Oracle DBA Fundamental 1 Exam Questions

and Answers
Q: What are the Oracle Architectural components?
A: The Oracle Architectural components are:
Memory (SGA) such as Buffer Cache, Shared Pool, Redo Log Buffer, Large
Pool, Java Pool, etc.
Background Processes such as Log Writer, DB Writer, Checkpoint, Archiver,
SMON, etc.
Oracle Physical Layout such as Datafiles, Controlfiles, Online Redo log files,
Parameter file, Password file, etc.

Q: What are the Oracle Memory Components?
A: All components such as Shared Pool (Library Cache , Dictionary Cache ),
Buffer Cache , Online Redo Log file , Large Pool , Java Pool as well as a few
other items are referred to as the System Global Area (SGA ). And theplace
stores information like bind variable values , sort areas, cursor handling, etc
for a specific user is called Program Global Area (PGA ). The PGA is used to
store only real values in place of bind variables for executing SQL statements.
The combination of these two memories structure while they are running is
called Oracle Instance.

Q: What is the Server Parameter File?
A: The Server Parameter File is a binary file and Oracle uses it to change the
most of its system parameters dynamically.

Q: What is the Parameter File?
A: The Parameter file is a configuration file and it contains all the Oracle
instance and database configuration parameters. When you change any
parameter using this file, you should shutdown and startup the Oracle
Database.

Q: How do you use the init.ora file?
A: The init.ora file is called initialized or parameter file. It is a configuration file.

Q: What is the System Global Area (SGA)?
A: The SGA contains of Shared Pool (Library Cache , Dictionary Cache ),
Buffer Cache , Online Redo Log file , Large Pool , Java Pool as well as a few
other items.

Q: What is the Shared Pool in SGA?
A: The Shared Pool contains the Library Cache and the Dictionary Cache as
well as a few other items, which are not in the scope of this section. The
Library Cache holds all users SQL statements, Functions, Procedures, and
Packages. It stores parsed SQL statement with its execution plan for reuse.
The Dictionary Cache, sometimes also referred to as the Row Cache , holds
the Oracle repository data information such as tables, indexes, and columns
definitions, usernames, passwords, synonyms, views, procedures, functions,
packages, and privileges information.

Q: What does the Buffer Cache hold in SGA?
A: The Buffer Cache holds users data. Users query their data while they are
in the Buffer Cache. If users request is not in the Buffer Cache then server
process has to bring it from disk. The smallest unit in the buffer cache is an
Oracle block. The buffer cache can be increased or decreased by granule
unit. The smallest Granule Unit is 4Meg if the SGA size is less than 128Meg
and the smallest Granule Unit become 16Meg is the SGA size is more than
128Meg.

Q: What are the differences between the Library Cache and Dictionary
Cache?
A: The Library Cache holds users SQL statements, PL/SQL programs, but the
Dictionary Cache holds only repository information such as users table name,
its access privileges, and etc.

Q: What is the Redo Log Buffer in SGA?
A: The Redo Log Buffer holds users entries such as INSERT, UPDATE,
DELETE, etc (DML) and CREATE TABLE, DROP TABLE (DDL). The Redo
Entries are information that will be used to reconstruct, or redo, changes made
to a database. The Log Writer writes the entries into the Online Redo Log files
when a COMMIT occurs, every 3 seconds, or when one third of the Redo Log
Buffer is full. That will guarantee a database recovery to a point of failure if an
Oracle database failure occurred.

Q: Describe the Large Pool component in SGA.
A: The Large Pool holds information about the Recovery Manager (RMAN)
utility when RMAN is running. If you use the Multi-threaded Server (MTS)
process, you may allocate the Oracle Memory structure such that you can get
advantage of using Large Pool instead of the Shared Pool . Notice that when
you use dedicated servers, user session information is housed in the PGA .

Q: Describe the Multi-threaded Server process.
A: The Multi-threaded Server process will be used when a user send his/her
request by using a shared server. A users request will be assigned to a
dispatcher based on the availability of dispatchers. Then the dispatcher will
send or receive request from an assigned shared server.

Q: What are PGA and UGA?
A: When you are running dedicated servers then the session information can
be stored inside the process global area (PGA). The UGA is the user global
area, which holds session-based information. When you are runningshared
servers then the session information can be stored inside the user global area
(UGA).

Q: Describe the log writer background process (LGWR).
A: The LGWRs job is to write the redo users entries from the Redo Log
Buffer .

Q: How often does LGWR write users entries to the Online Redo Log
Buffer files?
A: It writes users entries when the buffer exceeds one third of the Redo Log
Buffer, every 3 seconds, or when a user executes the commit SQL statement.

Q: Describe the Checkpoint process.
A: The Checkpoint signals DB writers to write all dirty blocks into the disk. The
Checkpoint will occurred either by a specific defined time, size of the Online
Redo Log file used by DBA, or when an Online Redo log file will be switched
from on log file to another.

Q: How do you automatically force the Oracle to perform a checkpoint?
A: The following are the parameters that will be used by a DBA to adjust time
or interval of how frequently its checkpoint should occur on its database.
LOG_CHECKPOINT_TIMEOUT = 3600 # every one hour
LOG_CHECKPOINT_INTERVAL =1000 # number of OS blocks

Q: What is the Recovery Process?
A: The RECO will be used only if you have a distributed database. You use
this process to recover a database if a failure occurs due to physical server
problem or communication problem.

Q: What is the Lock Background Process?
A: The LCKn background process will be used if you have multiple instances
accessing to only one database. An example of that is a Parallel Server or a
Real Application Clusters.

Q: How does the Archive Process work?
A: This background process archives the Online Redo Log file when you are
manually or automatically switching an Online Redo Log file. An example of
manually switching is: ALTER SYSTEM SWITCH LOGFILE or ALTER
SYSTEM ARCHIVE LOG CURRENT.

Q: How do you configure your database to do an automatic archiving?
A: SQL> ALTER SYSTEM ARCHIVE LOG CURRENT;

Q: What is the System Monitor Process?
A: The SMON job is: when you start your database, it will make sure that all
datafiles, controlfiles, and log files are synchronized before opening a
database. If they are no, it will perform an instance recovery. It will check the
last SCN that was performed against the datafiles. If it finds that there are
transactions that were not applied against the datafile, then it will recover or
synchronize the datafile from either the Online Redo Log files or the Archive
Log files. The smaller Online Redo log files will bring a faster database
recovery.

