UNIX for Oracle DBAs Pocket Reference

This text puts within easy reach the commands that Oracle database administrators need most when operating in a Unix environment.

To jump start the learning process, Don Burleson has gathered together in this book the Unix commands he most often uses when managing Oracle databases.It shows how to: display all Unix components related to Oracle, identify the top CPU consumers on your server, and even kill processes when necessary; stack Unix commands into powerful scripts that can perform vital DBA functions; monitor Unix filesystems, and automatically manage your trace files, dump files, and archived redo log files; and use essential server monitoring commands such as top, sar, and vmstat.