Index

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W

A

abort response, 32.3.1.1.3

two-phase commit, 32.3.1.1.3

accounts

DBA operating system account, 1.4.1

users SYS and SYSTEM, 1.4.2

ADD LOGFILE clause

ALTER DATABASE statement, 6.3.1

ADD LOGFILE MEMBER clause

ALTER DATABASE statement, 6.3.2

ADD PARTITION clause, 16.4.2.1

ADD SUBPARTITION clause, 16.4.2.4.2, 16.4.2.5.2

ADMIN_TABLES procedure

creating admin table, 21.3.1.1

DBMS_REPAIR package, 21.2.1

example, 21.4.1.1, 21.4.1.2

ADMINISTER_RESOURCE_MANAGER system privilege, 24.2

administration

distributed databases, 30

AFTER SUSPEND system event, 13.4.4.1

AFTER SUSPEND trigger, 13.4.4.1

example of registering, 13.4.6

agent

Heterogeneous Services, definition of, 29.1.2

aggregate functions

statement transparency in distributed databases, 30.7

alert log

about, 4.7.2

location of, 4.7.2.2

size of, 4.7.2.3

using, 4.7.2

when written, 4.7.2.4

alerts

server-generated, 4.7.1

threshold-based, 4.7.1

ALL_DB_LINKS view, 30.5.1, 30.5.1

allocation

extents, 14.6.4

ALTER CLUSTER statement

ALLOCATE EXTENT clause, 17.4

using for hash clusters, 18.4

using for index clusters, 17.4

ALTER DATABASE ADD LOGFILE statement

using Oracle-managed files, 11.3.6.1

ALTER DATABASE statement

ADD LOGFILE clause, 6.3.1

ADD LOGFILE MEMBER clause, 6.3.2

ARCHIVELOG clause, 7.3.2

CLEAR LOGFILE clause, 6.8

CLEAR UNARCHIVED LOGFILE clause, 6.2.1.1

database partially available to users, 3.2.1

DATAFILE...OFFLINE DROP clause, 9.4.2

datafiles online or offline, 9.4.3

default temporary tablespace, specifying, 2.3.6

DROP LOGFILE clause, 6.5.1

DROP LOGFILE MEMBER clause, 6.5.2

MOUNT clause, 3.2.1

NOARCHIVELOG clause, 7.3.2

OPEN clause, 3.2.2

READ ONLY clause, 3.2.3

RENAME FILE clause, 9.5.2

tempfiles online or offline, 9.4.3

UNRECOVERABLE DATAFILE clause, 6.8

ALTER FUNCTION statement

COMPILE clause, 20.7.2

ALTER INDEX statement

COALESCE clause, 15.2.11

for maintaining partitioned indexes, 16.4

MONITORING USAGE clause, 15.4.3

ALTER PACKAGE statement

COMPILE clause, 20.7.3

ALTER PROCEDURE statement

COMPILE clause, 20.7.2

ALTER SEQUENCE statement, 19.2.3

ALTER SESSION

Enabling resumable space allocation, 13.4.2.2

ALTER SESSION statement

ADVISE clause, 33.4.3.3

CLOSE DATABASE LINK clause, 31.2

SET SQL_TRACE initialization parameter, 4.7.2.4

setting time zone, 2.3.9.1

ALTER SYSTEM statement

ARCHIVE LOG ALL clause, 7.3.3

DISABLE DISTRIBUTED RECOVERY clause, 33.9.2

ENABLE DISTRIBUTED RECOVERY clause, 33.9.2

ENABLE RESTRICTED SESSION clause, 3.2.4

enabling Database Resource Manager, 24.6

QUIESCE RETRICTED, 3.4.1

RESUME clause, 3.5

SCOPE clause for SET, 2.7.5.1

SET RESOURCE_MANAGER_PLAN, 24.6

SET SHARED_SERVERS initialization parameter, 4.2.2.2

setting initialization parameters, 2.7.5

SUSPEND clause, 3.5

SWITCH LOGFILE clause, 6.6

UNQUIESCE, 3.4.2

ALTER TABLE

MODIFY DEFAULT ATTRIBUTES FOR PARTITION clause, 16.4.7.2, 16.4.7.3

ALTER TABLE statement

ADD (column) clause, 14.6.6

ALLOCATE EXTENT clause, 14.6.4

DEALLOCATE UNUSED clause, 14.6.4

DISABLE ALL TRIGGERS clause, 20.4.2

DISABLE integrity constraint clause, 20.5.3.1

DROP COLUMN clause, 14.6.8.1

DROP integrity constraint clause, 20.5.3.3

DROP UNUSED COLUMNS clause, 14.6.8.2

ENABLE ALL TRIGGERS clause, 20.4.1

ENABLE integrity constraint clause, 20.5.3.1, 20.5.3.1

external tables, 14.13.2

for maintaining partitions, 16.4

MODIFY (column) clause, 14.6.5

MODIFY DEFAULT ATTRIBUTES clause, 16.4.7.1

modifying index-organized table attributes, 14.12.3.1

MOVE clause, 14.6.3, 14.12.3.2

reasons for use, 14.6.1

RENAME COLUMN clause, 14.6.7

SET UNUSED clause, 14.6.8.2

ALTER TABLESPACE statement

ADD DATAFILE parameter, 8.2.3.3

adding an Oracle-managed datafile, example, 11.3.3.3

adding an Oracle-managed tempfile, example, 11.3.4.2

ONLINE clause, example, 8.5.2

READ ONLY clause, 8.6.1

READ WRITE clause, 8.6.2

RENAME DATAFILE clause, 9.5.1.1

RENAME TO clause, 8.7

taking datafiles/tempfiles online/offline, 9.4.3

ALTER TRIGGER statement

DISABLE clause, 20.4.2

ENABLE clause, 20.4.1

ALTER VIEW statement

COMPILE clause, 20.7.1

altering indexes, 15.4, 15.4.2

altering storage parameters, 14.6.2

ANALYZE statement

CASCADE clause, 20.2.2

corruption reporting, 21.3.1.3

listing chained rows, 20.2.3

remote tables, 31.4.2.2.2

validating structure, 20.2.2, 21.3.1

analyzing schema objects, 20.2

analyzing tables

distributed processing, 31.4.2.2.2

application development

distributed databases, 29.5, 31, 31.5

application development for distributed databases, 31

analyzing execution plan, 31.4.4

database links, controlling connections, 31.2

handling errors, 31.3, 31.5

handling remote procedure errors, 31.5

managing distribution of data, 31.1

managing referential integrity constraints, 31.3

terminating remote connections, 31.2

tuning distributed queries, 31.4

tuning using collocated inline views, 31.4.1

using cost-based optimization, 31.4.2

using hints to tune queries, 31.4.3

application services

configuring, 2.8.2

defining, 2.8

deploying, 2.8.1

using, 2.8.3

using, client side, 2.8.3.1

using, server side, 2.8.3.2

ARCHIVE_LAG_TARGET initialization parameter, 6.2.5.1

archived redo logs

archiving modes, 7.3.2