Q: Describe the Program Monitor Process Job.
A: A user may be disconnected either by canceling its session or by
communication link. In either act, the PMON will start and perform an action to
clean the reminding memory allocation that was assigned to the user.

Q: What are the differences between the SPFILE and PFILE startup?
A: You can read or change the init.ora file (PFILE) for startup of the Oracle
database. It contains all Oracle parameters file to configure a database
instance. In this file, you can reset and change the Buffer Cache size, Shared
Pool size, Redo Log Buffer size, etc. You also can change the location of your
control files, mode of a database such as archivelog mode or noarchivelog
mode, and many other parameter options that you will learn them in the
course of this book.
But using Server Parameter File-SPFILE, you can not read the file. It is in a
binary format. If you want to change database parameters dynamically, you
should create the Server Parameter file (CREATE SPFILE FROM PFILE ) and
startup your database using the SPFILE file. There are some few parameters
that you still need to shutdown and startup the database, if you want to make
the parameter in effect.

Q: What is the controlfile?
A: You cannot read this file and it is in a binary format. If you want to see the
content of control file or the layout of your database, you should use the
ALTER DATABASE BACKUP CONTROLFILE TO TRACE statement. It writes
a trace file into the %ORACLE_BASE\admin\\UDUMP directory.

Q: How do you backup your database controlfiles?
A: SQL> ALTER DATABASE BACKUP CONTROLFILE TO c:\ctnlrfl.bk;

Q: What does a controlfile contain?
A: It contains information the structure of your database layout, database
name, last System Change Number (SCN) number, your database mode
(archivelog mode or noarchivelog mode), maximum number of log files,
maximum number of log members, maximum number of instances, maximum
of number of datafiles, the location of the database Online Redo Log files ,
and backup information.

Q: Describe the password file.
A: The password file is an external file that contains the password of sysdba
or sysoper. To use the password file you should set the
REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORD parameter to exclusive or shared mode in the
Parameter File (Example: REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORD=EXCLUSIVE).

Q: How do you create a password file?
A: To create the password file, you should run the ORAPWD utility from
operating system.
For example:
MS-DOS> ORAPWD FILE=%ORACLE_HOME\dbs\orapw.pwd \
PASSWORD=mypass ENTRIES=3
The ENTRIES parameter specifying the number of user entries allowed for the
password file. Now, the DBA can be connected to the database as a user with
sysdba privilege.

Q: Describe the Online Redo Log file.
A: The Online Redo Log files hold the Redo Entries. You should have at least
two or more Redo Log Groups. Each group may have more than one member.
It is a good practice to multiplex Online Redo Log members. The Redo Entries
are information that will be used to reconstruct, or redo, changes made to a
database. The Log Writer writes the entries into the Online Redo Log files
when a COMMIT occurs, every 3 seconds, or when one third of the Redo Log
Buffer is full. That will guarantee a database recovery to a point of failure if an
Oracle database failure occurred.

Q: How do you start up an instance with the MOUNT option?
A: SQL> CONNECT / AS SYSDBA
SQL> STARTUP MOUNT
--OR--
SQL> STARTUP NOMOUNT
SQL> ALTER DATABASE MOUNT;

Q: Describe the IMMEDIATE option in the SHUTDOWN command.
A: The IMMEDIATE option means not to wait for a user to log off and roll back
uncommitted transactions, then shut down the instance and close the
database.
Q: Describe the ABORT option in the SHUTDOWN command.
A: The ABORT option tells Oracle not to wait for a user and do not roll back
for any transaction and shutdown the instance. If you SHUTDOWN with the
ABORT option and then you start your database, the SMON will perform an
instance recovery automatically.

Q: Describe the PFILE parameter in the STARTUP command.
A: It tells the Oracle to use the specific parameter file that is in the PFILE
parameter.

Q: What does the following SQL statement?
SQL> ALTER DATABASE BACKUP CONTROLFILE TO
'c:\backupcontrolfile\control_ddmmyyyy.ctl' /A: It will backup a controlfile.

Q: What is the ALERT file in an Oracle database?
A: It is a log file that any unknown problems with the database such as, not
enough space in the rollback segment or the maximum extent reached in a
table.
Q: How many different types of database mode can you change your
database to?
A: Six! ARCHIVELOG, NOARCHIVELOG, SUSPEND, RESUME,
RESTRICTED SESSION, and QUIESCE RESTRICTED mode.

Q: What does the following statement do?
SQL> CREATE SPFILE
FROM
PFILE='%ORACLE_HOME%\admin\school\pfile\init.ora' /A: It creates a Server
Parameter File using an specific parameter file.

Q: How do you configure a database to an archive mode?
A: First you should change the following parameters in the parameter file.
log_archive_dest = /u01/app/oracle/admin//arch
log_archive_start = true
log_archive_format = log%s.arc
Then do the following in the SQLPLUS utility.
SQL> SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE SQL> STARTUP MOUNT
PFILE=%ORACLE_HOME%\admin\school\pfile\init.ora SQL> ALTER
DATABASE ARCHIVELOG ; SQL> ALTER DATABASE OPEN;
Q: What does the following SQL statement?
SQL> ALTER DATABASE RENAME FILE
'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\SCHOOL\REDO04.LOG' TO
'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\redo04a.log' /
A: Assuming that Online Redo Log file is offline, it relocates it to different
location.

Q: What are the differences between an Oracle-Managed and User-
Managed files?
A: A User-Managed file will be defined by an Oracle user. If you drop the
tablespace that was using the file, you should physically delete it from the
disk. But an Oracle-Managed file will be created and defined by Oracle. If you
drop the tablespace that was using the file, oracle will physically deletes the
file from the disk. It knows where the file is located.

Q: How do you maintain a tablespace using the Oracle-Managed file
technique?
A: You should tell Oracle where it should locate and create datafiles.
SQL> ALTER SYSTEM SET db_create_file_dest='c:\newfolder'; Q: What
does the following SQL statement do?
SQL> CREATE TEMPORARY TABLESPACE mytemp TEMPFILE
'mytemp_01.tmp' SIZE 20M EXTENT MANAGEMENT LOCAL UNIFORM
SIZE 10M /
A: It creates locally managed temporary tablespace with uniform size option.
Q: What are the PCTFREE and PCTUSED space allocations in the
CREATE TABLE statement?
A: The PCTFREE parameter means that an Oracle user can add records to a
block until the unused space block reaches to the PCTFREE value. When a
block uses all space up to the 1-PCTFREE percentage, it stops adding
records to the block. Oracle takes that block out of the Freelist. It means that
records can not be added to the block any more unless you delete records
from the block till it reaches to the PCTUSED value. Then Oracle will add the
block in the Freelist again and records can be added to the block. And this
process continues to determine when to add records in or stop adding records
from the block.

