Re: course for DBAs in bureaucracies?
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 08:49:39 -0500
Message-ID: <CAP79kiSU7JkLKPL1WMjY5Vb5gUXcSX2w04WBs3=61y6E2q80AA_at_mail.gmail.com>
I think you own up to it. I did the same thing when implementing huge pages the first time. I also set pre_page_sga=TRUE thinking (incorrectly) that with huge pages enabled, it would be a benefit to go ahead and pre_page the sga. NOT. We had all kinds of problems with connection initializations (especially JDBC) for a week or so. I owned up to the issue as soon as I discovered the culprit.
As I've gotten older, I've realized I 'usually' do enough good things to outweigh things I screw up on.
If you work for an org that makes you fearful of admitting oversights for fear of losing your job over small issues, then I would suggest it's time to find a new org to work for.
Regards,
Chris
On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 8:57 PM, Iggy Fernandez <iggy_fernandez_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
> I must have sounded like a bureaucrat :-)
>
> OK, here's a hypothetical question. Unfortunately, you don't work for a
> nice employer. A layoff is coming and you know that management is looking
> for justifications to pick people. A database of one of your most important
> (and irritable) customers has been upgraded from 10g to 11g. Certain init
> parameters were supposed to be set (perhaps optimizer_features_enable or
> some such) but you forgot. Your excuse was that you worked the whole
> weekend and were extremely tired as a result and you forgot. There were
> tremendous performance problems for a week and you suddenly realized your
> mistake. What do you do? Be honest.
>
> (1) Admit the mistake to management
> (2) Fix the problem with "alter system" and hope that nobody finds out
>
> Iggy
>
> ------------------------------
> From: iggy_fernandez_at_hotmail.com
> To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
> Subject: RE: course for DBAs in bureaucracies?
> Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 08:56:25 -0700
>
> re: "I noticed that many people do their best at first, then reach the
> point where they realize they will burn out; to protect their health they
> stop caring and just put in their hours. There has to be a better way."
>
> Yes, there is. Understand the purpose of bureaucracy (e.g. change
> management) and embrace it. Plan ahead, submit your change requests in
> time, use detailed standard operating procedures, have great documentation,
> have great competency, improve communication skills,. gain credibility by
> following the process and having a good track record of successful changes,
> build strong personal relationships with other parts of the organization
> including change mangers. That's the only way and it is a better way.
>
> And never ever yank a power cord on purpose.
>
> Iggy
>
>
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