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Summary: Top book on High Availability DBs
Review: Good explanations on windows features but doesn't go into step by step details on windows tuning. A lot of detailed information on High Availability databases from Windows clustering to Advanced Replication (Step by step instructions). There is an outstanding chapter on database connectivity. This is a very advanced DBA book, don't expect information on SQL staff, index tuning, tablespace tuning so on.
Rating:
Summary: Saved the day
Review: I am always skeptical about using a book to resolve my issues. I like playing around and trying to figure it out for myself or if that fails asking around. However, I was in a bind, the Database I administer is a production 7 by 24 instance. It is not very big but, I can't just bounce it on a whim. I had a user who had created a lock on one of my tables. I did not want to bounce the instance as it takes a while to come back up. Unfortunately, the DB was running very slowly and I was getting user calls. I tried killing the session; it would just hang OEM or SqlPlus. What about orakill! Page 192 is forged into my memory now: step by step directions on tracking down the thread and killing it, all the while the instance stays up. Thanks guys it sure is nice having a practical book out there. I highly recommend it.
Rating:
Summary: Saved the day
Review: I am always skeptical about using a book to resolve my issues. I like playing around and trying to figure it out for myself or if that fails asking around. However, I was in a bind, the Database I administer is a production 7 by 24 instance. It is not very big but, I can't just bounce it on a whim. I had a user who had created a lock on one of my tables. I did not want to bounce the instance as it takes a while to come back up. Unfortunately, the DB was running very slowly and I was getting user calls. I tried killing the session; it would just hang OEM or SqlPlus. What about orakill! Page 192 is forged into my memory now: step by step directions on tracking down the thread and killing it, all the while the instance stays up. Thanks guys it sure is nice having a practical book out there. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Microsoft Press is smiling...
Review: I am new to the Oracle world, my database experience has been mainly in SQL Server and Access databases...
So, while I may not be the Oracle guru yet, I feel that this book does not deliver completely on its title. For example, I could not get the Universal Oracle Installer, written in JAVA ( the SetUp.exe installer) to appear after I clicked on it...I consulted the book, and they mentioned that this sometimes happens, and the solution is to check your video display--don't use true color, and use the task manager to make sure you don't have multiple instances of SetUp.exe running...I thought, cool, I have a fix...but when I tried their solution...it did not work...The problem was (which the author I feel should have known, but did not) was that the installer installs its own JRE on the computer, and that JRE must be added to the the CLASSPATH environment variables, which I did manually...after which the installer finally launched when I clicked on it again...
anyway, I should think a book on Oracle from Oracle Press would be authoritative...but was disappointed to find that is not the case.
I give 4 stars because I am new to Oracle and therefore must temper my critique accordingly...
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Summary: Best Book for Windows 2000 and Oracle 9i
Review: I found it very helpful that this book also references 8.1.7 as well as 9i. The index, found in the back of the book, has several references to the SPFILE. It also has a detailed section on memory usage. Not only does this book give a summary of
Oracle Memory usage on Windows 2000, but goes into detail on how
to set up the boot.ini file when using 8i. Therefore, the reader
knows what 9i can do, and what it can't. This is very helpful
when tuning your database and deciding what version to upgrade to. It is obvious that the authors put a lot of research into this book.
Rating:
Summary: Best Book for Windows 2000 and Oracle 9i
Review: I found it very helpful that this book also references 8.1.7 as well as 9i. The index, found in the back of the book, has several references to the SPFILE. It also has a detailed section on memory usage. Not only does this book give a summary of
Oracle Memory usage on Windows 2000, but goes into detail on how
to set up the boot.ini file when using 8i. Therefore, the reader
knows what 9i can do, and what it can't. This is very helpful
when tuning your database and deciding what version to upgrade to. It is obvious that the authors put a lot of research into this book.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent book
Review: I've found this book literally packed with useful information that I could hardly find anywhere else (apart from oracle's support web site, of course). The authors have taken the unusual route of choosing Windows as their reference platform. Not only they have succeeded with their endeavor, but they filled the book with tips & techniques that are really valuable in the Unix environment too.
Rating: 
Summary: 8i with just a spice of 9i is more like it
Review: If you are new to Oracle and Windows 2000, then it's worth while. This book doesn't go into anything much about 9i. It reads like the 7.3 book with minor updates over the years for Windows 2000 and Oracle 8, 8i and 9i. It offers sparse information about the new 9i features, such as SPFILE. For ($$$) the authors should have rewritten a few chapters instead of splicing in 9i topics that you can find in Oracle's White Papers. Don't expect this book to be a great reference either. It doesn't give much syntax for 9i. Coming from 7.3 and 8.1.7 environments on NT, this book provided nothing other than a refresher from the old green 7.3.4 DBA Oracle book, which I still like better. ...
Rating:
Summary: 8i with just a spice of 9i is more like it
Review: If you are new to Oracle and Windows 2000, then it's worth while. This book doesn't go into anything much about 9i. It reads like the 7.3 book with minor updates over the years for Windows 2000 and Oracle 8, 8i and 9i. It offers sparse information about the new 9i features, such as SPFILE. For ($$$) the authors should have rewritten a few chapters instead of splicing in 9i topics that you can find in Oracle's White Papers. Don't expect this book to be a great reference either. It doesn't give much syntax for 9i. Coming from 7.3 and 8.1.7 environments on NT, this book provided nothing other than a refresher from the old green 7.3.4 DBA Oracle book, which I still like better. ...
Rating:
Summary: Very useful information
Review: This is a very good book, covering many Oracle features. You can find more info on setting up Advanced Replication, FailSafe, Standby Databases, Real Application Clusters than you can find in most of the other Oracle books on the market.
The book is dedicated to Windows platforms, but lot of the information is also applicable to other platforms. Definetly a 5-stars work for me.
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