CHAPTER 5DBA Tools
In the previous chapters, we’ve covered installing Oracle and creating the database. The next chapters will move on to specific Oracle database administration tasks. Here, we will take a look at the tools available for performing these tasks.
What do I mean by “tool”? It’s true that even a simple SQL statement that is saved to be reused can be considered a tool. And, yes, we could be writing Perl and shell scripts to manage everything. But we’ll focus on some of the Oracle-provided tools that make the job a little easier, and some good checks and verification steps to do when using these tools. Note that tools from third-party vendors are available, and although they are not included in this discussion, some are also quite ...
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