Oracle8i for Linux Starter Kit (Book/CD-ROM Package) (Oracle Press) - Softcover

Bobrowski, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072124423 ISBN 13: 9780072124422

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2000

Synopsis

-- Up and running right out of the box -- Complete starter kit minimizes ramp-up time for new users of Oracle8i for Linux.-- Software comes with the book -- CD-ROM includes the latest version of Oracle8i for Linux.-- Complete Starter Kit -- Covers all the basic product features, such as installation, administration and troubleshooting. The fully enabled Oracle software makes this the only book/disc authorized self-contained learning solution available.

About this title

Review

The growing interest in the Linux open source operating system, especially for database servers, is reflected in Oracle8i for Linux Starter Kit. Based on Red Hat Linux 6.1 and Oracle8i Enterprise Edition for Linux, it comes, very usefully, with a trial version of the Oracle product on CD-ROM.

The book is classified as an intermediate-level book for DBAs (DataBase Administrators) and application developers. In practice, because there is a great deal of overlap between Oracle8i on Linux and the same product on other platforms, it should also prove useful to people interested in learning more about Oracle generally. Readers are expected to be new to Oracle8i but to have experience with relational database systems. The author's approach is to introduce terminology and concepts and then to intersperse the theory with exercises for hands-on learning.

The book is divided into three parts: getting started (installation and configuration of Oracle8i), the fundamentals of application development and basic database administration. The second part has sections on PL/SQL, Java and the use of database schemas and objects and the third covers access issues, space management, database tuning and protection (i.e. backup and recovery: note that the trial version of Oracle Recovery Manager is not fully functional).

This Starter Kit with its strong focus on exercises and the inclusion of trial software is a good starting point for anyone thinking of making the move to Oracle8i on Linux. --Mark Whitehorn

Synopsis

This title is intended for the Oracle database administrator, or application developer and explores Oracle in the Linux platform. Subects covered in this book include installing and configuring Oracle8i to securing database access and database backup and recovery.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0072124423
• ISBN 13: 9780072124422
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 528