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6. You cannot shutdown the database for even some minutes, then in
which mode you should run
the database?
7. Where should you place Archive log files, in the same disk where DB
is or another disk?
10. Should you take the backup of Log files if the database is running
in ARCHIVELOG mode?
20. Can you use Backupsets created by RMAN with any other utility?
21. Where RMAN keeps information of backups if you are using RMAN
without Catalog?
22. You have taken a manual backup of a datafile using o/s. How RMAN
will know about it?
23. You want to retain only last 3 backups of datafiles. How do you go
for it in RMAN?
26. How do you recover from the loss of datafile if the DB is running in
NOARCHIVELOG mode?
27. You loss one datafile and it does not contain important objects. The
important objects are there in other datafiles which are intact. How do
you proceed in this situation?
28. You lost some datafiles and you don't have any full backup and the
database was running in NOARCHIVELOG mode. What you can do now?
29. How do you recover from the loss of datafile if the DB is running in
ARCHIVELOG mode?
30. You loss one datafile and DB is running in ARCHIVELOG mode. You
have full database backup of 1 week old and partial backup of this
datafile which is just 1 day old. From which backup should you restore
this file?
32. The current logfile gets damaged. What you can do now?
34. What is Cancel Based, Time based and Change Based Recovery?
35. Some user has accidentally dropped one table and you realize this after two days. Can
you recover this table if the DB is running in ARCHIVELOG mode?
36. Do you have to restore Datafiles manually from backups if you are doing recovery
using RMAN?
37. A database is running in ARCHIVELOG mode since last one month. A datafile is
added to the database last week. Many objects are created in this datafile. After one week
this datafile gets damaged before you can take any backup. Now can you recover this
datafile when you don't have any backups?
38. How do you recover from the loss of a controlfile if you have backup of controlfile?
39. Only some blocks are damaged in a datafile. Can you just recover these blocks if you
are using RMAN?
40. Some datafiles were there on a secondary disk and that disk has become damaged and
it will take some days to get a new disk. How will you recover from this situation?
41. Have you faced any emergency situation. Tell us how you resolved it?
42. At one time you lost parameter file accidentally and you don't have any backup. How
you will recreate a new parameter file with the parameters set to previous values.
Oracle Database Administration (DBA) Interview Questions
(Technical)
1. What is an Oracle Instance?
7. How do you control number of Datafiles one can have in an Oracle database?
9. What is a Tablespace?
18. How many maximum Redo Logfiles one can have in a Database?
25. What is 01555 - Snapshot Too Old error and how do you avoid it?
31. How do you collect statistics for a table, schema and Database?
32. Can you make collection of Statistics for tables automatic?
36. A table is having few rows, should you create indexes on this table?
37. A Column is having many repeated values which type of index you should create on this
column, if you have to?
47. You want users to change their passwords every 2 months. How do you enforce
this?
52. What is the difference between Direct Path and Convention Path loading?
56. What is the difference between Range Partitioning and Hash Partitioning?
58. Can you import objects from Oracle ver. 7.3 to 9i?
59. How do you move tables from one tablespace to another tablespace?
60. How do see how much space is used and free in a tablespace?
3. You have written a script to take backups. How do you make it run
automatically every
week?
6. How do you see how much hard disk space is free in Linux?
7. What is SAR?
8. What is SHMMAX?
12. How do you see which segment belongs to which database instances?
14. How do you set Kernel Parameters in Red Hat Linux, AIX and Solaris?
16. What is the difference between Soft Link and Hard Link?
18. How do you see how many processes are running in Unix?