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Oracle9i has become one of the world`s most complex databases, and this book is for the senior Oracle DBA who needs to automate the complex mechanisms that govern the RAM memory regions of any Oracle database.The dynamic memory features of Oracle9i make it possible to create a selftuning database. This exciting book explores proven techniques for monitoring the behavior of the Oracle System Global Area (SGA) and shows proven techniques that can be used to anticipate upcoming problems and adjust the SGA before a performance problem occurs.Focusing on proactive tuning and scripting, this books show you how to collect historical data and use it to develop signatures for all memory areas. Using these metrics, you can develop scripts that will anticipate and correct upcoming SGA performance problems.Key Features:Presents a method for monitoring important SGA metrics over long time periods.Lists the commands to modify the Oracle9i SGA areas, including pga_aggregate_target, shared_pool and db_cache_size.Describes how to recognize patterns in RAM usage.Explores the use of the free STATSPACK utility to monitor and collect SGA information.Offers sample scripts for automating SGA tuning.Provides access to an online code deport, full of interesting Oracle scripts.About the Author: Don Burleson is one of the world`s top Oracle Database experts with more than 20 years of fulltime DBA experience. He specializes in creating database architectures for very large online databases and he has worked with some of the world`s most powerful and complex systems. A former Adjunct Professor, Don Burleson has written 18 books, published more than 100 articles in National Magazines, and serves as EditorinChief of Oracle Internals. Don is a popular lecturer and teacher and is a frequent speaker at Oracle Openworld and other international database conferences.
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