Q: How do you create an UNDO tablespace?
A: SQL> CREATE UNDO TABLESPACE my_undo_tablespace DATAFILE
SIZE 100K /
Q: What are the differences between a DICTIONARY-MANAGED and
LOCALLY managed tablespace?
A: The difference between the DICTIONALY-MANAGED and LOCALLY
MANAGED tablespace is: In the locally managed tablespace all information
about the datafiles such as the last performed checkpoint, etc are stored
locally in the datafiles of the tablespace but in the DICTIONAY-MANAGED
tablespace all such information would be stored in the Oracle repository in the
SYSTEM tablespace.

Q: How do you create a TRANSACTION temporary table?
A: SQL> CREATE GLOBAL TEMPORARY TABLE test_temp (col1
NUMBER(5) PRIMARY KEY, col2 VARCHAR2 (10) check (col2 BETWEEN
'A' AND 'T')) ON COMMIT DELETE ROWS /
Q: What are the differences between a row migration and chained
record?
A: A Chained Record happens when a user updates a record and the new
value can not fit in the existing allocated location. So, Oracle stores the value
in a space that allocated for them (PCTFREE) and add a pointer to the row so
that it knows where the rest of the record is. This process calls row Chaining.
Now, if there was no space in the PCTFREE area, then Oracle will take the
whole record and migrate it in a different block that has space. This process
calls row Migration.

Q: How do you monitor a usage of an index table?
A: SQL> ALTER INDEX uk_emp MONITORING USAGE /
Q: What does the EXCEPTIONS INTO EXCEPTIONS clause perform in the
ALTER TABLE statement?
A: It will insert all exceptions that were found during the ALTER TABLE
command into the EXCEPTIONS table.

Q: How do you create a user account?
A: SQL> CREATE USER developer IDENTIFIED BY developer DEFAULT
TABLESPACE iself_data TEMPORARY TABLESPACE temp QUOTA 10K
ON iself_data QUOTA 0K ON SYSTEM PROFILE default PASSWORD
EXPIRE ACCOUNT UNLOCK /
Q: How do you assign a default tablespace to a user?
A: SQL> ALTER USER developer
DEFAULT TABLESPACE iself_data
/

Q: How do you lock a user?
A: SQL> ALTER USER DEVELOPER ACCOUNT LOCK /
Q: What are the Oracle database triggers?
A: The Oracle database triggers are triggers that will occur when an Oracle
event happens either by the DML statements such as UPDATE, DELETE ,
INSERT, etc; the DDL statements such as DROP, CREATE, etc; the
Database events such as SHUTDOWN, STARTUP, etc; or events in a
schema such as dropping a table in an specific schema.

Q: How do you start or stop auditing?
A: SQL> ALTER SYSTEM SET audit_trail=db SCOPE=spfile /and you should
shutdown and startup the database.

Then start auditing by using the AUDIT command.
Ex: SQL> AUDIT DELETE ON iself.emp BY ACCESS WHENEVER
SUCCESSFUL /

And stop auditing by using the NOAUDIT command.
Ex: SQL> NOAUDIT ALL /
Q: What is a cluster table in the Oracle database?
A: A cluster is a schema object that contains one or more tables that all have
one or more columns in common. Rows of one or more tables that share the
same value in these common columns are physically stored together within
the database. Generally, you should only cluster tables that are frequently
joined on the cluster key columns in SQL statements. Clustering multiple
tables improves the performance of joins, but it is likely to reduce the
performance of full table scans, INSERT statements, and UPDATE
statements that modify cluster key values.

Q: How do you re-organize all a schemas tables?
A: SQL> EXECUTE dbms_stats.gather_schema_stats ('your_schema_name');


Oracle DBA Fundamental 2 Exam Questions
and Answers
Q: What are the Oracle Background Processes?
A: The Oracle Background Processes are programs or tasks that run on the
Oracle background
such as log writers, db writers, archives, checkpoint, etc.

Q: Describe the V$BGPROCESS view.
A: The V$BGPROCESS view contains information about active and inactive
background processes.

Q: Describe the following background processes:
PMON
DBWn
ARC0
CKPT
LGWR
SMON
RECO
A: PMON - The Process Monitor (PMON) is responsible for performing
recovery if a user
process fails and rolls back the uncommitted transactions. DBWn - The
Database Writer
(DBWn) is responsible for writing the changed blocks or dirty blocks in
the database.
ARC0 - The Archiver (ARC0) is responsible for writing the Online redo
log files into the
archive log destination. CKPT - The checkpoint process (CKPT) is responsible
for
synchronizing the buffer cache with the data file. It updates all datafile
headers and the
control files. LGWR - The Log Writer (LGWR) is responsible for writing data
from redo
log buffers to the online redo log files. SMON - The System Monitor process
(SMON)
is responsible for instance recovery. RECO - The Re-coverer Process (RECO)
is
responsible for performing recovery of in-doubt transactions that often occur in
distributed
transactions.

Q: Describe an archive log configuration.
A: In an archive log configuration, Oracle grantees to recover to the point of
failure.

Q: What does the ARCHIVE LOG LIST command?
A: The ARCHIVE LOG LIST command shows information about the database
archive
log mode status.

Q: What are disadvantage and advantage of a database in the
NOARCHIVELOG mode?
A: Disadvantage: You cant recover to the database point of failure.
Advantage: It will
use fewer resources.

Q: What are disadvantage and advantage of a database in the
ARCHIVELOG mode?
A: Advantage: You can recover to the database point of failure. Disdvantage:
It will use
more resources.

Q: What does the following SQL statememt?
SQL> SELECT * FROM v$bgprocess
WHERE PADDR <> '00'
/
A: It shows all the active Oracle background processes.

Q: How do you test that a database is in archivelog or not?
A: SQL> ARCHIVE LOG LIST

Q: What is the controlfile in the Oracle database?
A: The controlfile in the Oracle database is a binary file that contains the
database structure,
backup information, datafiles synchronization, and more.

