Oracle8i Backup Recovery

Includes information that every Oracle administrator and programmer must know to maximize uptime and recover data without compromising mission critical systems.

With the increasing volume of data to administer and the critical need to keep a database running 24x7 in todays demanding Internet business models, the DBAs task of maximising database uptime is more difficult than ever. Central to maintaining database uptime is an administrators ability to backup and recover data without compromising mission critical systems. This unique book focuses on practical information that will aid Oracle users in resolving problems at their site. It is a one-stop source for useful information spanning many Oracle manuals, technical bulletins and many years of experience.

This edition, revised for Oracle8, focuses exclusively on issues related to backup and recovery. Complete coverage is given of Oracle on NT and the new object-oriented database features. The book also explores common user errors encountered with Oracle8 and how to fix them.

OCP is Oracle's certification program for database administrators, application developers, and financial consultants. The DBA (database administrator) track is the most popular, with more than 8,000 DBAs being certified each year. Sybex's OCP DBA Study Guides provide complete coverage of exam objectives for the five exams in the DBA track: SQL and PL/SQL, Database Administration, Backup & Recovery, Performance Tuning, and Network Administration. The books are fully up-to-date for Oracle8i and include all the new features of Sybex's best-selling Study Guides. The companion CDs contain exclusive self-testing software. The DBO (database operator) exam is a new offering from Oracle, which prepares students for the full DBA track. It is fully supported by Oracle's partners: Sun, Novell, Compaq, and HP. Sybex's Study Guide provides complete coverage of the exam objectives and includes a companion CD with exclusive self-testing software. Author Lance Mortensen is the author of many best-selling MCSE Study Guides. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

This guide supplies insights to developers on backup and recovery issues and methodologies, provides practice questions accompanied by fully explained answers, and serves as a troubleshooting guide. Readers get proven test-taking strategies, tips on handling trick questions, a "cram sheet" for last-minute review, and information on third-party resources.

Cutting-edge Oracle data warehousing from people creating the software. Oracle8i Data Warehousing explains how to design, develop, and administer powerful data warehouses and data marts on Windows NT using Oracle's major new industry-leading database. This authoritative guide helps database developers, administrators, and designers master the major new data warehousing and Internet capabilities in Oracle8i and specifically plan and implement affordable and successful data warehouses and data marts. In one exciting package, this book brings together three hot computing topics: new Oracle databases, Windows NT, and Internet technologies. Data warehouses and smaller data marts allow companies to pool and analyze large quantities of data, yielding valuable information about customers and business processes. Data warehouses have in the past been expensive and very complex. Oracle8i is an important new version of Oracle Corporation's market-leading database system. Most of the significant new features in Oracle8i are for data warehousing, Internet development, or optimizations for the Windows NT platform. Oracle8i and Windows NT together will make data warehouse projects easier and more affordable. Written by data design and warehousing experts from the Oracle8i development team Explains how to design and build data warehouses and data marts on Windows NT Explains how to establish Web/Intranet access to a data warehouse