creation assistants, all of > > this GUI crap, creating a Database is damn baby's work nowadays. > > Back > > in version 5 days, the docs sucked, support sucked, we had to figure > > it > > out on our own. > > > > > > Spend some time reading the docs, experimenting, learning instead of > > having everyone bottle feed you. You can almost be a decent DBA by > > not > > doing anything except using GUI tools, so my question is why all of > > the > > questions, if you've not eeven read the administrators guide. Take > > some > > initiative. > > > > That is all. > > > > joe > > > > > > > > Santosh Varma wrote: > > > > > i am using oracle 8.1.7 > > > and have a product ready for release to the customer in my office. > > > in the client's place, only the oracle is installed. > > > > > > next step i presume is database creation to which my application > > will > > > interact .. right ?? > > > > > > how do i make sure that the database i create is the same as the > > > database in my office.. > > > and could anyone of u give me the exact parameters for create > > database > > > which are necessary. > > > > > > Thanks and regards, > > > > > > Santosh > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > -- > > Author: Joe Testa > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > 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: [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!? > Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site > http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ -- -- Mark J. Bobak Oracle DBA [EMAIL PROTECTED] "It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well." -- Rene Descartes -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Mark J. Bobak INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: [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).
