Oracle 10g RAC Grid, Services & Clustering (Paperback)

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Book Description
Oracle Real Application Clusters is the ultimate text to maximize data flow for key applications!

Product Description
Grid architecture is Oracle's strategy for high-end computing and RAC is the stepping stone into this arena. This book focuses on current technology including all valid RAC features up through Oracle Database 10g Release 2, with a primary focus on deploying it in a high-end grid environment. The book discusses this technology at length which users will find beneficial when researching, implementing or monitoring a RAC environment. The author covers workshop implementation of services and the distribution of workload across instances, with threshold definitions and the new load balancing algorithms. In addition it includes detailed discussions on ASM that complements the implementation of RAC in Oracle Grid strategy. The book also includes discussions on new Oracle Clusterware, its components and its integration with RAC.

Oracle 10g RAC focuses on RAC-specific topics including ASM, operating system configuration, installation and configuration of RAC and much more. Coverage includes network configuration for high availability, FAN, TAF, ONS, implementation of maximum availability architecture (MAA), EM Grid Control, AWR, ADDM and other performance-related tools. The author includes several scripts for performance tuning and implementation that the reader can use to configure a RAC environment either on a 2, 4, 8, 60 or 99 node configuration.

* Focuses on implementing, testing and tuning features of Real Application Clusters (RAC) database
version 10g Release 2
* Provides extensive coverage of usage, day-to-day functions and operations
* Includes tips and techniques such as script samples
to illustrate various features of RAC
* A jumpstart into all the key features of 10g R2 RAC

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Product Details

• Paperback: 704 pages
• Publisher: Digital Press; 1 edition (June 8, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555583210
• ISBN-13: 978-1555583217
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #577,290 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extensive 10g RAC information. Impressive topic coverage!, July 4, 2006

By	Ivaylo Lissev - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Really good book. I found it very useful as it covers almost all topics from DBA prospective. Information is technical enough for an experienced DBA or Developer. Book is well structured and it is easy to follow the material cover to cover. Up to date information in all aspects (Oracle binary set up, OS , networking and development).
Very useful appendix, which guides you through various tasks.
Easy to find information you require.
One of the best (if not the best) Oracle 10g RAC books on the market.
Of course, it cannot cover literally all topics, but it is definitely a great effort.
Thank you Murali!

Ivaylo Lissev
Database Consultant

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best RAC book, January 5, 2007

By	Cristian Banoiu "Oracle DBA" (Dubendorf, Switzerland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As compared to the 370 pages provided by Oracle as docu for RAC, this book with its nearly 700 pages and lots of info and examples is brilliant.
I have two years Oracle 10g RAC experience, but I have found in this book very valuable information about how RAC works, what is behind all components and all kind of "inside information" one could not find in Oracle documentation.
Except some typos (understandable, given the rush to print a good book about RAC) this book is clearly a BUY.

Cristian
OCP 8i,9i,10g.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Guide for 10g RAC, April 10, 2007

By	Satish Mehta - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book has proven to be an excellent guide for graduating my team on to 10g RAC. It has become a must-read for all our existing DBAs/new hires. The details that Murali lends to any topic allow us to understand the topic best. His narration is matched with his technicalese.
We are eagerly looking foward to his and Nitin's next book on ASM.