From: Claudio Nanni Date: July 13 2010 5:55pm Subject: Re: How to become a DBA on MySQL List-Archive: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql/222186 Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016364d313f8de210048b4894e2 --0016364d313f8de210048b4894e2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Reference is everywhere, but you need a sort of starting point. In your case I would say get this book and read: - Part III - Part IV-D (quick read) You will benefit from Part I as well as developer. In my opinion this book is clear and linear, good to learn MySQL. When you will be working as DBA keep this one in the drawer. Claudio 2010/7/13 alba.albetti > Hi, > I'd like to know which are the main tasks for a DBA, so in addition of the > on-line tutorial of MySQL, is there anyone telling me whether there exists > some tutorial (better if in PDF) where it's possible to undestand and learn > all you need for managing the MySQL DB as DBA? I mean I'd like to read > something explaining what are datafiles, tablespaces, ... and what usually a > DBA is asked to do (creating databases, starting up and shutting down the > database, managing the database's storage structures, making database > backups and performing recovery, monitoring and tuning performance, ...) In > other words I'd like to read how to manage a DB as DBA, because I've always > worked only as developer and not as DBA. > Thanks! > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: > http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=claudio.nanni@stripped > > -- Claudio --0016364d313f8de210048b4894e2--