A proactive DBA performs the routine tasks Backups What are the growth patterns Review the database to see what is ‘normal’ Number of users logged in

1. Database AdministrationDatabase Administration
Managing the
Environment

2. DBA GoalsDBA Goals
A proactive DBA performs the routine tasks
Backups
What are the growth patterns
Review the database to see what is ‘normal’
Number of users logged in

3. DBA TasksDBA Tasks
Databases & instances are up
Test the listeners are running

4. DBA GoalsDBA Goals
Check the alert logs
Check for trace files
Do these things regularly.

5. BackupsBackups
Backups
Space on drives
Task scheduler

6. BackupsBackups
Disaster

7. Space ManagementSpace Management
Storage
• CRD
• Temp file
• FRA

8. Space ManagementSpace Management
Index Rebuild to reclaim unusable space
Shrink command
Table corrupted

9. User SessionsUser Sessions
The total number of users connected
What is each user doing

10. Environment ManagementEnvironment Management
Database
Application
System

11. Health ChecksHealth Checks
Database Reports
Awr/Statspack Reports

12. Environment ManagementEnvironment Management
Application User perspective
◦ Total number of Users
◦ Max concurrent Users
◦ Length of data loads
◦ Must be available at……
Manage system requirements

13. Health ChecksHealth Checks
Run awr/statspack regularly. It will give
you a quick overview and provide a
baseline, if things change.
ADDM

14. Alert LogAlert Log
Alert.log
◦ It shows when the database was created/
shutdown or started
◦ Any ddl commands to change the structure of
the database

15. Alert LogAlert Log
When there are internal errors
Trace logs are to help in debugging a
problem

16. ImplementingImplementing
Test/Integration
Development
Production

17. TestTest

18. Other TasksOther Tasks
• Users, Roles
• Query optimizing
• Gathering stats
Performance issues
• Batchfiles/Ip address of the machine

19. Anything to askAnything to ask