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name for SID and
Database
Testing Rate of Oracle
inserts into a table
Determining the record
insert rate for a table
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PRODUCT_USER_PROFILE
error in Oracle 11g
Installed linux, but
network is not responding
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Answers:
1. You have a brand new Solaris Machine, freshly built by the SA,
with all Oracle RDBMS recommended patching and Kernel
Parameters set. Please give the order of tasks to install Oracle up to
its latest CPU?
- Verify that all patches are installed and kernel parameters set.
(Some not all SA say the system is ready when it is not. You can
save yourself a lot of problems by double checking)
- Configuration of .profile or .bash_profile for the Oracle owner.
- Base Installation of Oracle (ie what to get to 10.2.0.4 must install
Oracle 10.1 first).
- Upgrade to Oracle Version Desired.
- Upgrade the database(if upgrade is necessary)
- Run UTLRP.SQL.
- Apply lastest CPU patch.
- Run UTLRP.SQL.
- Configuration of Listener.
- Configuration of client TNSNAMES.ORA file.
2. You have just moved Oracle Binary files from an ORACLE_HOME
on one server to another server. What is the oracle utility command
you would use to make this new ORACLE_HOME usable?
Solution:
Relink all
3. Tell me why just copying the oracle datafiles from HP-UX to
LINUX RHEL and starting the database would not work?
Solution:
Differing Indian codes.
4. In what months does Oracle release CPU patches and what is the
utility to apply them.
Solution:
JAN, APR, JUL, OCT
5. You need to shutdown the oracle database but it will not
shutdown with SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE. How will you shutdown
the database?
Solution:
Kill the smon process.
6. How do you logon to Oracle server without knowing any oracle
passwords?
Solution:
Sudo to the Oracle software owners account and logon with the
command sqlplus / as sysdba
7. How would you determine that SCATTERED READ where?
Solution:
Look in the views v$session_wait or v$session_wait_history.
Could give:
Statspack or EM report.
8. How would you see the SQL of the currently active sessions from
a command prompt?
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Solution:
Compare tables V$SQL view by sql_address with V$SESSION view
of currently active sessions.
9. When having multiple oracle homes on a single server or client
what is the parameter that points all Oracle installs at one
TNSNAMES.ORA file.
Solution:
TNS_ADMIN
10. You have ASM database that used by three production systems.
The server which the ASM database is shutdown. What happens to
the production RDBMS?
Solution:
Other database would shutdown abort.
Larry Catt, OCP 9i, 10g
oracle@allcompute.com
www.allcompute.com
Posted on November 5th, 2009 under 11g, ASM, hp-ux, itanium,
linux, Oracle, Oracle 10g, oracle 9i, RAC, SQL, uncategorized,
unix Tags: dba, interview, Oracle, question, questions, senior.
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