Oracle Database 10g DBA Handbook explains how to install Oracle Database 10g, or upgrade from an earlier version, and take full advantage of all the new and improved management, scalability, availability, and security features. Written by Oracle experts, the book covers Automatic Undo Management, Oracle Real Application Clusters, Oracle Recovery Manager, Oracle Data Guard, and much more : - Plan tablespaces--including bigfiles and multiple temporary tablespaces--and physical database layout - Manage disk space and CPU usage - Use Automatic Undo Management to manage transactions - Tune queries using the SQL Access Advisor - Monitor and tune your database with the Automated Workload Repository and STATSPACK - Implement fine-grained security using authentication, authorization, and auditing techniques - Automate the management of the memory areas - Enable high availability using Oracle Real Application Clusters - Perform backup and recovery with Oracle Recovery Manager - Use Oracle Data Guard and the flashback features for data protection and disaster recovery - Manage Very Large Databases (VLDB) and distributed databases.