Q: How do you get a list of all your controlfiles location?
A: SQL> SELECT name FROM v$controlfile

Q: Describe the following views:
V$CONTROLFILE view
V$CONTROLFILE _RECORD_SECTION view
A: The V$CONTROLFILE view contains the location of your controlfiles and
their status.
The V$CONTROLFILE _RECORD_SECTION view shows different section
information
such as record_size, records_total, records_used, etc.

Q: What do the following SQL statements?
SQL> ALTER DATABASE BACKUP CONTROLFILE TO
'c:\backupcontrolfile\control_ddmmyyyy.ctl'A: Copies controlfile exactly as it
was on the time of its backup.
SQL> ALTER DATABASE BACKUP CONTROLFILE TO TRACE A: Gets a
SQL statement. We can use it to re-create the controlfile if we needed.SQL>
SELECT * FROM v$controlfile_record_sectionA: Queries information about
different section in the controlfile.

Q: You, as a DBA, are responsible to multiplex controlfiles to protect
your organization
from a possible and unexpected loss of controlfiles, due to media
failure. You task is to add
one more controlfile to you database. What are the steps?
A:
Add one more controlfile entry into the parameter file.
You shut down the database.
Copy one of the controlfiles to with the new name that was added to the
parameter file.
Start your database.

Q: How do you configure your database to an archivelog mode?
A:
1- SQL> ALTER DATABASE CLOSE 2- SQL> ALTER DATABASE
ARCHIVELOG3- Add the following statement into your parameter file.
Log_archive_start =true log_archive_dest =c:\archivelogslog_archive_format
=arc%S.%T
4- SQL> ALTER DATABASE OPEN

Q: How do you query your databases archive log information?
A: SQL> ARCHIVE LOG LIST

Q: How do you set an archive log destination?
A: SQL> ALTER SYSTEM ARCHIVE LOG START TO 'c:\archivelogs';

Q: What is the Server Parameter file (SPFILE)?
A: The Server Parameter File (SPFILE) is the same as the database
parameter file. The only
difference is: it is in a binary format code and can not be read or edited. It is
used to change
the Oracle system parameters dynamically by using the ALTER SYSTEM SET
command.

Q: What do the following statements do?
ALTER SYSTEM SET log_archive_start =true SCOPE=spfile A: It changes
the archive log automatic start.
ALTER SYSTEM SET log_archive_dest ='c:\archivelogs' SCOPE=spfileA: It
changes the archive log destination dynamically.
ALTER SYSTEM SET log_archive_format ='arc%S.%T ' SCOPE=spfileA: It
changes the archive log format dynamically.

Q: You, as a DBA, are responsible to recover any failures to a point of
failure and also to perform your backup while in online status. Your
shop is 24x7 and you are not able to shutdown the database. Therefore,
the database has to be in an archive mode. You should change you
database mode from noarchivelog to archivelog mode. What are the
steps that you should perform to change your database mode?

A:
1- SQL> ALTER DATABASE CLOSE 2- SQL> ALTER DATABASE
ARCHIVELOG3- Add the following statement into your parameter file.
Log_archive_start =true log_archive_dest =c:\archivelogslog_archive_format
=arc%S.%T
4- SQL> ALTER DATABASE OPEN

Q: Describe an online redo log file in a database.
A: The online redo log files are used to store Oracle users entries; and once it
is full, the file
will be archived to an assigned destination in the Oracle database. The log
writer process
writes those users entries from the redo log buffer.

Q: How do you add a redo log file group 3 to a database structure?
A: SQL> ALTER DATABASE ADD LOGFILE
GROUP 3 SIZE 2M;

Q: How do you resize a redo log file?
A: You should remove the redo log file and then re-create it with a new size.

Q: How do you drop a redo log file 3?
A: You can drop the online redo log groups that bear the status of INACTIVE.
SQL> ALTER DATABASE DROP LOGFILE
GROUP 3;

Q: Describe the V$LOG and V$LOGFILE views.
A: Note that the V$LOG dictionary view contains information such as its group
number,
size, member, status, archived, and the first change number in the log. The
V$LOGFILE
dictionary view contains the location of logs and their status.
Q: What does the following SQL statement?
SQL> SELECT * FROM v$archived_log WHERE recid > (SELECT
MAX(recid) - 10 FROM v$archived_log)/
A: Queries the last 10 archived logs.

Q: You, as a DBA, are responsible to maintain and relocate the Redo Log
files in order to
distribute data among multiple hard disks to increase I/O performance.
Your task is to relocate
only of the redo log file from it original location c:\orignial_location to
c:\newlocation sub-directory.
What are the steps?
A:
Check the status of its group, if it is inactive then drop it.
Create an online redo log group with the same group number.

Q: How do you set an Oracle-Managed archive log file destination?
A: SQL> ALTER SYSTEM SET log_archive_duplex_dest='c:\my2ndArclogs';

Q: Describe an Oracle-Managed File (OMF).
A: An Oracle-managed file is a file that Oracle takes control to manage it.

Q: What are the following views?
V$ARCHIVE_DEST view
V$ARCHIVED_LOG view
V$LOG _HISTORY view
A: The V$ARCHIVE_DEST view shows information about archive
destinations.
The V$ARCHIVED_LOG view shows all created archived log information.
The V$LOG _HISTORY view shows that what was the first change number on
that log.

Q: What is the Sequence Archive log number?
A: It is a number that will be assigned for each archived log file.

Q: You, as a DBA, are responsible to duplex archived Online Redo log
files in order to protect the organization from a loss of or a case of
corrupted archived files. Take one of the redo log file group and add a
member to it in a different disk. What are the steps?
A: 1- SQL> SHOW PARAMETER %archive%dest2- SQL> HOST MKDIR
c:\my2ndArclogs3- SQL> ALTER SYSTEM SET
log_archive_duplex_dest='c:\my2ndArclogs';

Q: How many backup do we have?
A: Two! They are the Physical and Logical backups. The physical backup can
be performed
as a COLD backup or HOT backup. The logical backup can be performed
while the Oracle
database is running using the EXP command.

Q: What is a cold or offline database backup?
A: It is a part of the recovery process and will be performed when the Oracle
database is
shutdown with immediate, transactional or normal options.

