Book Review : Oracle Data Guard 11gR2 Administration Beginner's Guide
Just finished review of book "Oracle Data Guard 11gR2
Administration Beginner's Guide” by authors, my dear friends Emre Baransel and
Nassyam Basha.
"Oracle Data Guard 11gR2 Administration Beginner's
Guide” book is a good introduction to Oracle Data Guard 11g R2 with examples
that will be useful to all DBA’s. It is also is a very good book in terms of
helping beginner- readers from creating and configuring Oracle Data Guard (11g
R2) configurations. By reading this book one will learn what standby databases,
protection modes, transport and apply services including role transitions. The
book also covered Active Data Guard and dedicated chapter for patching and Common
Data Guard issues.
This book is an ideal book for somebody who wants begin to learn quickly about Data Guard. The book covered Oracle Data Guard 11gR2 with 11 chapters, 385 pages. Every chapter has a pop quiz, time for action and has a lot of tips and tricks. Really, I liked this style of this book very much.
This book is an ideal book for somebody who wants begin to learn quickly about Data Guard. The book covered Oracle Data Guard 11gR2 with 11 chapters, 385 pages. Every chapter has a pop quiz, time for action and has a lot of tips and tricks. Really, I liked this style of this book very much.
When reading this book, you learn every chapter is reflects
authors’ experience. I liked all chapters of the book as Data Guard lover, but
my favorite chapters are chapters 6, 7 and 11. Please, see the content of the
book below:
Chapter 1, Getting Started - this chapter is covering Oracle
Data Guard architecture, definition and features of Data Guard, evolution of
Oracle Data Guard, overviews of physical, logical and snapshot standby
databases. The chapter very provides very good explanation on work principle of
Oracle Data Guard Services (transport, apply, role transition) and there are interesting
comparison with other replication solutions of Oracle at the end of the chapter.
Chapter 2, Configuring the Oracle Data
Guard Physical Standby Database – in this chapter you learn how to prepare
primary database for Data Guard create a physical standby database including
post tasks with a step-by-step approach. The chapter provides very good
explanation on Data Guard related initialization parameters. You can find verification
steps of the physical standby database recovery including real-time apply in
this chapter.
Chapter 3, Configuring Oracle Data Guard Logical Standby
Database – this chapter is covering how to prepare a logical standby database
configuration step-by-step. You learn what is data guard status, how to change
data guard status, what is SQL apply process and how to create objects on
logical standby database with examples.
Chapter 4, Oracle
Data Guard Broker – this chapter is covering the very good explanation on implementation
and management of the Data Guard administration framework Data Guard broker.
You learn steps how to configure fast-start failover – (FSFO) and explanations monitoring
broker - managed Data Guard and troubleshooting the Data Guard broker and
observer configuration.
Chapter 5, Data Guard Protection Mode - this chapter is focusing
on the three data protection modes (Maximum Performance, Maximum Availability, Maximum
Protection) of Oracle Data Guard. You learn from this chapter how to change protection
modes using SQL*Plus, the Data Guard broker, and Enterprise Manager Cloud
Control and this chapter also explain how to choose true protection mode for
your Data Guard Configuration.
Chapter 6, Data Guard Role Transitions – this chapter is covering
on Role Transition service of Data Guard. You learn from this chapter, necessary
steps to accomplish successful switchover and failover operations on standby
database.
Chapter 7, Active Data Guard, Snapshot Standby – this chapter
is my favorite chapter. The chapter covering Active Data Guard (ADG) and
Snapshot Standby Database (it is new features of Oracle Database 11g R2). This
chapter has very nice explanation on ADG is how to integrate applications, what
are benefits of ADG; also explains how to use snapshot standby, implement
cascade standby databases, configure heterogeneous Data Guard setup.
Chapter 8, Integrating Data Guard with the Complete Oracle
Environment – this chapter explains the Data Guard configuration with RAC; also
you learn from this chapter how to integrate Data Guard with Enterprise Manager
Grid Control and how to use RMAN on primary and standby databases.
Chapter 9, Data Guard Configuration Patching – this chapter explains
how to apply one-off patches and patch set updates to databases in a Data Guard
environment, and some best practices of patching.
Chapter 10, Common Data Guard Issues – it is very
interesting chapter. You learn from this chapter, which problems occur on Data
Guard configurations. This chapter gives practical information about solution for
some very common issues in Data Guard .For example: redo transport authentication
problems, UNNAMED data files on standby database.
Chapter 11, Data Guard Best Practices – this chapter covering
how to make a Data Guard configuration perfect and take maximum advantage of
Data Guard properties. In this chapter you learn about the important connection
failover terms – Transparent Application Failover (TAF), Fast Connection
Failover (FCF), and Fast Application Notification (FAN); Also rolling upgrade
using transient logical standby and corruption detection, and prevention and
automatic repair with Oracle Active Data Guard you learn from this chapter
I want to thank my friends Emre and Nassyam very much for
this book and my special thanks to Packt Publications team for sending me this
e-book for review.
The link to buy this book from Packt Publishing :http://www.packtpub.com/oracle-data-guard-11gr2-administration-beginners-guide/book
Regards.
Regards.
Mahir M. Quluzade
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