RE: What is a large database?

2003-09-23 Thread Suhen Pather
Title: RE: What is a large database? I think there are many *poorly skilled* Oracle DBA's in Australia. I had one of my clients sugest increasing the Oracle log_buffer to 10MB. His claim is since the box has sufficient amount of memory why not use a very large log buffer. I do not think

Re: What is a large database?

2003-09-23 Thread Nuno Souto
- Original Message - Do you really think the standard of database administrators in Australia is low? What is it that you are expecting? When projects sponsored and supported by such large companies as IBM and Oracle get 27 DBAs and 30 developers, one has to start asking EXACTLY

Re: What is a large database?

2003-09-23 Thread Nuno Souto
- Original Message - Surpising enough the write cache on the disk array was set to 0 and 100% for the read cache on this particular RAID 5 system which does lots of small writes for the application making things even worse. Hehehe! Can never win, eh? :) The DBA also sugested

RE: What is a large database?

2003-09-23 Thread Jared . Still
To:Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:RE: What is a large database? I think there are many *poorly skilled* Oracle DBA's in Australia. I had one of my clients sugest increasing the Oracle log_buffer to 10MB. His claim is since the box has

RE: What is a large database?

2003-09-22 Thread Craig Munday
Hi, Do you really think the standard of database administrators in Australia is low? What is it that you are expecting? Cheers, Craig. -Original Message- Sent: Friday, 12 September 2003 8:59 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L you should send them over to Australia. At

OT Re: RE: What is a large database?

2003-09-12 Thread Guido Konsolke
Hi Mladen, please excuse me. Since I try to improve my knowledge about the English: what do youmean with muave? Some kind of wood? Please enlighten me. Greetings, Guido [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11.09.2003 20.49 Uhr And the database must be muave. -- Mladen Gogala Oracle DBA -- Please see

Re: What is a large database?

2003-09-12 Thread Nuno Souto
you should send them over to Australia. At least they'd be better than the standard of dba we get here... Cheers Nuno Souto [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - In Estonian language, the word administrator also means receptionist. Guess how many former hotel receptionists or

RE: OT Re: RE: What is a large database?

2003-09-12 Thread Mark Leith
LOL, Mauve is a shade of the colour Purple. And of course, everybody knows that purple databases run faster! ;) Personally, I've always preferred Electric Blue databases, funky, fast, and FAR easier to manage! -Original Message- Guido Konsolke Sent: 12 September 2003 08:54 To:

RE: OT Re: RE: What is a large database?

2003-09-12 Thread Hately, Mike (LogicaCMG)
Hmm, applied Feng Shui for Oracle Performance. For optimum throughput storage should be coloured red and white in alternating bands of colour. It's called disk-striping. Badummp-k !! I'll get me coat ... and back on topic. Mike -Original Message- Sent: 12 September 2003 11:14

RE: OT Re: RE: What is a large database?

2003-09-12 Thread Jesse, Rich
USA -Original Message- From: Guido Konsolke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 2:54 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: OT Re: RE: What is a large database? Hi Mladen, please excuse me. Since I try to improve my knowledge about

RE: OT Re: RE: What is a large database?

2003-09-12 Thread Mladen Gogala
Selling -- Mladen Gogala Oracle DBA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jesse, Rich Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 12:10 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: OT Re: RE: What is a large database? It's

What is a large database?

2003-09-11 Thread Tanel Poder
I got a mail from a recruiter searching for Senior Oracle Developers. "Minimum of four years hands-on application programming experience using Oracle RDBMS, including two years using Oracle version 8.0 or higher on large databases (20 or more Oracle tables)." I've always wondered, where

RE: What is a large database?

2003-09-11 Thread Guang Mei
RACLE-LSubject: What is a large database? I got a mail from a recruiter searching for Senior Oracle Developers. "Minimum of four years hands-on application programming experience using Oracle RDBMS, including two years using Oracle version 8.0 or higher on large databases (20

Re: What is a large database?

2003-09-11 Thread M Rafiq
Tanel, As I am still in the job market looking for any full time assignment, I see all type of requirements like 5+ years 9i experience etc and will see in coming weeks same for 10g( 5+ years experience with Oracle 10g).. What you can do for this when dealing with recruiters who even

RE: What is a large database?

