CHAPTER 21
Automating Jobs
In almost any type of database environment—from development, to testing, to production—DBAs rely heavily on automating tasks. Typical jobs that DBAs automate include the following:
- Shutdown and startup of databases and listeners
- Backups
- Validating the integrity of backups
- Checking for errors
- Removing old trace or log files
- Checking for errant processes
- Checking for abnormal conditions
Automating routine tasks allows DBAs to be much more effective and productive. Automated environments are inherently smoother running and more efficient than manually administered systems. DBA jobs that run automatically from scripts ...
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