Q: Describe a usage of the following views:
V$DATABASE view
V$LOGFILE view
V$DATAFILE view
V$CONTROLFILE view
A: The V$DATABASE view contains information about the Oracle database
such as the
database id, name, created date, database mode, log mode, etc. The
V$LOGFILE view
contains information about the location of logs, their status, etc. The
V$DATAFILE view
contains information about datafiles location, their status, etc. The
V$CONTROLFILE
view contains information about controlfiles location, their status, etc.

Q: To perform a COLD backup, does the database need to be in an
archivelog mode?
A: No.

Q: You, as a DBA, are responsible to backup the database and restore
the data in case of a
loss of data due to media failure. Based on your organizations business
rules, the database can
be shutdown every day for 5 hours. You also know the backup wont
take more than an hour.
You want to use the COLD backup process once a day. Write a script to
perform a complete
cold backup.
A: SQL> SET ECHO OFF SQL> SET HEADING OFF SQL> SET FEEDBACK
OFF SQL> SET PAGESIZE 1000 SQL> SPOOL
c:\userbkup\my_COLD_bkup.sql SQL> SELECT 'HOST COPY ' name '
c:\userbkup\*;'
FROM v$controlfile; SQL> SELECT 'HOST COPY ' name ' c:\userbkup\*;'
FROM v$datafile; SQL> SELECT 'HOST COPY ' member ' c:\userbkup\*;'
FROM v$logfile; SQL> SELECT HOST COPY \
%ORACLE_BASE\admin\school\pfile\init.ora \
c:\userbkup\*; FROM dual;
SQL> SQL> SPOOL OFF SQL> SET HEADING ON SQL> SET FEEDBACK
ON SQL> SET PAGESIZE 55 SQL> SET ECHO ON

Q: What is a HOT or OFFLINE backup
A: It is a part of the recovery process and will be performed when the Oracle
database is running.

Q: Describe the DBA_DATA_FILES dictionary view.
A: This dictionary view provides datafiles statistics information.

Q: How do you perform a hot backup on a tablespace?
A: We backup one tablespace at a time:
1- ALTER TABLESPACE mytablespace BEGIN BACKUP;
2- Copy all its datafiles locations.
3- ALTER TABLESPACE mytablespace END BACKUP;

Q: What are the differences between a hot and cold backup?
A: The Oracle database must be closed before performing a COLD backup
but while you are
performing a HOT backup; your database doesnt need to be closed.

Q: What do the following SQL statements?
SQL> ALTER TABLESPACE tools BEGIN BACKUP;
A: Put all the tablespaces datafiles in the backup mode and dont apply any
changes to the
datafiles unless I end the backup mode.SQL> HOST COPY \
C:\ORA9I\ORADATA\SCHOOL\TOOLS01.DBF \
C:\userhotbkup\*
A: Start copying or backing up all the tablespaces datafiles.
SQL> ALTER TABLESPACE tools END BACKUP;
A: End the tablespace backup mode.

Q: Describe the V$DATAFILE and DBA_DATA_FILES dictionary views?
A: See the above descriptions.

Q: Describe the TOTAL PAGES FAILING output from dbv utility.
A: If the TOTAL PAGES FAILING values are greater zero when you perform
the DBV
command, it means there are problems in the datafile. You should only
perform the ONLINE
tablespace backup when the tablespaces datafile values are zero.

Q: How do you OFFLINE a tablespace?
A: SQL> ALTER TABLESPACE users OFFLINE;

Q: How many different OFFLINE option do you have for a tablespace?
A: The NORMAL (default option), TEMPORARY or IMMEDIATE options. Note
that
if you use the TEMPORARY or IMMEDIATE options for OFFLINE, you will not
be able
to get the tablespace ONLINE unless you perform a media recovery.

Q: How do you perform an integrity check on a datafile?
A: MS-DOS> dbv file=C:\ORACLE\ORA90\SCHOOL\USERS01.DBF -
BLOCKSIZE=4096

Q: What does the dbv utility?
A: It performs an integrity check on a datafile.

Q Can you ONLINE a tablespace that was OFFLINE with the
TEMPORARY or
IMMEDIATE options?
A: No, unless you perform a media recovery.

Q: You, as a DBA, are responsible to backup the tablespace or datafile
and restore the data to the point of failure in case of a loss of data due to
a media hard disk crash. Your organization is a 24x7 day shop and you
are not able to shutdown the database. You have to use HOT or ONLINE
backup . How do you perform a tablespace backup?
A:
4- ALTER TABLESPACE mytablespace BEGIN BACKUP;
5- Copy all its datafiles locations.
6- ALTER TABLESPACE mytablespace END BACKUP;
-- OR --
7- ALTER TABLESPACE mytablespace OFFLINE;
8- Copy all its datafiles locations.
9- ALTER TABLESPACE mytablespace ONLINE;

Q: How do you store a destroyed datafile when Oracle is online and
running?
A:
1- Offline the tablespace.
2- Restore the tablespaces datafile or datafiles.
3- Recover the tablespace.
4- Online the tablespace.

Q: How do you recover a tablespace?
A: SQL> RECOVER TABLESPACE mytablespqace;

Q: What does the following SQL statement?
SQL> RECOVER TABLESPACE users;
A: It recovers the USERS tablespace.

Q: You, as a DBA, are responsible to recover the database to the point of
failure due to
a loss of data and a media failure. Assuming that you lost your TOOLSs
datafiles, what
are the steps to recover the datafiles to the point of failure?
A:
1- ATLER TABLESPACE tools OFFLINE;
2- Restore the tablespace datafile or datafiles.
3- RECOVER TABLESPACE tools;
4- ALTER TABLESPACE tools ONLINE;

Q: What is a physical backup?
A: A physical backup is one of a database recovery steps that is performed
based
on a database physical layout.

Q: What is a logical backup?
A: A logical backup is one of a database recovery steps that is performed
based
on a database logical layout.

Q: How do you perform a logical backup?
A: MS-DOS> exp

Q: How do you perform a logical restore?
A: MS-DOS> imp

Q: You, as a DBA, are responsible to perform a logical backup using the
EXP tool . Notice that if the loss of data since the last time of backup is
not significant then a logical backup is a good option to use. Scott lost
its EMP table and you have been tasked to restore it using the IMP
utility.
A: MS-DOS> IMP userid= file=myexport.dmp tables=EMP

Q: What are the steps to perform an automated Oracle COLD backup?
A:
1- Shutdown the database,2- Backup the database files, 3- Startup the
database.
Q: What does the UTL_FILE _DIR parameter?
A: This parameter gives permission to Oracle to write or read from defined
directory.

