On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 8:24 AM, alba.albetti <alba.albe...@libero.it> wrote:
> Hi,
> I'd like to know which are the main tasks for a DBA, so in addition of the 
> on-line tutorial of MySQL, is there anyone telling me whether there exists 
> some tutorial (better if in PDF)

Sure, the MySQL Reference Manual http://dev.mysql.com/doc/

>where it's possible to undestand and learn all you need for managing the MySQL 
>DB as DBA? I mean I'd like to read something explaining what are datafiles, 
>tablespaces, ... and what usually a DBA is asked to do (creating databases, 
>starting up and shutting down the database, managing the database's storage 
>structures, making database backups and performing recovery, monitoring and 
>tuning performance, ...) In other words I'd like to read how to manage a DB as 
>DBA, because I've always worked only as developer and not as DBA.


Maybe the Certification: Sun Certified MySQL Database Administrator
(SCMDBA) could help you with that:
http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=333

by the way they recommend the book: MySQL 5 certification study guide
http://books.google.com/books?id=0tErAAAACAAJ

> Thanks!

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