destination availability state, controlling, 7.4.2

destination status, 7.4.2

destinations, specifying, 7.4

failed destinations and, 7.6

mandatory destinations, 7.6.1.1

minimum number of destinations, 7.6.1

multiplexing, 7.4.1

normal transmission of, 7.5

re-archiving to failed destination, 7.6.2

sample destination scenarios, 7.6.1.2

standby transmission of, 7.5

status information, 7.8.1

transmitting, 7.5

ARCHIVELOG mode, 7.2.2

advantages, 7.2.2

archiving, 7.2

automatic archiving in, 7.2.2

definition of, 7.2.2

distributed databases, 7.2.2

enabling, 7.3.2

manual archiving in, 7.2.2

running in, 7.2.2

switching to, 7.3.2

taking datafiles offline and online in, 9.4.1

archiver process

trace output (controlling), 7.7

archiver process (ARCn), 4.3

archiving

changing archiving mode, 7.3.2

controlling number of processes, 7.3.4

destination availability state, controlling, 7.4.2

destination failure, 7.6

destination status, 7.4.2

manual, 7.3.3, 7.3.3

NOARCHIVELOG vs. ARCHIVELOG mode, 7.2

setting initial mode, 7.3.1

to failed destinations, 7.6.2

trace output, controlling, 7.7

viewing information on, 7.8.1

auditing

database links, 29.3.3

AUTHENTICATED BY clause

CREATE DATABASE LINK statement, 30.3.2

authentication

database links, 29.3.2.1

operating system, 1.5.3.1

selecting a method, 1.5.2

using password file, 1.5.4.1

AUTO_TASK_CONSUMER_GROUP

of Resource Manager, 23.3

AUTOEXTEND clause

for bigfile tablespaces, 8.2.2.2

automatic segment-space management, 8.2.1.2

Automatic Storage Management

administering instance, 12.3

configuring disk groups, 12.4

overview, 12.1

using in database, 12.5

views, 12.6

automatic undo management, 2.3.4, 10.2

B

background processes, 4.3

FMON, 9.9.2.1.1

BACKGROUND_DUMP_DEST initialization parameter, 4.7.2.2

backups

after creating new databases, 2.2.2.11

effects of archiving on, 7.2.1

bigfile tablespaces

creating, 8.2.2.1

creating temporary, 8.2.4.2

description, 8.2.2

setting database default, 2.3.8.1

BLANK_TRIMMING initialization parameter, 14.6.5

BLOCKSIZE clause

of CREATE TABLESPACE, 8.3

BUFFER_POOL parameter

description, 13.3.1

buffers

buffer cache in SGA, 2.4.5.4.1

C

CACHE option

CREATE SEQUENCE statement, 19.2.4.2.2

caches

sequence numbers, 19.2.4.2

calls

remote procedure, 29.5.2

capacity planning

space management

capacity planning, 13.8

CASCADE clause

when dropping unique or primary keys, 20.5.3.1

CATBLOCK.SQL script, 4.7.3

centralized user management

distributed systems, 29.3.2.4

chained rows

eliminating from table, procedure, 20.2.3.2

CHAINED_ROWS table

used by ANALYZE statement, 20.2.3.1

change vectors, 6.1.2

CHAR datatype

increasing column length, 14.6.5

character sets

specifying when creating a database, 2.2.1.1

CHECK_OBJECT procedure

DBMS_REPAIR package, 21.2.1

example, 21.4.2

finding extent of corruption, 21.3.2

checkpoint process (CKPT), 4.3

checksums

for data blocks, 9.7

redo log blocks, 6.7, 6.7

CLEAR LOGFILE clause

ALTER DATABASE statement, 6.8, 6.8

clearing redo log files, 6.2.1.1, 6.8

client/server architectures

distributed databases, 29.1.3, 29.1.3

globalization support, 29.6.1

CLOSE DATABASE LINK clause

ALTER SESSION statement, 31.2

closing database links, 30.4.1

clusters

about, 17.1

allocating extents, 17.4

altering, 17.4

analyzing, 20.2

cluster indexes, 17.5

cluster keys, 17.1, 17.2.2, 17.2.4

clustered tables, 17.1, 17.2.1, 17.3.1, 17.4.1, 17.5.1

columns for cluster key, 17.2.2

creating, 17.3

deallocating extents, 17.4

dropping, 17.5

estimating space, 17.2.4, 17.2.6

guidelines for managing, 17.2, 17.2.6

hash clusters, 18

location, 17.2.5

privileges, 17.3, 17.4, 17.5.1

selecting tables, 17.2.1

single-table hash clusters, 18.3.2

sorted hash, 18.3.1

specifying PCTFREE for, 13.1.1.4

truncating, 20.3

validating structure, 20.2.2

COALESCE PARTITION clause, 16.4.3.1

coalescing indexes

costs, 15.2.11

collocated inline views

tuning distributed queries, 31.4.1

columns

adding, 14.6.6

displaying information about, 14.14

dropping, 14.6.8, 14.6.8.3

increasing length, 14.6.5

modifying definition, 14.6.5

renaming, 14.6.7

COMMENT statement, 14.14

COMMIT COMMENT statement

used with distributed transactions, 33.2, 33.4.3.2

commit phase, 32.3.1, 32.5.4

in two-phase commit, 32.3.2, 32.3.2.2

commit point site, 32.2.5

commit point strength, 32.2.5.2, 33.1

determining, 32.2.5.2

distributed transactions, 32.2.5, 32.2.5.2

how the database determines, 32.2.5.2

commit point strength

definition, 32.2.5.2

specifying, 33.1

COMMIT statement

FORCE clause, 33.5, 33.5.1.1, 33.5.2

forcing, 33.4.2

two-phase commit and, 29.4.6

COMMIT_POINT_STRENGTH initialization parameter, 32.2.5.2, 33.1

committing transactions

commit point site for distributed transactions, 32.2.5

composite partitioning

default partition, 16.2.5

range-hash, 16.2.4, 16.3.4

range-list, 16.2.5, 16.3.5

subpartition template, modifying, 16.4.11

CONNECT command

starting an instance, 3.1.2

CONNECT INTERNAL

desupported, 1.5.2

connected user database links, 30.2.3.2

advantages and disadvantages, 29.2.7.1

definition, 29.2.7

example, 29.2.8

REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT initialization parameter, 29.2.7.1

