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Server Configuration

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 Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do

the following:
• Describe Oracle Database 10g functionality
support after a database install using DBCA
• Simplify the instance configuration through the
use of a subset of initialization parameters
• (Optional) Install Sample schemas from DBCA
• View database usage statistics through Oracle
Enterprise Manager

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 Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA)
Enhancements

DBCA offers fast creation of a fully functional, ready-to-

use database preconfigured to Oracle standards:
• Automatic creation of auxiliary tablespace called
SYSAUX
• Implementation of a flash recovery area and the
setup of flash backup and recovery strategy
• Out-of-the-box management repository
• Automatic statistics gathering
• Automatic LDAP registration

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 Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA)
Enhancements

• Simplified seed database:

– Simplified initialization parameters
– Reduced in size
– Optional installation of Sample schemas
• Automatic Storage Management (ASM) for disk
storage

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 Using Database Control for Management

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 SYSAUX and DBCA

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 Using Enterprise Manager

• Starting the console

OS> emctl start dbconsole

• Accessing Database Control

http://hostname:5500/em

• Supply SYS/<pwd> AS SYSDBA

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 Database Cloning

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 MetaLink Integration

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 Database Feature Usage:
Statistics Collection
Oracle
Database 10g

Once per week

DB feature usage DB high-water mark
MMON
statistics statistics

AWR

DBA_FEATURE_USAGE_STATISTICS
DBA_HIGH_WATER_MARK_STATISTICS
EM repository:
HOST CONFIGURATION INFO EM Database
Console

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 Database Feature Usage: EM Interface

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 Database Feature Usage: HWM Page

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 Policy Framework

Policy framework

Predefined
policies

Configuration/metric
collection

Database Host Listener

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 Policy Framework in EM

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 Policy Violations Page

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 Managing Policies

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 Simplified Initialization Parameters

Basic Advanced

COMPATIBLE LOCK_SGA
PROCESSES LOG_BUFFER
SESSIONS TRANSACTIONS
UNDO_MANAGEMENT CURSOR_SHARING
… …

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 Viewing Initialization Parameters

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 Irreversible Data File Compatibility

Compatible = 9.2.0 Compatible = 10.0.0

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 Response File Improvements

• True silent installs

– No GUI classes instantiated
• New file format
– Less editing required

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 Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to:

• Use Oracle Database 10g new features after
installing a database with DBCA
• Simplify instance configuration through the use of
the basic initialization parameters
• (Optional) Install Sample schemas from DBCA
• View database usage and HWM statistics with
Enterprise Manager

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 Practice 2 Overview

This practice covers the following topics:

• Navigating around Database Control.
• Determining the Basic initialization parameters.
• Identifying the tablespaces in the database.
• Determining which Oracle Database 10g features
are configured.

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