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Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 824 pages
• Published by: Apress August 4, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1590595246
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1590595244
• Book Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.3 x 1.9 inches
• Weighs: 3.1 pounds

Book Description


Real Application Clusters (RAC) and the Grid architecture are Oracle's strategy for scaling out enterprise systems to cope with bigger workloads and more users. Many books limit themselves by conceptualizing and theorizing about RAC technology, but this book is the first to portray implementing and administering an Oracle 10g RAC system in a Linux environment. This book features basic concepts underlying Linux and Oracle RAC, design strategies, hardware procurement and configuration, and many other topics.

The RAC-specific technologies described include configuration of the interconnect, OCFS, ASM, Cluster Ready Services, and Grid Control. The Oracle features RMAN and Data Guard are also discussed, along with available hardware options. The authors include practical examples and configuration information, so that upon reading this book, you'll be armed with the information you need to build an Oracle RAC database on Linux, whether it is on a single laptop or a 64-node Itanium cluster.

About The Author
Julian Dyke is an independent consultant specializing in Oracle Database
technology. He has over twenty years of database experience, including
more than 15 years as an Oracle DBA, developer, and consultant. He is
chair of the UK Oracle User Group Real Application Clusters Special
Interest Group (UKOUG RAC SIG) and a member of the Oak Table
Network. He regularly presents at conferences, seminars, and usergroup
meetings in the UK, Europe, and the US. He also maintains
www.juliandyke.com, which specializes in Oracle diagnostics, optimization,
and internals. He is an Oracle Certified Professional and
holds a bachelor of science degree in computation from the University
of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), UK. Steve Shaw is the lead Oracle technologist for Intel Corporation in
EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa). Steve has over 12 years of
commercial IT experience with 8 years dedicated to working with the
Oracle Database, including a period of time with Oracle Corporation.
Steve is the author of Hammerora, the open source Oracle load-test
tool, and an expert on Oracle benchmarks and performance. Steve has
contributed articles to many Oracle publications and web sites and
presents regularly at Oracle seminars, conferences, and special-interest
group meetings. He is an Oracle Certified Professional and holds a master
of science degree in computing from the University of Bradford, UK.

Reader Reviews
Good book on how to implement RAC and Linux. I enjoyed the deep theoretical and practical coverage on RAC performance and design issues for Linux. Highly recommended along with Mike Ault's Oracle 10g RAC book. Comment | | (Report this)