connection qualifiers

database links and, 30.2.4

connections

terminating remote, 31.2

constraints

See also integrity constraints

disabling at table creation, 20.5.2.1

distributed system application development issues, 31.3

dropping integrity constraints, 20.5.3.3

enable novalidate state, 20.5.1.3

enabling example, 20.5.2.2

enabling when violations exist, 20.5.1.3

exceptions, 20.5.1.2, 20.5.5

exceptions to integrity constraints, 20.5.5

integrity constraint states, 20.5.1

keeping index when disabling, 20.5.3

keeping index when dropping, 20.5.3

ORA-02055 constraint violation, 31.3

renaming, 20.5.3.2

setting at table creation, 20.5.2

when to disable, 20.5.1.1

control files

adding, 5.3.2

changing size, 5.3.1

conflicts with data dictionary, 5.4.1

creating, 5.1, 5.3.3.2

creating as Oracle-managed files, 11.3.5

creating as Oracle-managed files, examples, 11.5.1

default name, 2.4.3, 5.3.1

dropping, 5.7

errors during creation, 5.4.2

guidelines for, 5.2

importance of multiplexed, 5.2.2

initial creation, 5.3.1

location of, 5.2.2

log sequence numbers, 6.1.3.2

mirroring, 2.4.3, 5.2.2

moving, 5.3.2

multiplexed, 5.2.2

names, 5.2.1

number of, 5.2.2

overwriting existing, 2.4.3

relocating, 5.3.2

renaming, 5.3.2

requirement of one, 5.1

size of, 5.2.4

specifying names before database creation, 2.4.3

troubleshooting, 5.4

unavailable during startup, 3.1.4

CONTROL_FILES initialization parameter

overwriting existing control files, 2.4.3

specifying file names, 5.2.1

warning about setting, 2.4.3

when creating a database, 2.4.3, 5.3.1

corruption

repairing data block, 21.1

cost-based optimization, 31.4.2

distributed databases, 29.5.3

hints, 31.4.3

using for distributed queries, 31.4.2

CPU_COUNT initialization parameter, 24.9.2

CREATE BIGFILE TABLESPACE statement, 8.2.2.1

CREATE BIGFILE TEMPORARY TABLESPACE statement, 8.2.4.2

CREATE CLUSTER statement

creating clusters, 17.3

example, 17.3

for hash clusters, 18.3

HASH IS clause, 18.3, 18.3.3.2

HASHKEYS clause, 18.3, 18.3.3.4

SIZE clause, 18.3.3.3

CREATE CONTROLFILE statement

about, 5.3.3.2

checking for inconsistencies, 5.4.1

creating as Oracle-managed files, examples, 11.3.5, 11.5.1

NORESETLOGS clause, 5.3.3.3

Oracle-managed files, using, 11.3.5

RESETLOGS clause, 5.3.3.3

CREATE DATABASE LINK statement, 30.2.2.1

CREATE DATABASE statement

CONTROLFILE REUSE clause, 5.3.1

DEFAULT TEMPORARY TABLESPACE clause, 2.2.2.7, 2.3.6

example of database creation, 2.2.2.7

EXTENT MANAGEMENT LOCAL clause, 2.3.2

MAXLOGFILES parameter, 6.2.4

MAXLOGMEMBERS parameter, 6.2.4, 6.2.4

password for SYS, 2.3.1

password for SYSTEM, 2.3.1

setting time zone, 2.3.9.1

specifying FORCE LOGGING, 2.3.10

SYSAUX DATAFILE clause, 2.2.2.7

UNDO TABLESPACE clause, 2.2.2.7, 2.3.4

used to create an undo tablespace, 10.4.1.1

using Oracle-managed files, 11.3.2

using Oracle-managed files, examples, 11.3.2.6, 11.5.1, 11.5.2

CREATE INDEX statement

NOLOGGING, 15.2.10

ON CLUSTER clause, 17.3.2

partitioned indexes, 16.3.1.2

using, 15.3.1

with a constraint, 15.3.3.1

CREATE SCHEMA statement

multiple tables and views, 20.1

CREATE SEQUENCE statement, 19.2.2

CACHE option, 19.2.4.2.2

examples, 19.2.4.2.2

NOCACHE option, 19.2.4.2.2

CREATE SPFILE statement, 2.7.3

CREATE SYNONYM statement, 19.3.2

CREATE TABLE statement

AS SELECT clause, 14.2.5, 14.3.3

AS SELECT vs. direct-path INSERT, 14.4.1

CLUSTER clause, 17.3.1

COMPRESS clause, 14.12.2.7

creating partitioned tables, 16.3.1

creating temporary table, 14.3.2

INCLUDING clause, 14.12.2.5

index-organized tables, 14.12.2

MONITORING clause, 14.5

NOLOGGING clause, 14.2.6

ORGANIZATION EXTERNAL clause, 14.13.1

OVERFLOW clause, 14.12.2.3

parallelizing, 14.3.3

PCTTHRESHOLD clause, 14.12.2.4

TABLESPACE clause, specifying, 14.2.4

use of, 14.3.1

CREATE TABLESPACE statement

BLOCKSIZE CLAUSE, using, 8.3

example, 8.2.3.1

FORCE LOGGING clause, using, 8.4

SEGMENT MANAGEMENT clause, 8.2.1.2

using Oracle-managed files, 11.3.3

using Oracle-managed files, examples, 11.3.3.1

CREATE TEMPORARY TABLESPACE statement, 8.2.4.1

using Oracle-managed files, 11.3.4

using Oracle-managed files, example, 11.3.4.1

CREATE UNDO TABLESPACE statement

using Oracle-managed files, 11.3.3

using Oracle-Managed files, example, 11.3.3.2

using to create an undo tablespace, 10.4.1.2

CREATE UNIQUE INDEX statement

using, 15.3.2

CREATE VIEW statement

about, 19.1.2

OR REPLACE clause, 19.1.3

WITH CHECK OPTION, 19.1.2, 19.1.4

CREATE_SIMPLE_PLAN procedure

Database Resource Manager, 24.3

creating

sequences, 19.2.4.2.2, 19.2.4.2.2

creating database links, 30.2

connected user, 30.2.3.2.1

connected user scenarios, 30.8.3

current user, 30.2.3.2.2

current user scenario, 30.8.5

examples, 29.2.8

fixed user, 30.2.3.1

fixed user scenario, 30.8.1, 30.8.2

obtaining necessary privileges, 30.2.1

private, 30.2.2.1

public, 30.2.2.2

service names within link names, 30.2.4

shared, 30.3

shared connected user scenario, 30.8.4

specifying types, 30.2.2

creating databases, 2

backing up the new database, 2.2.2.11

default temporary tablespace, specifying, 2.3.6

example, 2.2.2.7

manually from a script, 2.1

overriding default tablespace type, 2.3.8.2

planning, 2.2.1

preparing to, 2.2.1

prerequisites for, 2.2.1.2

problems encountered while, 2.5

setting default tablespace type, 2.3.8.1

specifying bigfile tablespaces, 2.3.8, 2.3.8.2

UNDO TABLESPACE clause, 2.3.4

upgrading to a new release, 2.1

using Database Configuration Assistant, 2.1

using Oracle-managed files, 2.3.7, 11.3.2

with locally managed tablespaces, 2.3.2

creating datafiles, 9.2

creating indexes

after inserting table data, 15.2.1

associated with integrity constraints, 15.3.3

NOLOGGING, 15.2.10

USING INDEX clause, 15.3.3.1

creating sequences, 19.2.2

creating synonyms, 19.3.2

creating views, 19.1.2

current user database links

advantages and disadvantages, 29.2.7.3

cannot access in shared schema, 29.3.2.4.2

definition, 29.2.7

example, 29.2.8

schema independence, 29.3.2.4.2

CURRVAL pseudo-column, 19.2.4.1

restrictions, 19.2.4.1.3

cursors

and closing database links, 31.2

D

data

loading using external tables, 14.13.1

