Summary
In this chapter, we have discussed several different tools available to Oracle DBAs. Some of the tools are geared more toward the management of the database servers; others might be more focused on development. Both types are useful for DBAs. There are several areas to explore in OEM and SQL Developer to make you more productive as a DBA. And don’t forget that even though it is good to have an easy interface to use, it’s also handy to be able to run simple scripts and queries in a regular SQL*Plus session.
However, it’s not too useful to have these tools if you cannot connect them to the database. So, we discussed how to get connected and took a look at the pieces that are needed to connect, including the tnsnames.ora and sqlnet.ora files. ...
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