Oracle7 Server Administrator's Guide

Audience

This Guide is for people who administer the operation of an Oracle database system. These people, referred to as "database administrators" (DBAs), are assumed to be responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of an Oracle database system and for monitoring its use. The responsibilities of database administrators are described in Chapter 1.

Knowledge Assumed of the Reader

Readers of this Guide are assumed to be familiar with relational database concepts. They are also assumed to be familiar with the operating system environment under which they are running Oracle.

As a prerequisite, all readers should read the first chapter of Oracle7 Server Concepts, "A Technical Introduction to the Oracle7 Server". This chapter is a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and terminology used throughout this Guide.

Readers Interested in Installation and Migration Information

Administrators frequently participate in installing the Oracle7 Server software and migrating existing Oracle databases to newer formats (for example, Version 6 databases to Oracle7 format). This Guide is not an installation or migration manual.

If your primary interest is installation, see your operating system-specific Oracle documentation.

If your primary interest is database or application migration, see the Oracle7 Server Migration manual.

Readers Interested in Application Design Information

In addition to administrators, experienced users of Oracle and advanced database application designers might also find information in this Guide useful.

However, database application developers should also see the Oracle7 Server Application Developer's Guide and the documentation for the tool or language product they are using to develop Oracle database applications.