data block corruption

repairing, 21.1

data blocks

altering size of, 2.4.4.1

managing space in, 13.1

nonstandard block size, 2.4.4.2

PCTFREE in clusters, 17.2.3

shared in clusters, 17.1

specifying size of, 2.4.4

standard block size, 2.4.4

transaction entry settings, 13.1.4

verifying, 9.7

data dictionary

conflicts with control files, 5.4.1

purging pending rows from, 33.6, 33.6.2

schema object views, 13.7, 20.10

data encryption

distributed systems, 29.3.2.5

data manipulation language

statements allowed in distributed transactions, 29.4.1

database

monitoring, 4.7

database administrators

DBA role, 1.4.2.3

operating system account, 1.4.1

password files for, 1.5.2.1

responsibilities of, 1.1.1

security and privileges of, 1.4

security officer versus, 22.1

SYS and SYSTEM accounts, 1.4.2

task definitions, 1.2

utilities for, 1.7.2

Database Configuration Assistant

shared server configuration, 4.2.3

database links

advantages, 29.2.3

auditing, 29.3.3

authentication, 29.3.2.1

authentication without passwords, 29.3.2.2

closing, 30.4.1, 31.2

connected user, 29.2.7, 29.2.7.1, 30.2.3.2, 30.8.3

connections, determining open, 30.5.2

controlling connections, 31.2

creating, 30.2, 30.8.1, 30.8.3, 30.8.4, 30.8.5

creating shared, 30.3.2

creating, examples, 29.2.8

creating, scenarios, 30.8

current user, 29.2.7, 29.2.7.3, 30.2.3.2

data dictionary USER views, 30.5.1

definition, 29.2.1

distributed queries, 29.4.2

distributed transactions, 29.4.5

dropping, 30.4.2, 30.4.2

enforcing global naming, 30.1.2

enterprise users and, 29.3.2.4.2

fixed user, 29.2.7, 29.2.7.2, 30.8.1

global, 29.2.6

global names, 29.2.4

global object names, 29.4.7

handling errors, 31.3

limiting number of connections, 30.4.3

listing, 30.5.1, 33.3.1, 33.3.2

managing, 30.4

minimizing network connections, 30.3

name resolution, 29.4.7

names for, 29.2.5

passwords, viewing, 30.5.1.1

private, 29.2.6

public, 29.2.6

referential integrity in, 31.3

remote transactions, 29.4.1, 29.4.4

resolution, 29.4.7

restrictions, 29.2.10

roles on remote database, 29.2.10

schema objects and, 29.2.9

service names used within link names, 30.2.4

shared, 29.2.2, 30.3.1, 30.3.3, 30.3.3.1, 30.3.3.2

shared SQL, 29.4.3

synonyms for schema objects, 29.2.9.3

tuning distributed queries, 31.4

tuning queries with hints, 31.4.3

tuning using collocated inline views, 31.4.1

types of links, 29.2.6

types of users, 29.2.7

users, specifying, 30.2.3

using cost-based optimization, 31.4.2

viewing, 30.5, 30.5.1

database objects

obtaining growth trends for, 13.8.3

Database Resource Manager

active session pool with queuing, 24.1.4.4.2

administering system privilege, 24.2

and operating system control, 24.9

automatic consumer group switching, 24.1.4.4.4

CREATE_SIMPLE_PLAN procedure, 24.3

description, 24.1

enabling, 24.6

execution time limit, 24.1.4.4.6

multiple level CPU resource allocation, 24.1.4.4.1

pending area, 24.4.1

resource allocation methods, 24.1.3, 24.4.2, 24.4.2, 24.4.2, 24.4.2, 24.4.2, 24.4.2, 24.4.2, 24.4.3

resource consumer groups, 24.1.3, 24.4.3, 24.5

resource plan directives, 24.1.3, 24.4.1.2, 24.4.4

resource plans, 24.1.3, 24.1.4.1, 24.1.4.2, 24.1.4.2, 24.1.4.2, 24.1.4.4.1, 24.3, 24.4.3, 24.6, 24.6, 24.7, 24.7.3, 24.10

specifying a parallel degree limit, 24.1.4.4.3

undo pool, 24.1.4.4.7

used for quiescing a database, 3.4

validating plan schema changes, 24.4.1.2

views, 24.10

database writer process

calculating checksums for data blocks, 9.7

database writer process (DBWn), 4.3

DATABASE_PROPERTIES view

name of default temporary tablespace, 2.3.6

rename of default temporary tablespace, 8.7

databases

administering, 1

administration of distributed, 30

altering availability, 3.2

backing up, 2.2.2.11

control files of, 5.2

creating manually, 2.2

default temporary tablespace, specifying, 2.3.6

dropping, 2.6

global database names in distributed systems, 2.4.1.2

mounting a database, 3.1.4.3

mounting to an instance, 3.2.1

names, about, 2.4.1.1

names, conflicts in, 2.4.1.1

opening a closed database, 3.2.2

planning, 1.2.3

planning creation, 2.2.1

quiescing, 3.4

read-only, opening, 3.2.3

recovery, 3.1.4.6

renaming, 5.3.3.1, 5.3.3.2, 5.3.3.3

restricting access, 3.2.4

resuming, 3.5

shutting down, 3.3

specifying control files, 2.4.3

starting up, 3.1.3

suspending, 3.5

troubleshooting creation problems, 2.5

undo management, 2.3.4

upgrading, 2.1

with locally managed tablespaces, 2.3.2

datafile headers

when renaming tablespaces, 8.7

datafiles

adding to a tablespace, 9.2

bringing online and offline, 9.4

checking associated tablespaces, 8.13.2

copying using database, 9.8

creating, 9.2

creating Oracle-managed files, 11.3, 11.3.6.2

database administrators access, 1.4.1

default directory, 9.2

definition, 9.1

deleting, 8.8

dropping, 9.4.2, 9.6

dropping Oracle-managed files, 11.4.1

file numbers, 9.1

fully specifying filenames, 9.2

guidelines for managing, 9.1

headers when renaming tablespaces, 8.7

identifying OS filenames, 9.5.1.2

location, 9.1.3

mapping files to physical devices, 9.9

minimum number of, 9.1.1

MISSING, 5.4.1

monitoring using views, 9.10

online, 9.4.2

Oracle-managed, 11

relocating, 9.5

renaming, 9.5

reusing, 9.2

size of, 9.1.2

statements to create, 9.2

storing separately from redo log files, 9.1.4

unavailable when database is opened, 3.1.4

verifying data blocks, 9.7

DB_BLOCK_CHECKING initialization parameter, 21.3.1, 21.3.1.4

DB_BLOCK_CHECKSUM initialization parameter, 9.7

enabling redo block checking with, 6.7

DB_BLOCK_SIZE initialization parameter

and nonstandard block sizes, 8.3

setting, 2.4.4

DB_CACHE_SIZE initialization parameter

setting, 2.4.5.4.1

specifying multiple block sizes, 8.3

DB_DOMAIN initialization parameter

setting for database creation, 2.4.1, 2.4.1.2

DB_FILES initialization parameter

determining value for, 9.1.1.1

DB_NAME initialization parameter

setting before database creation, 2.4.1

DB_nK_CACHE_SIZE initialization parameter

setting, 2.4.5.4.1

specifying multiple block sizes, 8.3

using with transportable tablespaces, 8.12.5.5

DBA role, 1.4.2.3

DBA. See database administrators.

DBA_2PC_NEIGHBORS view, 33.3.2

using to trace session tree, 33.3.2

DBA_2PC_PENDING view, 33.3.1, 33.6, 33.7.6

using to list in-doubt transactions, 33.3.1

DBA_DB_LINKS view, 30.5.1, 30.5.1, 30.5.1

DBA_RESUMABLE view, 13.4.4.1

DBA_UNDO_EXTENTS view

undo tablespace extents, 10.5

DBCA. See Database Configuration Assistant

DBMS_FILE_TRANSFER package

copying datafiles, 9.7

DBMS_FLASHBACK package

setting undo retention period for, 10.6.1

DBMS_METADATA package

GET_DDL function, 20.10.1

using for object definition, 20.10.1

DBMS_REDEFINITION package

redefining tables online, 14.7.2

DBMS_REPAIR package

examples, 21.4

limitations, 21.2.2

procedures, 21.2.1

using, 21.3, 21.4.6

DBMS_RESOURCE_MANAGER package, 24.1.4, 24.2, 24.5, 24.5.2

procedures (table of), 24.2

DBMS_RESOURCE_MANAGER_PRIVS package, 24.2, 24.5

procedures (table of), 24.2

DBMS_RESUMABLE package, 13.4.4.3

DBMS_SERVER_ALERT package

setting alert thresholds, 13.2

DBMS_SESSION package, 24.5.2.3

DBMS_SPACE package, 13.5.3

example for unused space, 13.7.1

FREE_BLOCK procedure, 13.7.1

SPACE_USAGE procedure, 13.7.1

UNUSED_SPACE procedure, 13.7.1

DBMS_SPACE_ADMIN package, 8.10

DBMS_STATS package, 20.2.1

MONITORING clause of CREATE TABLE, 14.5

DBMS_STORAGE_MAP package

invoking for file mapping, 9.9.3.1

views detailing mapping information, 9.9.3.3

DBMS_TRANSACTION package

PURGE_LOST_DB_ENTRY procedure, 33.6.1

DBVERIFY utility, 21.3.1, 21.3.1.2

DEALLOCATE UNUSED clause, 13.5.3

deallocating unused space, 13.5

DBMS_SPACE package, 13.5.3

DEALLOCATE UNUSED clause, 13.5.3

declarative referential integrity constraints, 31.3

dedicated server processes, 4.1.1

trace files for, 4.7.2

DEFAULT keyword

list partitioning, 16.3.3

default partitions, 16.2.3

default subpartition, 16.2.5

default temporary tablespace

renaming, 8.7

default temporary tablespaces

specifying at database creation, 2.2.2.7, 2.3.6

specifying bigfile tempfile, 2.3.8.2

DEFAULT_CONSUMER_GROUP for Database Resource Manager, 24.4.3, 24.4.3.3, 24.5.3.2

dependencies

displaying, 20.10.2.2

dictionary-managed tablespaces, 8.2.3

migrating SYSTEM to locally managed, 8.11

Digital POLYCENTER Manager on NetView, 29.3.4.3

direct-path INSERT

benefits, 14.4.1

how it works, 14.4.3

index maintenance, 14.4.5.1

locking considerations, 14.4.5.3

logging mode, 14.4.4

parallel INSERT, 14.4.2

parallel load compared with parallel INSERT, 14.4.1, 14.4.1

serial INSERT, 14.4.2

space considerations, 14.4.5.2

DISABLE ROW MOVEMENT clause, 16.3

disabling recoverer process, 33.9.2

dispatcher process (Dnnn), 4.3

dispatcher processes, 4.2.3.3, 4.2.4

DISPATCHERS initialization parameter

setting attributes of, 4.2.3.1

setting initially, 4.2.3.3

distributed applications

distributing data, 31.1

distributed databases

administration overview, 29.3

application development, 29.5, 31, 31.5

client/server architectures, 29.1.3

commit point strength, 32.2.5.2

cost-based optimization, 29.5.3

direct and indirect connections, 29.1.3

distributed processing, 29.1.1.1

distributed queries, 29.4.2

distributed updates, 29.4.2, 29.4.2

forming global database names, 30.1.1

global object names, 29.2.9.4, 30.1

globalization support, 29.6

location transparency, 29.5.1.1, 30.6

management tools, 29.3.4

managing read consistency, 33.10

nodes of, 29.1.3

overview, 29.1.1

remote object security, 30.6.1

remote queries and updates, 29.4.1

replicated databases and, 29.1.1.2

resumable space allocation, 13.4.1.5

running in ARCHIVELOG mode, 7.2.2

running in NOARCHIVELOG mode, 7.2.2

scenarios, 30.8

schema object name resolution, 29.4.8

schema-dependent global users, 29.3.2.4.1

schema-independent global users, 29.3.2.4.2

security, 29.3.2

site autonomy of, 29.3.1

SQL transparency, 29.5.1.2

starting a remote instance, 3.1.4.8

transaction processing, 29.4

transparency, 29.5.1

distributed processing

distributed databases, 29.1.1.1

distributed queries, 29.4.2

analyzing tables, 31.4.2.2.2

application development issues, 31.4

cost-based optimization, 31.4.2

optimizing, 29.5.3

distributed systems

data encryption, 29.3.2.5

distributed transactions, 29.4.5

case study, 32.5

commit point site, 32.2.5

commit point strength, 32.2.5.2, 33.1

committing, 32.2.5.1

database server role, 32.2.2

defined, 32.1

DML and DDL, 32.1.1

failure during, 33.8.1

global coordinator, 32.2.4

local coordinator, 32.2.3

lock timeout interval, 33.8

locked resources, 33.8

locks for in-doubt, 33.8.2

manually overriding in-doubt, 33.4.2

naming, 33.2, 33.4.3.2

session trees, 32.2, 32.2.2, 32.2.3, 32.2.4, 32.2.5, 33.3.2

setting advice, 33.4.3.3

transaction control statements, 32.1.2

transaction timeouts, 33.8.1

two-phase commit, 32.5, 33.4.1

viewing database links, 33.3.1

distributed updates, 29.4.2

distributing I/O, 2.2.1.1

DML. See data manipulation language

DRIVING_SITE hint, 31.4.3.2

DROP CLUSTER statement

CASCADE CONSTRAINTS clause, 17.5

dropping cluster, 17.5

dropping cluster index, 17.5

dropping hash cluster, 18.5

INCLUDING TABLES clause, 17.5

DROP DATABASE statement, 2.6

DROP LOGFILE clause

ALTER DATABASE statement, 6.5.1

DROP LOGFILE MEMBER clause

ALTER DATABASE statement, 6.5.2

DROP PARTITION clause, 16.4.4.1

DROP SYNONYM statement, 19.3.4

DROP TABLE statement

about, 14.10

CASCADE CONSTRAINTS clause, 14.10

for clustered tables, 17.5.1

DROP TABLESPACE statement, 8.8

dropping columns from tables, 14.6.8.1

marking unused, 14.6.8.2

remove unused columns, 14.6.8.2

dropping database links, 30.4.2, 30.4.2

dropping datafiles

Oracle-managed, 11.4.1

dropping tables

CASCADE clause, 14.10

consequences of, 14.10

dropping tempfiles

Oracle-managed, 11.4.1

DUMP_ORPHAN_KEYS procedure, 21.3.2

checking sync, 21.3.2

DBMS_REPAIR package, 21.2.1

example, 21.4.4

recovering data, 21.3.4.1

E

EMPHASIS resource allocation method, 24.4.2

ENABLE ROW MOVEMENT clause, 16.3, 16.3.1.1

enabling recoverer process

distributed transactions, 33.9.2

enterprise users

definition, 29.3.2.4.2

errors

alert log and, 4.7.2

assigning names with PRAGMA_EXCEPTION_INIT, 31.5

exception handler, 31.5

integrity constrain violation, 31.3

ORA-00028, 4.6.2

ORA-01090, 3.3

ORA-01173, 5.4.2

ORA-01176, 5.4.2

ORA-01177, 5.4.2

ORA-01578, 9.7

ORA-01591, 33.8.2

ORA-02049, 33.8.1

ORA-02050, 33.4.1

ORA-02051, 33.4.1

ORA-02054, 33.4.1

ORA-1215, 5.4.2

ORA-1216, 5.4.2

RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR() procedure, 31.5

remote procedure, 31.5

rollback required, 31.3

trace files and, 4.7.2

when creating a database, 2.5

when creating control file, 5.4.2

while starting a database, 3.1.4.5

while starting an instance, 3.1.4.5

exception handler, 31.5

EXCEPTION keyword, 31.5

exceptions

assigning names with PRAGMA_EXCEPTION_INIT, 31.5

integrity constraints, 20.5.5

user-defined, 31.5

EXCHANGE PARTITION clause, 16.4.5.1, 16.4.5.3, 16.4.5.4, 16.4.5.5, 16.4.6

execution plans

analyzing for distributed queries, 31.4.4

export operations

restricted mode and, 3.1.4.4

export utilities

about, 1.7.2.2

EXTENT MANAGEMENT LOCAL clause

CREATE DATABASE, 2.3.2

extents

allocating cluster extents, 17.4

allocating for tables, 14.6.4

data dictionary views for, 13.7.2

deallocating cluster extents, 17.4

displaying free extents, 13.7.2.3

external procedures

managing processes for, 4.5

external tables

altering, 14.13.2

creating, 14.13.1

defined, 14.13

dropping, 14.13.3

privileges required, 14.13.4

uploading data example, 14.13.1

F

file mapping

examples, 9.9.4

how it works, 9.9.2

how to use, 9.9.3

overview, 9.9.1

structures, 9.9.2.2

views, 9.9.3.3

file system

used for Oracle-managed files, 11.1.1.2

FILE_MAPPING initialization parameter, 9.9.3.1

filenames

Oracle-managed files, 11.3.1

files

creating Oracle-managed files, 11.3, 11.3.6.2

FIX_CORRUPT_BLOCKS procedure

DBMS_REPAIR, 21.2.1

example, 21.4.3

marking blocks corrupt, 21.3.3.1

fixed user database links

advantages and disadvantages, 29.2.7.2

creating, 30.2.3.1

definition, 29.2.7

example, 29.2.8

O7_DICTIONARY_ACCESSIBILITY initialization parameter, 29.2.7.2

flash recovery area

initialization parameters to specify, 2.4.2

Flashback Drop

about, 14.11

purging recycle bin, 14.11.4

querying recycle bin, 14.11.3

recycle bin, 14.11.1

renaming tables for recycle bin, 14.11.2

restoring objects, 14.11.5

Flashback Query

setting retention guarantee for, 10.6.1

Flashback Table

overview, 14.9

Flashback Transaction Query, 14.8

and retention guarantee, 10.6.3

Flashback Version Query

setting retention guarantee for, 10.6.2

FMON background process, 9.9.2.1.1

FMPUTL external process

used for file mapping, 9.9.2.1.2

FOR PARTITION clause, 16.4.8.1

FORCE clause

COMMIT statement, 33.5

ROLLBACK statement, 33.5

FORCE LOGGING clause

CREATE CONTROLFILE, 2.3.10.1

CREATE DATABASE, 2.3.10

CREATE TABLESPACE, 8.4

performance considerations, 2.3.10.2

FORCE LOGGING mode, 14.4.4

forcing

COMMIT or ROLLBACK, 33.3.1, 33.4.2

forcing a log switch, 6.6

using ARCHIVE_LAG_TARGET, 6.2.5

with the ALTER SYSTEM statement, 6.6

forget phase

in two-phase commit, 32.3.3

free space

coalescing, 8.2.3.4.1

listing free extents, 13.7.2.3

tablespaces and, 8.13.3

FREELIST GROUPS parameter, 8.2.1.2, 8.2.1.2

description, 13.3.1

FREELISTS parameter, 8.2.1.2, 8.2.1.2

description, 13.3.1

function-based indexes, 15.3.7

functions

recompiling, 20.7.2

G

generic connectivity

definition, 29.1.2.3

global cache service (LMS), 4.3

global coordinators, 32.2.4

distributed transactions, 32.2.4

global database consistency

distributed databases and, 32.3.2.2

global database links, 29.2.6

creating, 30.2.2.3

global database names

changing the domain, 30.1.4

database links, 29.2.4

enforcing for database links, 29.2.5

enforcing global naming, 30.1.2

forming distributed database names, 30.1.1

impact of changing, 29.4.9.1

querying, 30.1.3

global object names

database links, 29.4.7

distributed databases, 30.1

global users, 30.8.5

schema-dependent in distributed systems, 29.3.2.4.1

schema-independent in distributed systems, 29.3.2.4.2

GLOBAL_NAME view

using to determine global database name, 30.1.3

GLOBAL_NAMES initialization parameter

database links, 29.2.5

globalization support

client/server architectures, 29.6.1

distributed databases, 29.6

GRANT statement

SYSOPER/SYSDBA privileges, 1.6.3.1

granting privileges and roles

SYSOPER/SYSDBA privileges, 1.6.3.1

growth trends

of database objects, 13.8.3

GV$DBLINK view, 30.5.2

H

hash clusters

advantages and disadvantages, 18.1

altering, 18.4

choosing key, 18.3.3.1

contrasted with index clusters, 18.1

controlling space use of, 18.3.3

creating, 18.3

dropping, 18.5

estimating storage, 18.3.4

examples, 18.3.3.5.1

hash function, 18.1, 18.2.2, 18.3, 18.3.3.1, 18.3.3.2, 18.3.3.3

HASH IS clause, 18.3, 18.3.3.2

HASHKEYS clause, 18.3, 18.3.3.4

single-table, 18.3.2

SIZE clause, 18.3.3.3

sorted, 18.3.1

hash functions

for hash cluster, 18.1

hash partitioning

creating tables using, 16.3.2

index-organized tables, 16.3.10.2, 16.3.10.3

multicolumn partitioning keys, 16.3.7

heterogeneous distributed systems

definition, 29.1.2

Heterogeneous Services

overview, 29.1.2

hints, 31.4.3

DRIVING_SITE, 31.4.3.2

NO_MERGE, 31.4.3.1

using to tune distributed queries, 31.4.3

historical tables

moving time window, 16.5

HP OpenView, 29.3.4.3

I

IBM NetView/6000, 29.3.4.3

import operations

restricted mode and, 3.1.4.4

import utilities

about, 1.7.2.2

index clusters. See clusters.

