Ideal for new and experienced DBAs alike, the Oracle8i DBA Handbook is the must-have resource on creating and administering a high-performance Oracle8i database. This is a thorough overhaul of the previous edition - widely considered the Oracle DBA "bible" - with full coverage of all the new Oracle8i features, and covering everything the administrator needs to know to effectively manage a robust, peak-performance Oracle8i database. It explains how to configure Oracle to be accessed through a firewall from a DBA's perspective, and a "Solutions" sections illustrates - with annotations - how to implement the techniques described in each chapter.