Administration
Oracle9i UNIX Administration Handbook
Format: Paperback
Author: Donald K. Burleson
ReleaseDate: 16 January, 2002
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Rating:
Very good for a novice Unix user 
I have found the book contains virtually no technical errors. First, I would like to strongly disagree with one negative reviewer who claims this book contains many technical errors including the one comparing Unix and DOS commands.
If you are a ORACLE DBA who isn't too familiar with Unix or Linux, this is a very worthwhile book to read. Although it is not meant to make anyone a Unix\Linux guru, it is intended for the Oracle DBA who may lack fundamental competency in Unix\Linux.
This book provides:
1)Unix Architecture and basic Unix syntax
2)monitoring Unix (CPU, Disk, Memory)
3)Network management in Unix (weakest portion of the book)
4)Interaction between Oracle and Unix server(could have been more comprehensive)
5)Unix Admninistration for the Oracle DBA( file, task, and profile management etc).
6)Many useful Korn Shell scripts (and how to create them) for ORACLE DBAs.
If you already have medium to strong understanding of Unix\Linux, I recommend a book which is more focused on Unix\Linux to gain better mastery of the operating system.
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A favorite
The book is well organized and has become a nice way for me to remember Unix commands. I have a whole shelf of Oracle books and I can tell by the fraying the ones that I actually use regularly to solve problems. I also used the scripts successfully and I'm quite happy with the book.
Great for the newbie
The author explains Oracle as it pertains to AIX, HP and Solaris. Excellent content, concepts and depth of knowledge. There are also many ready to run scripts to help monitor and tune a system. It even shows how to extend STATSPACK.
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