indexes

altering, 15.4

analyzing, 20.2

choosing columns to index, 15.2.2

cluster indexes, 17.3.2, 17.4.1, 17.5

coalescing, 15.2.11, 15.4.2

column order for performance, 15.2.3

creating, 15.3

disabling and dropping constraints cost, 15.2.12

dropping, 15.2.5, 15.6, 15.6

estimating size, 15.2.7

estimating space use, 13.8.2

explicitly creating a unique index, 15.3.2

function-based, 15.3.7

guidelines for managing, 15.1

keeping when disabling constraint, 20.5.3

keeping when dropping constraint, 20.5.3

key compression, 15.3.8

limiting for a table, 15.2.4

monitoring space use of, 15.5

monitoring usage, 15.4.3

parallelizing index creation, 15.2.9

partitioned, 16.1

PCTFREE for, 13.1.1.5, 15.2.6

PCTUSED for, 15.2.6

rebuilding, 15.2.11, 15.4.2, 15.4.2

rebuilt after direct-path INSERT, 14.4.5.1

setting storage parameters for, 15.2.7

shrinking, 13.5.2

space used by, 15.5

statement for creating, 15.3.1

tablespace for, 15.2.8

temporary segments and, 15.2.1

updating global indexes, 16.4.1

validating structure, 20.2.2

when to create, 15.2.2

index-organized tables

analyzing, 14.12.5

AS subquery, 14.12.2.6

converting to heap, 14.12.7

creating, 14.12.2

described, 14.12.1

INCLUDING clause, 14.12.2.5

key compression, 14.12.2.7

maintaining, 14.12.3

ORDER BY clause, using, 14.12.6

overflow clause, 14.12.2.3

parallel creation, 14.12.2.6

partitioning, 16.3, 16.3.10

partitioning secondary indexes, 16.3.10.1

rebuilding with MOVE clause, 14.12.3.2

storing nested tables, 14.12.2.2

storing object types, 14.12.2.2

threshold value, 14.12.2.4

in-doubt transactions, 32.4

after a system failure, 33.4.1

automatic resolution, 32.4.1, 32.4.1.1

deciding how to handle, 33.4

deciding whether to perform manual override, 33.4.2

defined, 32.3.1.2

manual resolution, 32.4.2

manually committing, 33.5.1

manually committing, example, 33.7

manually overriding, 33.4.2, 33.5

manually overriding, scenario, 33.7

manually rolling back, 33.5.2

overview, 32.4

pending transactions table, 33.7.6

purging rows from data dictionary, 33.6, 33.6.2

recoverer process and, 33.9.2

rolling back, 33.5, 33.5.1.1, 33.5.2, 33.5.2

SCNs and, 32.4.3

simulating, 33.9

tracing session tree, 33.3.2

viewing database links, 33.3.1

INITIAL parameter

cannot alter, 13.3.8, 14.6.2

description, 13.3.1

initialization parameter file

creating, 2.2.2.3

creating for database creation, 2.2.2.3

editing before database creation, 2.4

individual parameter names, 2.4.1

server parameter file, 2.7, 3.1.3

initialization parameters

ARCHIVE_LAG_TARGET, 6.2.5.1

BACKGROUND_DUMP_DEST, 4.7.2.2

COMMIT_POINT_STRENGTH, 32.2.5.2, 33.1

CONTROL_FILES, 2.4.3, 2.4.3, 2.4.3, 5.2.1, 5.3.1

DB_BLOCK_CHECKING, 21.3.1.4

DB_BLOCK_CHECKSUM, 6.7, 9.7

DB_BLOCK_SIZE, 2.4.4, 8.3

DB_CACHE_SIZE, 2.4.5.4.1, 8.3

DB_DOMA, 2.4.1

DB_DOMAIN, 2.4.1.2

DB_FILES, 9.1.1.1

DB_NAME, 2.4.1

DB_nK_CACHE_SIZE, 2.4.5.4.1, 8.3, 8.12.5.5

DISPATCHERS, 4.2.3.3

FILE_MAPPING, 9.9.3.1

for buffer cache, 2.4.5.4.1

GLOBAL_NAMES, 29.2.5

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST, 7.4.1

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n, 7.4.1, 7.6.2

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE_n, 7.4.2

LOG_ARCHIVE_MAX_PROCESSES, 7.3.4

LOG_ARCHIVE_MIN_SUCCEED_DEST, 7.6.1

LOG_ARCHIVE_TRACE, 7.7

MAX_DUMP_FILE_SIZE, 4.7.2.3

O7_DICTIONARY_ACCESSIBILITY, 29.2.7.2

OPEN_LINKS, 30.4.3

PROCESSES, 2.4.6

REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE, 1.6.2

REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT, 29.2.7.1

RESOURCE_MANAGER_PLAN, 24.6, 24.6

server parameter file and, 2.7, 2.7.9

SET SQL_TRACE, 4.7.2.4

SGA_MAX_SIZE, 2.4.5

shared server and, 4.2.1

SHARED_SERVERS, 4.2.2.2

SORT_AREA_SIZE, 15.2.1

SPFILE, 2.7.4, 3.1.3

SQL_TRACE, 4.7.2

STATISTICS_LEVEL, 14.5

UNDO_MANAGEMENT, 2.3.4, 10.2.1

UNDO_TABLESPACE, 2.4.7.2, 10.2.1

USER_DUMP_DEST, 4.7.2.2

INITRANS parameter

altering, 14.6.2

guidelines for setting, 13.1.4

INSERT statement

direct-path INSERT, 14.4

instances

aborting, 3.3.4

shutting down immediately, 3.3.2

shutting down normally, 3.3.1

starting up, 3.1

transactional shutdown, 3.3.3

integrity constraints

See also constraints

cost of disabling, 15.2.12

cost of dropping, 15.2.12

creating indexes associated with, 15.3.3

dropping tablespaces and, 8.8

ORA-02055 constraint violation, 31.3

INTERNAL username

connecting for shutdown, 3.3

I/O

distributing, 2.2.1.1

IOT. See index-organized tables.

J

join views

definition, 19.1.2.1

DELETE statements, 19.1.5.2.2

key-preserved tables in, 19.1.5.1

modifying, 19.1.5

rules for modifying, 19.1.5.2

updating, 19.1.5

joins

statement transparency in distributed databases, 30.7

K

key compression, 14.12.2.7

indexes, 15.3.8

key-preserved tables

in join views, 19.1.5.1

in outer joins, 19.1.5.3

keys

cluster, 17.1, 17.2.4

L

LIST CHAINED ROWS clause

of ANALYZE statement, 20.2.3.1

list partitioning

adding values to value list, 16.4.9

creating tables using, 16.3.3

DEFAULT keyword, 16.3.3

dropping values from value-list, 16.4.10

when to use, 16.2.3

listing database links, 30.5.1, 33.3.1, 33.3.2

loading data

using external tables, 14.13.1

LOBs

storage parameters for, 13.3.7

local coordinators, 32.2.3

distributed transactions, 32.2.3

locally managed tablespaces, 8.2.1

automatic segment space management, 8.2.1.2

DBMS_SPACE_ADMIN package, 8.10

detecting and repairing defects, 8.10

migrating SYSTEM from dictionary-managed, 8.11

tempfiles, 8.2.4.1

temporary, creating, 8.2.4.1

location transparency in distributed databases

creating using synonyms, 30.6.2

creating using views, 30.6.1

restrictions, 30.7

using procedures, 30.6.3.3

lock timeout interval

distributed transactions, 33.8

locks

in-doubt distributed transactions, 33.8, 33.8.2

monitoring, 4.7.3

log sequence number

control files, 6.1.3.2

log switches

description, 6.1.3.2

forcing, 6.6, 6.6

log sequence numbers, 6.1.3.2

multiplexed redo log files and, 6.2.1.1

privileges, 6.6

using ARCHIVE_LAG_TARGET, 6.2.5

waiting for archiving to complete, 6.2.1.1

log writer process (LGWR), 4.3

multiplexed redo log files and, 6.2.1.1

online redo logs available for use, 6.1.3

trace file monitoring, 4.7.2.1

trace files and, 6.2.1.1

writing to online redo log files, 6.1.3

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST initialization parameter

specifying destinations using, 7.4.1

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n initialization parameter, 7.4.1

REOPEN attribute, 7.6.2

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_STATE_n initialization parameter, 7.4.2

LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST initialization parameter