2003-09-11 Thread A.Bahar
It is because of some oxes in HR departments -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 7:05 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Tanel, As I am still in the job market looking for any full time assignment, I see all type of requirements like 5+ years 9i

Re: What is a large database?

2003-09-11 Thread Tanel Poder
In Estonian language, the word administrator also means receptionist. Guess how many former hotel receptionists or whatever security desk operators I've had to turn down in past when they've looked for DBA job. Oh, yes, some of them had over 20 years administrator experience in large

RE: What is a large database?

2003-09-11 Thread M Rafiq
Excellent..but most difficult part to pass through recruiters these days... Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 09:29:24 -0800 It is because of some oxes in HR departments -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 7:05 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Tanel, As I am

RE: What is a large database?

2003-09-11 Thread Mladen Gogala
And the database must be muave. -- Mladen Gogala Oracle DBA -Original Message- Guang Mei Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 12:15 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L There must be a G missing there. It should be (20G or more Oracle tables). Guang -Original

Re: What is a large database?

2003-09-11 Thread Stephane Faroult
And possibly more than 20 tables in the hotel's restaurant ... Tanel Poder wrote: In Estonian language, the word administrator also means receptionist. Guess how many former hotel receptionists or whatever security desk operators I've had to turn down in past when they've looked for DBA job.

RE: On the question of What is a Large Database Anyway ?

2001-06-04 Thread Vikas Kawatra
: Mogens Nørgaard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: On the question of What is a Large Database Anyway ? Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 00:01:18 -0800 It's a good book. Cary Millsap has even written the intro :). Yep, Gaja

On the question of What is a Large Database Anyway ?

2001-06-01 Thread Kevin Lange
As most everyone has said so far Its all subjective. What is large to me is a dinky little thing to someone else. Right now at my current job we have around 37 instances on 4 mchines with 2 GB or less of memory and 2 - 4 processors each. These DBs range from a 10 MB to a 70 MB SGA

RE: On the question of What is a Large Database Anyway ?

2001-06-01 Thread Post, Ethan
I just got back from a little seminar from Quest with Gaja Krishna Vaidyanatha and if he was dead (he's not that I'm aware of) he would be rolling in his grave about your comments on hit rates and SGA sizes. His new book 101 Oracle Performance Tuning will stress that you abandon those hit rates

RE: On the question of What is a Large Database Anyway ?

2001-06-01 Thread Vikas Kawatra
Thanks for the offer to help ! I just completed log mining the data successfully - from the archive logs - I was able to generate the UNDO SQL and execute it on the dbs to bring it to a state prior to the updates/deletes etc on the table thanks vikas -Original Message- Sent: Friday,

RE: On the question of What is a Large Database Anyway ?

2001-06-01 Thread Nick Wagner
Title: RE: On the question of What is a Large Database Anyway ? Wow... that's good to know.. Gaja's a really nice guy, and I will tell him you liked his talk. If anyone wants to learn more about his ideas.. There are a couple of white papers on the Quest website... http://www.quest.com

Re: On the question of What is a Large Database Anyway ?

2001-06-01 Thread Joseph S. Testa
great hope you got it all. joe Vikas Kawatra wrote: Thanks for the offer to help ! I just completed log mining the data successfully - from the archive logs - I was able to generate the UNDO SQL and execute it on the dbs to bring it to a state prior to the updates/deletes etc on the

RE: On the question of What is a Large Database Anyway ?

2001-06-01 Thread Eric D. Pierce
we vastly enjoyed Gaja's stimulating elucidating comments on this topic on the list some time ago (last year)? regards, ep On 1 Jun 2001, at 16:06, Post, Ethan wrote: I just got back from a little seminar from Quest with Gaja Krishna Vaidyanatha and if he was dead (he's not that I'm

RE: On the question of What is a Large Database Anyway ?

2001-06-01 Thread Kevin Lange
Thanks for letting me know of this . I am afraid I have not had a chance to investigate the man or his book . but it looks like I am going to have to. -Original Message- To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Sent: 6/1/01 8:00 PM Wow... that's good to know.. Gaja's a really