Preface

Audience

This document is intended for database administrators who perform the following tasks:

• Create and configure one or more Oracle databases

• Monitor and tune Oracle databases

• Oversee routine maintenance operations for Oracle databases

• Create and maintain schema objects, such as tables, indexes, and views

• Schedule system and user jobs

• Diagnose, repair, and report problems

To use this document, you should be familiar with relational database concepts. You should also be familiar with the operating system environment under which you are running Oracle Database.

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Related Documents

For more information, see these Oracle resources:

• Oracle Database 2 Day DBA

• Oracle Database Concepts

• Oracle Database SQL Language Reference

• Oracle Database Reference

• Oracle Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference

• Oracle Automatic Storage Management Administrator's Guide

• Oracle Database VLDB and Partitioning Guide

• Oracle Database Error Messages

• Oracle Database Net Services Administrator's Guide

• Oracle Database Backup and Recovery User's Guide

• Oracle Database Performance Tuning Guide

• Oracle Database Advanced Application Developer's Guide

• Oracle Database PL/SQL Language Reference

• SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference

Many of the examples in this book use the sample schemas, which are installed by default when you select the Basic Installation option with an Oracle Database installation. See Oracle Database Sample Schemas for information on how these schemas were created and how you can use them yourself.

Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document: