Oracle Shell Scripting, another review

Another review for my book Oracle Shell Scripting: Linux and UNIX Programming for Oracle has shown up on Amazon!

Prashant wrote:

This book has helped me impress my colleagues and boss..I originally browsed through it at Border’s (and found myself sitting on the ground with a notepad scrambling to copy as much as possible)..of course, then I realized I had to have it, so I bought it online..I knew the publisher was a trustworthy source because I’m always using Don Burleson’s DBA tips online.. this author’s approach is easy-to-follow and concise; yet it’s a thorough guide that is like a catalyst for your own creativity…it has made me look forward to extracting the power of the shell.

It’s a lot better than parsing through thick UNIX encyclopedias or cycling through fragmented online material..as an OCP 10g/9i DBA, I still feel like there are not enough practical day-to-day guides like this one for junior/mid/senior-level administrators, since over half our work is directly/indirectly connected to the shell.

Thanks for the great review Prashant! After all the work that goes into a book like this it’s great to know that it’s helping people. That’s what it’s all about, after all.

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How To Get Hardware Information on AIX

Need to get hardware information on an IBM AIX server? On AIX 4.3.3 and later you can use the prtconf command.

$ prtconf

You don’t need to be root to use this command. The output includes model, serial number, processor type, number of processors, speed of processors, 32-bit or 64-bit, memory size, firmware version, network information, paging (swap) overview, volume information and a long list of available devices.

The prtconf command will only be there in AIX 4.3.3 and later but since it is just a shell script if you can find a copy of it you can easily see the commands it is calling to gather the information. The command seems to live in /usr/sbin/prtconf. If it’s not in your path you should be able to call it directly.

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