Solaris
Configuring and Tuning Databases on the Solaris Platform
Format: Paperback
Author: Allan N. Packer
ReleaseDate: 15 December, 2001
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Rating:
Could not put the book down
It cuts all the small talk, and it breaks down every topic in an understandable format and teaches you what you really need to know. I bought this book thinking that i would get some good ideas in order to get a little bit more performance from our servers, however once i started reading i could not put it down until 5 hours later.
The section on how to improve DISK performance was great, i implemented many things that i learned from reading this book.
Just buy it, you wont regretit.
Its a small price to pay for a good piece of mind.
Total Coverage
A very technical approach, with great editing and no errors. This books answers the questions that most others do not. The books covers architectural issues, Oracle tuning but scores really big in optimizing the Solaris environment (OS and hardware/disk).
Once in a bluemoon a classic is born!
Mr. This book doesn't belong on your bookshelf it belongs on your desk beside your workstation. Packer's clarity, conciseness and comprehensiveness in his coverage of a complex topic is a tour de force that few technical writers are able to achieve these days. Written for an intelligent reader in mind, the subject matter is explained simply, directly and elegantly. No profusions of analogies, this author knows what he's talking about and he can explain it.
The organization of the chapters is first-rate. You can get to the heart of the matter with a quick glance at the table of content. The indexing is excellent. I'm amazed that I can find an entry for most of the topics I'm looking up. It has become my first point of reference for configuration and tuning issues. Do yourself a favour, BUY IT! I'm already looking forward to the second edition of this masterpiece.
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