Setting Up Linux with FireWire-Based Shared Storage for Oracle9i RAC - If you re all fired up about FireWire and you want to set up a two-node cluster for development and testing purposes for your Oracle RAC (Real Application Clusters) database on Linux, here s an installation and configuration QuickStart guide to help you get started. But first, a caveat: Neither Oracle nor any other vendor currently supports the patch; it is intended for testing and demonstration only.

LabelBased Access Control vs. Fine-Grained Access Control for Implementing a Virtual Private Database - A comparison of the two available mechanisms for securing data down to the row level.

The SPFILE - The purpose of this article is to help you become familiar with one of Oracle9i's new features, the server parameter file - aka SPFILE.

Using the New Bitmap Join Index - The bitmap join index allows you to build a single index across the joined columns of two tables. The rowids from one table are stored along with the indexed column(s) of the other table.

Oracle9i New Features - Explanation of most of the Oracle9i new features relating to the OCP 9i upgrade exam.

Power Partitioning Made Easy - Oracle9i's new list-partitioning feature lets you organize large data sets more naturally, usefully, and easily.

Test Database Generation and Management - Generate small referentially correct versions of large databases.

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