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The following steps should be done on node one of the oracle rac database cluster environment. As an oracle dba, you know that a standard database runs on a single instance. Provides a single source reference for administering oracle database in a small to midsize environment, using the graphical user interface of oracle enterprise manager database express. Rman as a backup recovery that has been around some time now i started working with it as from oracle 8 will be used for it. Oracle database 11g administration workshop i vol 1pdfppt. On each of the hosts in the cluster, an oracle database instance is launched that uses the shared storage structures to provide the logical database objects.
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