Re: Advanced training??

I just got back from the Internal Architecture class (so now I can give a reasonable answer). I thought the class was worthwhile. It was definitely byte level - you get to be pretty good at reading oncheck output. Most of the class was disk related, some about threads, and the rest of the o/s. However, you need to be pretty strong in your DBA skills - they assume that you've been using the engine quite a bit, and know what you're doing. The table of contents (as an idea what is covered): Introduction The Online Dynamic Server Page DBspace Layout Tablespaces: Part I Index Architecture Fragmented Tables and Indices BLOBspace details (more gory details than I wanted) The Dynamic Server thread Shared Memory Details Communications:Advanced Concepts Archive and Log Backups Logging Details Recovery Details Advanced Troubleshooting Its very hands-on, lots of labs, and they only have the better instructors teaching it. If you can, I'd suggest taking it from Dan Geoppo - he's out of Chicago. Vic W. H. SMITH wrote: > I posted this a few weeks <?> ago and received little feedback. Thought > I'd try it again. > > I have taken the Informix DBA/SA related classes. I'm looking forward > to taking more classes. The only problem is that the only ones offered > are the 7.2 Extended Feature Set and the Internal Architecture and > Advanced Admin. classes. Are they worth the time and effort? -- Vic Goldberg Manager, DBA Team, Cornell University (607) 254-7441 (Voice) (607) 255-6982 (Fax)