Q: What does the following SQL statements do?
GRANT
SELECT ON v_$datafile TO xxx; GRANT
SELECT ON v_$logfile TO xxx; GRANT
SELECT ON v_$controlfile TO xxx; GRANT
A: They grant select privileges to the user xxx who wants to access to those
views.
Q: What are the steps to create an automated Oracle HOT backup?
A: 1- Put each tablespace into the BACKUP mode,
2- Backup its datafile or datafiles,
3- Put them off the BACKUP mode.
4- Repeat this for all the database tablespaces.

Q: How do you create the RMAN repository?
A: 1- Create RMAN tablespace
2- Create RMAN user 3- Grant CONNECT, RECOVERY_CATALOG_OWNER
, SYSDBA Roles

Q: How do you create the RMAN user?
A: SQL> CREATE USER rman IDENTIFIED BY password DEFAULT
TABLESPACE rman_tablespace QUOTA UNLIMITED ON rman_tablespace;

Q: How do you create the RMAN objects?
A: rman> CREATE CATALOG ;

Q: How do you create the RMAN tablespace?
A: SQL> CREATE TABLESPACE rman_tablespace DATAFILE
'c:/newfolder/rman_tablespace_01.dbf' SIZE 50M AUTOEXTEND ON;

Q: What does the RMAN RCVCAT command?
A: Sign in to the rman catalog database.

Q: What does the DBMS_RCVCAT package?
A: The DBMS_RCVCAT package is responsible for maintaining information in
the recovery catalog.

Q: What does the DBMS_RCVMAN package?
A: The DBMS_RCVMAN package is used for querying the recovery catalog or
the control file.

Q: What do the following SQL and RMAN commands do?
SQL> CREATE TABLESPACE rman_tablespace DATAFILE
'c:/newfolder/rman_tablespace_01.dbf' SIZE 50M AUTOEXTEND ON;A: It
creates the rman tablespace.
SQL> CREATE USER rman IDENTIFIED BY password DEFAULT
TABLESPACE rman_tablespace QUOTA UNLIMITED ON
rman_tablespace;A: It creates the rman user.
SQL> GRANT CONNECT, RECOVERY_CATALOG_OWNER , SYSDBA
TO rman;A: It grants necessary roles privileges to the rman user. rman>
CREATE CATALOG ;
A: It creates the rman catalog.SQL> SELECT object_name FROM
dba_objects WHERE owner = 'RMAN' and object_type = 'PACKAGE';A: It
queries the rman packages.

Q: How do you register a database to a RMAN utility?
A: rman> REGISTER DATABASE ;

Q: How do you synchronize a catalog?
A: rman> RESYNC CATALOG ;

Q: How do you backup a datafile of a database using RMAN?
A: rman> BACKUP DATAFILE 7;

Q: How do you backup a controlfile using RMAN?
A: rman> BACKUP CURRENT CONTROLFILE ;

Q: What do the following SQL and RMAN commands do?
SQL> SELECT file_id, tablespace_name, bytes FROM dba_data_filesA: It
queries one or more file_id associated to a tablespace.
DOS> rman CATALOG rman/password@dbs4rman
TARGET system/manager@schoolA: It logs in the rman with the dbs4rman
database catalog and the school database target.
rman> REGISTER DATABASE ;
A: It registers the target database.

rman> RESYNC CATALOG ;
A: It resynchronizes the database catalog with the target database.

rman> CONFIGURE SNAPSHOT CONTROLFILE NAME TO
'c:\newfolder\snape01.snp';
A: It backups a controlfile.rman> BACKUP DATAFILE 7;
A: It backups a datafile.rman> BACKUP CURRENT CONTROLFILE ;
A: It backup the current controlfile.rman> EXIT;
A: It will exit the rman utility.

Q: How do you configure a RMAN retention policy?
A: RMAN> CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO REDUNDANCY 2;

Q: How do you exclude a tablespace from a daily backup?
A: RMAN> CONFIGURE EXCLUDE FOR TABLESPACE tools;

Q: How do you perform an image copy of a datafile?
A: RMAN> COPY DATAFILE 7
TO 'c:\RMANBKUP\dbf_yymmdd.dbf' NOCHECKSUM;

Q: Describe the NOCHECKSUM parameter.
A: It is a parameter to make sure that there is no datafile integrity problem.

Q: How do you perform an image copy of your current controlfile?
A: RMAN> COPY CURRENT CONTROLFILE
TO 'c:\RMANBKUP\ctlfl_yyyymmdd.ctl';

Q: How do you perform a backup in a specific location?
A: RMAN>BACKUPDATAFILE 7
FORMAT 'c:\RMANBKUP\file7_%T _%s_%p';

Q: What is the formatting the backup files name?
A: It is a naming formatted Oracle roles that you want to backup a datafile. For
example you may want to use %T for the date, %s for the backup set number,
and %p for the piece number in your naming format.

Q: How can you backup database objects using the incremental option?
A: RMAN>BACKUP INCREMENTAL LEVEL 0 TABLESPACE tools
FORMAT'c:\RMANBKUP\tools_L0'; RMAN>BACKUP INCREMENTAL LEVEL
1 TABLESPACE tools
FORMAT 'c:\RMANBKUP\tools_L1';

Q: What do the following formatting name syntaxes mean?
%T for the date
%S for the backup set number
%P for the piece number
A: We use %T for the system date to be part of a backup datafile name, %s
for the backup set number, and %p for the piece number. Note that you can
use a multiple datafiles to be backup in a single piece set.

Q: How do you perform a tablespace recovery using RMAN?
A:
RMAN> SQL 'ALTER DATABASE DATAFILE 7 OFFLINE'; RMAN>
RESTORE DATAFILE 7; RMAN> RECOVER DATAFILE 7; RMAN> SQL
'ALTER DATABASE DATAFILE 7 ONLINE';

Q: How do you set a datafile status using the RMAN tool?
A: RMAN> SQL 'ALTER DATABASE DATAFILE 7 OFFLINE';

Q: How do you restore a corrupted datafile?
A: RMAN> RESTORE DATAFILE 7;

Q: How do you recover a corrupted datafile?
A: RMAN> RECOVER DATAFILE 7;

Q: How do you perform a complete database backup using the RMAN
tool?
A: rman> RUN { ALLOCATE CHANNEL mybackup TYPE disk; BACKUP
DATABASE; }-- OR --
rman> BACKUP DATABASE;

Q: Describe the LIST BACKUP command.
A: It verifies the complete or full backup.

