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Tasks of an Oracle Database Administrator

A prioritized approach for designing, implementing, and maintaining an Oracle database involves the following tasks:
1. Evaluating the database server hardware
2. Installing the Oracle software
3. Planning the database and security strategy
4. Creating, migrating, and opening the database
5. Backing up the database
6. Enrolling system users and planning for their Oracle Network access
7. Implementing the database design
8. Recovering from database failure
9. Monitoring database performance


A DBA is typically responsible for installing the Oracle software and creating the database. As a DBA, you may be responsible for creating database storage structures, such as tablespaces. In addition, you may create the schema or set of objects to hold application data.

You must ensure that the database is available for users. You can accomplish this by starting up the database, backing up the database on a regular basis, and monitoring the performance of the database. These tasks should be performed within the framework of a security strategy.