Oracle8 Administration and Management

In Oracle8 Administration and Management, Oracle pro Michael Ault arms you with all the tips, techniques, and software tools you need to keep your Oracle7 or 8 database running quickly, efficiently, and reliably. A completely updated and expanded version of its bestselling predecessor, this book covers all of Oracle8's new features, explains how the new release will impact on day-to-day database administration and management, and includes loads of new scripts and real- world examples.

You get everything you need to:

• Install Oracle8
• Administer your database using system features and third-party tools
• Administer database objects, including tables, indexes, clusters, sequences, views, triggers, procedures, and the new Oracle8 features
• Set up and administer users
• Use Oracle packages, procedures, methods, and utilities
• Monitor your system, troubleshoot problems, recovery and backup
• Fine-tune your database for optimum efficiency
• Manage distributed databases
• Use Oracle object extensions.

The CD-ROM gives you:

• All the scripts from the book
• Products like Savant's Q Diagnostic CenterTM, which allows you to monitor and analyze your database
• All code from the book in Visual Dictionary Lite, which you can use to transfer code to SQL*Plus.