DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
ITEC 450 Fall 2012
Instructor: Dr. Rama Gudhe
INTRODUCTION OF WEEK 1
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Course overview
 Database technology
 DBA’s role and classifications
 DBA’s tasks
 DBA career path
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COURSE MODULES
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DBA techniques and practices
 Database installation and configuration:
 Database management
 Database tuning
 Metadata, tools, and data warehousing
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COURSE OUTCOMES
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Database administration roles
 DBMS installation and physical database design
 Database connectivity (network), availability,
and security
 Database backup and recovery
 Database performance monitoring and
optimization
 Database administration hands-on experiences
and best practices
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MODULE 1
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
TECHNIQUES AND PRACTICES
Section I Database Administrator
DATABASE TECHNOLOGY
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Database –organized store of data
 DBMS –database management system designed
to create, store, and manage databases, normally
including a Structured Query Language (SQL)
application programming interface
 SQL –Standard query language to access
database
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DDL -Commands to define or modify a database
structure, including creating, altering, and dropping
tables, indexes, constraints
 DML -Commands to modify and query database data
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ADVANTAGES OF DBMS
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Advantages of DBMS
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- Control of data redundancy - Economy of scale
- Data consistency
- Balance of conflicting requirements
- More information from the same amount of data
- Sharing of data
- Improved data accessibility and
responsiveness
- Improved data integrity
- Increased productivity
- Improved security
- Improved maintenance through
data independence
- Enforcement of standards
- Increased concurrency
- Improved backup and recovery
services
Disadvantages of DBMS
- Complexity, Size, Cost of DBMSs, Additional H/W costs
- Cost of conversion, Performance, Higher impact of a failure
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RDBMS TYPES AND VENDORS
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RDBMS – DBMS that incorporates the relational
data model.
 Major DBMS and dominated platforms
 Oracle –Unix and Linux
 DB2 (IBM) – zSeries and LUW
 SQL Server (Microsoft) – Windows
 Other DBMS: Teradata, Sybase, MySQL
(Oracle), Access
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DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR (DBA)
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The DBA is responsible for designing and
maintaining an enterprise’s database
A DBA ensures the ongoing operational functionality
and efficiency of an organization's databases and
applications.
A good DBA needs to enjoy challenges and be a good
problem solver
System DBA (Production DBA) –DBMS focus, rather
than business
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Focus on physical installation and performance monitoring
Remote DBA
Application DBA (Development DBA) –database
design and ongoing support for a specific application
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An expert at writing and debugging complex SQL
Understand the best ways to incorporate database requests
into application programs
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DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
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logical design and physical
implementation
 Performance monitoring and tuning
 Database management and availability
 Database security and authorization
 Database backup and recovery
 Data integrity and loading
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 Database
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DATABASE ADMINISTRATION FUNCTIONS
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of hardware and software
 Installing/upgrading DBMS
 Tuning database performance
 Improving query processing performance
 Managing data security, privacy, and
integrity
 Data backup and recovery
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 Selection
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DATA ADMINISTRATION FUNCTIONS
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policies, procedures, standards
 Planning
 Data conflict (ownership) resolution
 Internal marketing of DA concepts
 Managing the data repository
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 Data
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DBA CAREER PATH
DBA Certification
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Oracle Certified Professional (OCP)
 Microsoft Certified Database Administrator
(MCDBA)
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On-job development:
Database developer -> DBA
 Small company to perform all roles
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ADDITIONAL LEARNING ON ORACLE
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Types of Oracle Database Users
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DBA, Data Administrators, Application Developers,
Database users
Common Oracle DBA Tasks
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Oracle Database Administrators Guide;
 Oracle Database 2 Day DBA
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Oracle – relational database
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Install, create db and users, backup, implement, tune
Database Administrator Security and Privileges
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Operating system, database (sys, system)
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