RE: Re: OT - Wrap-up of 'Serious Question ' - now book idea - hig
Title: RE: Re: OT - Wrap-up of 'Serious Question ' - now book idea - high I haven't written it yet :), but Don G. and I have talked about writing it together a couple of times. The only thing stopping me from the attempt is the how much time it'll take me away from my kids. R. Matt Adams - GE Appliances - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Meddle not in the affairs of troff, for it is subtle and quick to anger. -Original Message- From: Paul Drake [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 9:30 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: WAS: Re: OT - Wrap-up of 'Serious Question ' - now book idea - high [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Jim, I have an idea for a book. I don´t know if it has been written before , but I think that it would be very useful to a lot of people. Oracle High Availability: - Recovery scenarios (The author could put scripts to backup archive logs , tips about archiving , recovering , how Oracle process instance recovery , case studies , etc...); - Stand-by Databases (concepts , implementations , pitfalls , etc...); - OPS (concepts , implementations , pitfalls , etc...); - Replication (as a tool to keep another database in sync with production databases); - Hardware concepts (redundancy , RAID controllers , clusters , SANs , etc...); - Tips Techniques for a 24 x 7 x 365 environment (administration , online backups , archiving , change manegement , etc...); - It could have a chapter with an overview or introduction about Oracle 9i Real Application Clusters. If is there a book similar , sorry about the waste of time , and , please , could you give me the name of this book ?? Regards, Antonio Belloni Antonio, A book covering some of this material already exists: Oracle 24x7 Tips Techniques http://www.osborne.com/oracle/index.html http://www.bookpool.com/.x/sshhpzr290/sm/0072119993 I'm not making a recommendation either way - I read the book some time ago, and thought it was good, but that was many books ago. My standards are likely to have risen - then again - I might get alot more out of it the second time thru. Chapter 19 is available online at the osborne site - Builing a Real-World Arsenal. A book covering some of the Backup and Recovery material would be Oracle 8i Backup and Recovery Handbook - Velpuri - which has no less than 22 case studies listed. (Just don't expect to get any good NT backup scripts there). In general, your best bet is to stick to the papers published in this area - as you are much more likely to find individual topics discussed in a white paper format that are recent enough to be useful. So much high-avail material is platform-dependent - it would be difficult to assemble something across all platforms - and fit it into a single book. Tim Gorman's paper on High-Avail - http://www.evergreen-database.com/TD_HA.pdf You ask about: - It could have a chapter with an overview or introduction about Oracle 9i Real Application Clusters. I would suggest visiting the IOUG.org site. Here is one paper as an example - #114 An Introductiono to High Availability Solutions by Brian McGraw Okay - its only introductory - but you have to start somewhere. (no surprise here) - I would also recommend searching Metalink http://metalink.oracle.com/ here are some examples from the Technical Library for high avail Failover Issues and Limitations [Connect-time failover and TAF] 97926.1 8.0.x-8.1.x: Sample config for Transparent Application 69745.1 Dead Connection Detection Explained 2061476.6 Do you want someone to simply re-use the Oracle Documentation on the subject, or get advice from someone that has actually used the product? It seems to me that you won't see a book on such things until 12 months after it has been released - while you might see individual papers out much sooner. You'll just have to do a bit of searching on your own to find the info. (no surprise here) - I would also recommend searching Technet there is a section called Oracle Real Application Clusters at http://otn.oracle.com/products/oracle9i/content.html including: Managing Oracle9i Real Application Clusters Building Highly Available Database Servers Using Oracle Real Application Clusters Oracle9i Real Application Clusters, Cache Fusion Delivers Scalability that would certainly be a start. hth, Paul -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Paul Drake 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
RE: Re: OT - Wrap-up of 'Serious Question ' - now book idea - hig
Yeah , I think that family is the most sacrificed part. If I would write a book , I would have to do it in my free times ( evenings , nights , weekends ) , and usually this is the time that I have to spend with my wife and kid. Regards, Antonio Belloni Adams, Matthew (GEA, 088130) [EMAIL PROTECTED]@fatcity.com on 11/06/2001 10:15:57 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: hig I haven't written it yet :), but Don G. and I have talked about writing it together a couple of times. The only thing stopping me from the attempt is the how much time it'll take me away from my kids. R. Matt Adams - GE Appliances - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Meddle not in the affairs of troff, for it is subtle and quick to anger. -Original Message- From: Paul Drake [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 9:30 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: WAS: Re: OT - Wrap-up of 'Serious Question ' - now book idea - high [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Jim, I have an idea for a book. I don´t know if it has been written before , but I think that it would be very useful to a lot of people. Oracle High Availability: - Recovery scenarios (The author could put scripts to backup archive logs , tips about archiving , recovering , how Oracle process instance recovery , case studies , etc...); - Stand-by Databases (concepts , implementations , pitfalls , etc...); - OPS (concepts , implementations , pitfalls , etc...); - Replication (as a tool to keep another database in sync with production databases); - Hardware concepts (redundancy , RAID controllers , clusters , SANs , etc...); - Tips Techniques for a 24 x 7 x 365 environment (administration , online backups , archiving , change manegement , etc...); - It could have a chapter with an overview or introduction about Oracle 9i Real Application Clusters. If is there a book similar , sorry about the waste of time , and , please , could you give me the name of this book ?? Regards, Antonio Belloni Antonio, A book covering some of this material already exists: Oracle 24x7 Tips Techniques http://www.osborne.com/oracle/index.html http://www.bookpool.com/.x/sshhpzr290/sm/0072119993 I'm not making a recommendation either way - I read the book some time ago, and thought it was good, but that was many books ago. My standards are likely to have risen - then again - I might get alot more out of it the second time thru. Chapter 19 is available online at the osborne site - Builing a Real-World Arsenal. A book covering some of the Backup and Recovery material would be Oracle 8i Backup and Recovery Handbook - Velpuri - which has no less than 22 case studies listed. (Just don't expect to get any good NT backup scripts there). In general, your best bet is to stick to the papers published in this area - as you are much more likely to find individual topics discussed in a white paper format that are recent enough to be useful. So much high-avail material is platform-dependent - it would be difficult to assemble something across all platforms - and fit it into a single book. Tim Gorman's paper on High-Avail - http://www.evergreen-database.com/TD_HA.pdf You ask about: - It could have a chapter with an overview or introduction about Oracle 9i Real Application Clusters. I would suggest visiting the IOUG.org site. Here is one paper as an example - #114 An Introductiono to High Availability Solutions by Brian McGraw Okay - its only introductory - but you have to start somewhere. (no surprise here) - I would also recommend searching Metalink http://metalink.oracle.com/ here are some examples from the Technical Library for high avail Failover Issues and Limitations [Connect-time failover and TAF] 97926.1 8.0.x-8.1.x: Sample config for Transparent Application 69745.1 Dead Connection Detection Explained 2061476.6 Do you want someone to simply re-use the Oracle Documentation on the subject, or get advice from someone that has actually used the product? It seems to me that you won't see a book on such things until 12 months after it has been released - while you might see individual papers out much sooner. You'll just have to do a bit of searching on your own to find the info. (no surprise here) - I would also recommend searching Technet there is a section called Oracle Real Application Clusters at http://otn.oracle.com/products/oracle9i/content.html including: Managing Oracle9i Real Application Clusters Building Highly Available Database Servers Using Oracle Real Application Clusters Oracle9i Real Application Clusters, Cache Fusion Delivers Scalability that would certainly be a start. hth, Paul -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Paul Drake INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network