Q: Describe the SET TIME command in the SQLPLUS tool.
A: It makes it easy to see that time.

Q: What is an incomplete database recovery?
A: An incomplete database recovery is a recovery that it does not reach to the
point of failure. The recovery is at a point of time.

Q: What are the differences between an incomplete database recovery
and complete database recovery?
A: A complete recovery recovers to the point of failure.

Q: How do you perform an incomplete database recovery?
A:
RMAN> SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE ; RMAN> STARTUP MOUNT ; RMAN>
RUN { SQL "ALTER SESSION
SET NLS_DATE_FORMAT=''DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS''"; SET UNTIL
TIME '04-AUG-2002 01:04:22'; RESTORE DATABASE; RECOVER
DATABASE; } RMAN> OPEN RESETLOGS DATABASE ;

Q: How do you perform a restore?
A: RESTORE DATABASE;

Q: How do you recover a datafile until a specified time?
A: SQL "ALTER SESSION
SET NLS_DATE_FORMAT=''DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS''"; SET UNTIL
TIME '04-AUG-2002 01:04:22'; RESTORE DATABASE; RECOVER
DATABASE;

Q: When do you use the RESETLOGS option?
A: When you perform an incomplete recovery.

Q: How do you perform a LIST and REPORT commands in the RMAN
tool?

A: RMAN> LIST EXPIRED BACKUPSET ; RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF
TABLESPACE tools; RMAN> LIST INCARNATION OF DATABASE ; RMAN>
REPORT NEED BACKUP ; RMAN> REPORT OBSOLETE ; RMAN>
REPORT SCHEMA ;

Q: How do you write a RMAN script?
A: RMAN> CREATE SCRIPT backup_tools { BACKUP TABLESPACE tools; }

Q: How do you replace a RMAN script?
A: RMAN> REPLACE SCRIPT backup_tools { BACKUP TABLESPACE tools
PLUS ARCHIVELOG ; }

Q: How do you delete a RMAN script?
A: RMAN> DELETE SCRIPT backup_tools;

Q: How do you run a RMAN script?
A: RMAN> RUN {EXECUTE SCRIPT backup_tools;}

Q: How do you get a list of the backup of the datafiles for a tablespace?
A: RMAN> LIST BACKUP ;

Q: How do you get a list of objects that need backup?
A: RMAN> REPORT NEED BACKUP ;

Q: How do you get a list of objects with their confirmed retention policy?
A: RMAN> REPORT NEED BACKUP ;

Q: How do you get a list of a database incarnations?
A: RMAN> LIST INCARNATION OF DATABASE ;

Q: How do you get a list of the backup sets that are obsolete?
A: RMAN> REPORT OBSOLETE ;

Q: How do you get a list of the image copies that are obsolete?
A: RMAN> REPORT OBSOLETE ;

Q: How do you get a list of the schemas that can be deleted?
A: RMAN> REPORT SCHEMA ;

Q: What is Oracle Networking?
A: Oracle networking is a method for a DBA to manage connectivity between
database application clients and the server.

Q: What tool does Oracle use to establish client/server connectivity?
A: Oracle uses the SQL*NET tool (Oracle Networking Utility ) such as NET8 to
perform connectivity, security, performance , configuration , and administration
of its network.

Q: What tool does a DBA use to configure an Oracle Network?
A: The NET8 Assistant or the NET8 Easy Config tools.

Q: What is a dedicated server?
A: In the dedicated server, a server doesnt share its work with any other
clients.

Q: What is a shared server?
A: In the dedicated server, a server shares its work with other clients.

Q: What is multithreaded sever (MTS)?
A: The Multithreaded server (MTS) will be used when your clients (user
processes) are using shared server. Connecting your client (user processes)
to shared servers in the multithreaded server (MTS) configuration is designed
to reduce network traffic. Notice that the MTS architecture consists of a
SQL*NET listener , which hears user requests from across the network and
passes all requests to the dispatcher .

Q: Describe a dispatcher jobs in the Oracle database.
A: A dispatcher can receive information from a client or the Connection
Manager server. A communication between a dispatcher and a shared server
will be performed through the Common Request Queue and the Response
Queue in the System Global Area.

Q: Describe the Common Request Queue in the SGA.
A: The Common Request Queue and the Response Queue in the System
Global Area performs a communication between a dispatcher and a shared
server.

Q: What does the Oracle Connection Manager utility?
A: We use the Oracle Connection Manager utility to configure the network that
can act as a firewall for checking authorization and as a multi-protocol
interchange translates from one network protocol to another. You can use the
Connection Pooling feature to reduce the burden on the Oracle Network . It
allows the server to define a maximum number of connection sockets. If one
connection socket is inactive, it will disable it temporarily in order to process
the new one.

Q: What does the Oracle Internet Directory (OID) provide for Oracle
users?
A: We use the Oracle Internet Directory (OID) to provide a single, centralized
repository for all user data. It creates and manages user identities, roles,
authorization and authentication credentials, and profiles within a single
repository.

Q: What is the Oracle Names (ONAME) Utility?
A: We use the Oracle Names utility to centrally define the service addresses,
inter-database links, net service names (aliases), and client configuration
profiles by using Oracle Enterprise Manager utility (OEM).

Q: Describe the Single Sign-On feature in the Oracle environment.
A: It is a feature to let a user access multiple accounts and applications with a
single password by using the Oracle Advanced Security .

Q: Describe the Oracle Wallet Manager feature in the Oracle
environment.
A: It is a feature to authenticate a user to multiple services, such as database
and application servers. The contents of the wallet are encrypted with a key
based on a user-specified password. It is part of Oracles SSL implementation.

Q: What is a protocol?
A: It is a translator.

Q: How many different ways can a user connect to the Oracle database
using Oracle NET?
A: Oracle NET helps you connect users to the Oracle database through TCP
/IP, DECnet, IPX, and many other LAN or WAN products. It allows for Internet
computing and Client/Server architecture. The Client/Server architecture
requires you to maintain a local copy of database connectivity and naming
information on the client side. This decentralization is only viable an
organization has a few users. See the Connection for a client to a server
Figure.

