<h4>From Oracle Press&#8212;practical, step-by-step techniques for planning high availability solutions for Oracle Database 11<i>g</i></h4><p>Written by Oracle insiders, <i>Oracle Database 11g Release 2 High Availability: Maximize Your Availability with Grid Infrastructure, RAC, and Data Guard</i> teaches you how to use the latest high availability (HA) products and features in Oracle Database 11<i>g</i> Release 2 to build practical and cost-effective solutions. Based on a DBA-centric approach and providing a conceptual understanding of each topic, the book includes &#8220;HA Workshops&#8221;&#8212;step-by-step instructions to walk you through specific implementations that are inspired by real-world case studies. <p>This Oracle Press guide concentrates on explaining Oracle Database 11<i>g</i> technologies and practices to database administrators, covering general availability, real application clusters (RAC), disaster planning and recovery. You will learn how to implement an effective HA solution that addresses both unplanned and planned causes of downtime and achieve a truly fault-tolerant infrastructure. <p><b><i>Oracle Database 11g Release 2 High Availability: Maximize Your Availability with Grid Infrastructure, RAC, and Data Guard</i></b><ul><li>Covers the latest HA features in Oracle Database 11<i>g</i> Release 2<li>Written by experts from the Oracle Customer Support RAC Assurance Team <li>Includes &#8220;HA Workshops&#8221; throughout with step-by-step instructions for specific solutions</ul><p><b>Complete coverage from Oracle Press:</b><br>Grid Infrastructure; Oracle VM; Grid Infrastructure Introduction and Overview; Grid Infrastructure Installation & Maintenance; Automatic Storage Management and ACFS; Real Application Clusters; RAC Setup/Configuration; RAC Administration; Utility Computing &#8211; Applications as Services; Disaster Planning; Oracle Data Guard; Media Backups; Flashback Recovery; Oracle Grid Control