When I had only one instance to baby sit doing the script thing was OK, but it also missed things like the listener not being up and lost of other problems. Besides it was a pain to add it to each new server as they came along. Therefore I re-wrote those scripts into one C language program with integrated SMTP capabilities, a couple of extprocedures as well as a built in that understands when a DB is suppose to be down for backup or in hot backup mode. I then added common fix it stuff that I've always had to do manually & hung it off the side on an NT server we had. It's been here for the past 10 years and even understands Oracle 9i. Sends a message to the pager/cell phone when needed otherwise just sends the old e-mail.
Dick Goulet Senior Oracle DBA Oracle Certified 8i DBA -----Original Message----- Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 1:50 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Folks, I thought it'd be interesting to take a survey on what techniques and frameworks DBA's on this list use to manage their Oracle databases. I imagine that some of us manage only a single database and instance, but in those configurations where there are many instances, multiple databases, different platforms/versions, etc., what are some of the strategies for management in place? What daily tasks do you perform, and how do you organize them? How do you manage user requests (individually or as part of a larger environment)? How do you handle jobs? Organization techniques? Naming standards? User/application deployment framework, etc., etc.? (Obviously we could write a book about this -- there's an idea! -- but summaries and pointers would be interesting. Perhaps we can come up with a best practices document and associated framework for Oracle database management.) Thanks, Adam -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Goulet, Dick 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).