Q: Describe a connect string.
A: A Connect String tells that where your database is located and what type
of protocol will be used to communicate with the database server. An example
of connect string is: SQL> CONNECTsystem/manager@connect_string.

Q: What does a connect descriptor contain?
A: It contains network-specific, host name, Oracle SID, and specific port
number.

Q: What is a listener in the Oracle environment?
A: The listener on the server always is listening or waiting for a call using the
same port number (default is: 1521 or 1526). When the listener hears a call, it
will either reject or accept the call. It will reject it only if the user process
requests a connection to a SID that it doesnt give service, has a wrong
password, or the database is down.

Q: What is a System Identifier (SID) in an Oracle database?
A: The System Identifier (SID) is a unique name identifier that is assigned to
an instance in a server.

Q: What are the relationships between a listener, user processes,
dedicated servers, shared servers, and dispatchers?
A: If accepted, then the listener process assigns either a new dedicated
server, prespawned dedicated server, or the least busy dispatcher to the user
process depending on the listener configuration file (listener.ora ). If a listener
(listener.ora ) was configured to use a dedicated server process, then it
generates or spawns a new dedicated server for that user process. Once the
user process and dedicated server shake hands, the listener will be isolated.
Now, the user process requests the dedicated server to provide data on its
behalf and when the user process ends, the dedicated server ends too. If a
listener was configured to use a shared server, then it will provide the user
process with the least busy dispatcher process. Now, the user process will
establish a connection with the dispatcher directly. The dispatcher process will
maintain a queue for the user process to place its data requests on. Note that
the dispatcher has number of shared processes to work with. They will pull the
users request off the queue in FIFO (First in First Out) order and process the
request in behalf of the user process.

Q: How do you configure a LISTENER in your database server?
A: The listener s configuration file is stored in listener.ora , which is located in
the default directory $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin on UNIX and
%ORACLE_HOME\network\admin on Windows. If you are going to relocate
the configuration file make sure to set the TNS_ADMIN environment variable.
An example of listener .ora :
LISTENER4MYDBS=
(DESCRIPTION=
(ADDRESS_LIST=
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL =tcp) (HOST=mycomupter) (PORT=1521))
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL =ipc) (KEY=extproc))
)
)
SID_LIST_LISTENER4MYDBS=
(SID_LIST=
(SID_DESC=
(GLOBAL_DBNAME =mydbs.company)
(ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0)
(PROGRAM=extproc)
(SID_NAME =mydbs)
)
)

Q: Can you have multiple listeners running on a database server?
A: Yes.

Q: How do you configure a LISTENER with one or more protocol?
A: Just add more protocol to it.
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL =tcp) (HOST=mycomupter) (PORT=1521))

Q: Describe the PAMN background process jobs.
A: Its job is to make sure that if a user process got disconnected, clean the
entire remaining task.

Q: How can you assign a password to you listener?
A: Add the following line to the listener.ora file.
PASSWARDS _listener4mydbs=(X6Z76H07Y34D)

Q: How do you turn on the trace utility on a listener on the user level?
A: Add the following line to the listener.ora file.
TRACE_LEVEL _listener4mydbs=(OFFADMINUSERSUPPORT)

Q: How do you start a listener?
A: $ lsnrctl start

Q: How do you stop a listener?
A: $ lsnrctl stop

Q: What does the reload command do in the listener?
A: It reloads the modified listener file.

Q: What are the various naming method supported by Oracle Net?
A: The following are the various naming methods supported by Oracle Net.
1- Host Naming Method
2- Local Naming Method
3- Directory Naming Method
4- Oracle Names Method

Q: Describe the Host Naming Method.
A: When you using the Host Naming method, a client must specify a
username, password, and a connect string. The connect string either should
be the hostname or its IP address. The database listener on the server must
listen to the port number 1521. This will not work if you change the port
number.

Q: Describe the Local Naming Method.
A: When you using the Local Naming method, the same as the Host Naming
method, a client must specify a username, password, and a connect string.
The connect string must be your Service Name. The Service Name is an entry
that was defined in the TNSNAMES.ORA file. The TNS stand for Transparent
Network Substrate. In contrast to the Host Naming Method , the Local Naming
Method can use any port number as long as it has not been used. The Oracle
default port number is 1521 or 1526.

Q: Describe the Oracle Names Method.
A: When you using the Oracle Names method, the same as the Local Naming
method, a client must specify a username, password, and a connect string.
The connect string must be your Service Name. In contrast to the local
Naming Method , the Oracle Names Method will use the IP address or host
name where the Oracle Name Server was installed (not the database
hostname or IP address) and is listening. Then from the Oracle Name Server,
a user process will be directed to an assigned destination database server.

Q: How do you add a listener using the Net Manager tool?
A: Click on the + sign next to the Listeners item to expand it. You will see a
default created listener. To create a new listener, highlight the Listeners item
and click on the green + sign in the vertical toolbar in the Oracle Net Manager
window. In the Choose Listener Name window, type a new listener name
such as MYLISTENER and then click OK.

Q: How do you modify a listener using the Net Manager tool?
A: Open the listener and modify the changes.

Q: How do you view all listeners in your server using the Net Manager
tool?
A: In the Oracle Net Configuration section, expand the Local item. In the Local
item, you can display listeners.

Q: How do you enable or disable a listeners logging using the Net
Manager tool?
A: Click on the Logging & Tracing tab to enable or disable your logging. The
default is enabled and the location of your log is:
%ORACLE_HOME\network\log\. You can also, disable or enable the tracing.
The default is disabled. Enabling this option may generate thousands of bytes
of dump to trace the network traffic. The tracing can be on USER, ADMIN, etc.

Q: How do you add a service name using the Net Manager tool?
A: To create a Service Name , highlight the Service Naming item and then
click on the Green + sign (Create icon). In the Net Service Name Wizard:
Welcome window, type your net service name (myaccess). Click Next.

Q: How do you modify a service name the Net Manager tool?
A: Open a service name and then modify the changes.

Q: How do you test a service name using the Net Manager tool?
A: Click on the Test button to test the connection. If failed check the userid
and password. To change the userid and password, you should click on the
Change Login push button on the window. Type the right userid and
password (SYSTEM/MANAGER) and click OK to close the window. In the
Connection Test window, click on the Test button again. If your user id or
your net work configuration parameter were right, then you get The
connection test was successful. Then Close the window and click Finish.
Notice that the MYACCESS service name was added to the list of Service
Name.