apps-dba journal

A working journal for Oracle DBAs.

September 25, 2026

Oracle DBA Lesson 20B — Define How a New Database Will Be Accepted

OPEN means the instance finished recovery and will take sessions. It is not a handoff. Acceptance is four proofs, each with evidence, ...

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September 25, 2026

Oracle DBA Lesson 20A — Turn Workload Requirements Into a Creation Plan

The orders forecast is one number. The database you are about to create is several. 150 GiB of table data in two years, plus a 20 per...

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Oracle DBA Lesson 20B — Define How a New Database Will Be Accepted

OPEN means the instance finished recovery and will take sessions. It is not a handoff. Acceptance is four proofs, each with evidence, ...