The best way to learn performance optimization?

An area that has been lacking in my DBA knowledge was instance tuning. I'm pretty adept at SQL statement tuning (at least, to interpret plans and change SQL or a structure to make them better), but quite ignorant of the instance listening - how to set the good numbers of parameters, what to watch to make sure that everything is balanced, etc..

Someone at - it care to recommend a book on this subject?

I would prefer something that deals with 11g, but I guess that a book of 10, 2 - old era would be nice. I hope ever return to 9i ;-)

Ideally, something that deals with approaches non - OEM - Oracle seems to assume everyone has bought OEM (and the pack of D & T), but this isn't always the case.

Thank you!

The 11g R2 Performance Tuning Guide (free, but sometimes does not indicate when a cost extra license is required, probably completely ignores Statspack and might be too focused on the OEM):
http://download.Oracle.com/docs/CD/E11882_01/server.112/e16638/TOC.htm

Troubleshooting book Oracle Performance (did a very good job of telling this property which requires costs of licenses and the good and bad, what can happen when you implement a suggestion - few initialization parameters is discussed, if I remember, you can read a mini essay I wrote about the book on Amazon's site):
http://www.Amazon.com/Troubleshooting-Oracle-performance-Christian-Antognini/DP/1590599179

If you have access to Metalink (MOS), take a look at 390374.1 Doc ID Oracle Performance Diagnostic Guide (there were a few errors in the guide when I checked a year previously, but overall very good reference).

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Edit:
I just took another look at the book of Troubleshooting Oracle performance via interface of Google Books - there are several pages that describe the function/impact of various initialization parameters:
http://books.Google.com/books?id=b3DIkYO2gBQC&PG=PA179#v=onepage&q&f=false
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Charles Hooper
Co-author of "Expert Oracle practices: Oracle Database Administration of the Oak Table.
http://hoopercharles.WordPress.com/
IT Manager/Oracle DBA
K & M-making Machine, Inc.

Published by: Charles Hooper on November 17, 2010 13:39
Provided the link to Google Books.

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