I got "well, you know Ingres, that's a database so you're the Oracle DBA"
read and re-read and re-read the Oracle docs (all two books, this was version 5) until the lightbulb went off... went VERY gingerly into the database to look at things. And prayed. A lot Reading the manual is NEVER a bad thing --- Joe Testa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > copy the init.ora > look at the size of the redo logs, size of the datafiles. > make all the directories on the new machine. > > Wait, how did you create the first database? I'm 99% sure you didnt > type create database. > > use the same scripts > > and oh yes READ THE DOCUMENTATION. > Most of the people here will help the newbies BUT DAMN take some of > your > own initiative. > > If you'd like to know how I learned oracle 11+ years ago, read on > otherwise delete now. > > I start at a large insurance firm as a C programmer/Unix SA. First > day > on the job, they asked me what I knew about Oracle, I said nothing, > which was the truth. They said can you load it for us on this sun > box, > I said "sure does it come with an installation guide?", they had no > idea > since the box was still sealed. I opened it up and started reading. > > Today its a easier, you can use database creation assistants, all of > this GUI crap, creating a Database is damn baby's work nowadays. > Back > in version 5 days, the docs sucked, support sucked, we had to figure > it > out on our own. > > > Spend some time reading the docs, experimenting, learning instead of > having everyone bottle feed you. You can almost be a decent DBA by > not > doing anything except using GUI tools, so my question is why all of > the > questions, if you've not eeven read the administrators guide. Take > some > initiative. > > That is all. > > joe > > > > Santosh Varma wrote: > > > i am using oracle 8.1.7 > > and have a product ready for release to the customer in my office. > > in the client's place, only the oracle is installed. > > > > next step i presume is database creation to which my application > will > > interact .. right ?? > > > > how do i make sure that the database i create is the same as the > > database in my office.. > > and could anyone of u give me the exact parameters for create > database > > which are necessary. > > > > Thanks and regards, > > > > Santosh > > > > > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Joe Testa > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachel Carmichael INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
