"Networkguy" <news_at_network##NOSPAM##guy.co.uk> wrote in message news:<1005207335.32893.1_at_eos.uk.clara.net>...
> > You might consider going to technet (signing up is free) and
> > downloading the personal edition of Oracle and going through an
> > install with it. The gui install tool will pretty much take care of
> > the install and building a db. The documentation can also be found on
> > technet. The Concepts manual covers all the basic ideas including
> > having a chaper on the physical layout of the db and about the
> > background processes. The Network Administration guide would probably
> > have a chapter or two of interest to someone performing your job.
>
> Thanks for this, it only took an hour to download so I will do this. Can I
> assume that with the personal edition, the fundamentals are the same?
Yes, the concepts are the same and it is my understanding Personal
Oracle provides all tools found in the full Enterprise edition of
Oracle except for OPS.
Received on Thu Nov 08 2001 - 09:10:29 CST