specifying destinations using, 7.4.1

LOG_ARCHIVE_MAX_PROCESSES initialization parameter, 7.3.4

LOG_ARCHIVE_MIN_SUCCEED_DEST initialization parameter, 7.6.1

LOG_ARCHIVE_TRACE initialization parameter, 7.7

LOGGING clause

CREATE TABLESPACE, 8.4

logging mode

direct-path INSERT, 14.4.4

NOARCHIVELOG mode and, 14.4.4.1

logical volume managers

mapping files to physical devices, 9.9, 9.9.4.3

used for Oracle-managed files, 11.1.1.1

LOGON trigger

setting resumable mode, 13.4.3

LONG columns, 30.7

LONG RAW columns, 30.7

LOW_GROUP for Database Resource Manager, 24.4.3, 24.7.3

M

maintenance windows

Scheduler, 23.1

managing datafiles, 9

managing sequences, 19.2.1

managing synonyms, 19.3.1

managing tables, 14

managing views, 19.1

manual archiving

in ARCHIVELOG mode, 7.3.3

manual overrides

in-doubt transactions, 33.5

MAX_DUMP_FILE_SIZE initialization parameter, 4.7.2.3

MAXDATAFILES parameter

changing, 5.3.3.2

MAXEXTENTS parameter

description, 13.3.1

MAXINSTANCES, 5.3.3.2

MAXLOGFILES parameter

changing, 5.3.3.2

CREATE DATABASE statement, 6.2.4

MAXLOGHISTORY parameter

changing, 5.3.3.2

MAXLOGMEMBERS parameter

changing, 5.3.3.2

CREATE DATABASE statement, 6.2.4, 6.2.4

MAXTRANS parameter

altering, 14.6.2

media recovery

effects of archiving on, 7.2.1

migrated rows

eliminating from table, procedure, 20.2.3.2

MINEXTENTS parameter

cannot alter, 13.3.8, 14.6.2

description, 13.3.1

mirrored files

control files, 2.4.3, 5.2.2

online redo log, 6.2.1.1

online redo log location, 6.2.2

online redo log size, 6.2.3

MISSING datafiles, 5.4.1

MODIFY DEFAULT ATTRIBUTES clause, 16.4.8.1

using for partitioned tables, 16.4.7.1

MODIFY DEFAULT ATTRIBUTES FOR PARTITION clause

of ALTER TABLE, 16.4.7.2, 16.4.7.3

MODIFY PARTITION clause, 16.4.8.1, 16.4.8.2, 16.4.12, 16.4.13.2.2

MODIFY SUBPARTITION clause, 16.4.8.3

MONITORING clause

CREATE TABLE, 14.5

monitoring datafiles, 9.10

MONITORING USAGE clause

of ALTER INDEX statement, 15.4.3

MOUNT clause

STARTUP command, 3.1.4.3

mounting a database, 3.1.4.3

MOVE PARTITION clause, 16.4.8, 16.4.12

MOVE SUBPARTITION clause, 16.4.8, 16.4.12.2

moving control files, 5.3.2

multiple temporary tablespaces, 8.2.5, 8.2.5.3

multiplexed control files

importance of, 5.2.2

multiplexing

archived redo logs, 7.4.1

control files, 5.2.2

redo log file groups, 6.2.1

redo log files, 6.2.1, 6.2.1

N

name resolution in distributed databases

database links, 29.4.7

impact of global name changes, 29.4.9.1

procedures, 29.4.9

schema objects, 29.2.9.4, 29.4.8

synonyms, 29.4.9

views, 29.4.9

when global database name is complete, 29.4.7.1

when global database name is partial, 29.4.7.2

when no global database name is specified, 29.4.7.3

named user limits

setting initially, 2.4.9

nested tables

storage parameters for, 13.3.7

networks

connections, minimizing, 30.3

distributed databases use of, 29.1.1

NEXT parameter

altering, 13.3.8, 14.6.2

description, 13.3.1

NEXTVAL pseudo-column, 19.2.4.1, 19.2.4.1.1

restrictions, 19.2.4.1.3

NO_DATA_FOUND keyword, 31.5

NO_MERGE hint, 31.4.3.1

NOARCHIVELOG mode

archiving, 7.2

definition, 7.2.1

dropping datafiles, 9.4.2

LOGGING mode and, 14.4.4.1

media failure, 7.2.1

no hot backups, 7.2.1

running in, 7.2.1

switching to, 7.3.2

taking datafiles offline in, 9.4.2

NOCACHE option

CREATE SEQUENCE statement, 19.2.4.2.2

NOLOGGING clause

CREATE TABLESPACE, 8.4

NOLOGGING mode

direct-path INSERT, 14.4.4

NOMOUNT clause

STARTUP command, 3.1.4.2

normal transmission mode

definition, 7.5.1

Novell NetWare Management System, 29.3.4.3

O

O7_DICTIONARY_ACCESSIBILITY initialization parameter

caution for fixed user database links, 29.2.7.2

object privileges

for external tables, 14.13.4

objects

See also schema objects

offline tablespaces

priorities, 8.5.1

taking offline, 8.5.1

online redefinition of tables

abort and cleanup, 14.7.5

example, 14.7.6

features of, 14.7.1

intermediate synchronization, 14.7.4

restrictions, 14.7.7

steps, 14.7.3

online redo log files

See also online redo logs

online redo logs

See also redo log files

creating groups, 6.3

creating members, 6.3.2

dropping groups, 6.5

dropping members, 6.5

forcing a log switch, 6.6

guidelines for configuring, 6.2

INVALID members, 6.5.2

location of, 6.2.2

managing, 6

moving files, 6.4

number of files in the, 6.2.4

optimum configuration for the, 6.2.4

renaming files, 6.4

renaming members, 6.4

specifying ARCHIVE_LAG_TARGET, 6.2.5

STALE members, 6.5.2

viewing information about, 6.9

OPEN_LINKS initialization parameter, 30.4.3

operating system authentication, 1.5.3.1

operating systems

database administrators requirements for, 1.4.1

renaming and relocating files, 9.5

ORA_TZFILE environment variable

specifying time zone file for database, 2.3.9.2

ORA-02055 error

integrity constraint violation, 31.3

ORA-02067 error

rollback required, 31.3

Oracle Call Interface. See OCI

Oracle Database

release numbers, 1.3.1

Oracle Database users

types of, 1.1

Oracle Enterprise Manager, 3.1.1.3, 3.1.1.3

Oracle Managed Files feature

See also Oracle-managed files

Oracle Net

service names in, 7.5.2

transmitting archived logs via, 7.5.2

Oracle Universal Installer, 2.1

Oracle-managed files

adding to an existing database, 11.5.3

behavior, 11.4

benefits, 11.1.2

CREATE DATABASE statement, 11.3.2

creating, 11.3

creating control files, 11.3.5

creating datafiles, 11.3.3

creating online redo log files, 11.3.6

creating tempfiles, 11.3.4

described, 11.1

dropping datafile, 11.4.1

dropping online redo log files, 11.4.2

dropping tempfile, 11.4.1

initialization parameters, 11.2

introduction, 2.3.7

naming, 11.3.1

renaming, 11.4.3

scenarios for using, 11.5

Oracle-managed files feature

See also Oracle-managed files

ORAPWD utility, 1.6.1

ORGANIZATION EXTERNAL clause

of CREATE TABLE, 14.13.1

orphan key table

example of building, 21.4.1.2

OSDBA group, 1.5.3.3

OSOPER group, 1.5.3.3

OTHER_GROUPS for Database Resource Manager, 24.1.4.2, 24.4.1.2, 24.4.3, 24.4.4.1, 24.7.3

outer joins, 19.1.5.3

key-preserved tables in, 19.1.5.3

P

packages

DBMS_FILE_TRANSFER, 9.7

DBMS_METADATA, 20.10.1

DBMS_REDEFINITION, 14.7.2

DBMS_REPAIR, 21.2

DBMS_RESOURCE_MANAGER, 24.1.4, 24.2, 24.2, 24.5, 24.5.2

DBMS_RESOURCE_MANAGER_PRIVS, 24.2, 24.2, 24.5

DBMS_RESUMABLE, 13.4.4.3

DBMS_SESSION, 24.5.2.3

DBMS_SPACE, 13.5.3, 13.7.1

DBMS_STATS, 14.5, 20.2.1

DBMS_STORAGE_MAP, 9.9.3.2, 9.9.3.3

privileges for recompiling, 20.7.3

recompiling, 20.7.3

parallel execution

managing, 4.4

parallel hints, 4.4, 4.4

parallelizing index creation, 15.2.9

resumable space allocation, 13.4.1.6

parallel hints, 4.4, 4.4

PARALLEL_DEGREE_LIMIT_ABSOLUTE resource allocation method, 24.4.2

parallelizing table creation, 14.2.5, 14.3.3

parameter files

See also initialization parameter file.

PARTITION BY HASH clause, 16.3.2

PARTITION BY LIST clause, 16.3.3

PARTITION BY RANGE clause, 16.3.1

for composite-partitioned tables, 16.3.4, 16.3.5

PARTITION clause

for composite-partitioned tables, 16.3.4, 16.3.5

for hash partitions, 16.3.2

for list partitions, 16.3.3

for range partitions, 16.3.1

partitioned indexes, 16

adding partitions, 16.4.2.6

creating local index on composite partitioned table, 16.3.4

creating local index on hash partitioned table, 16.3.2.1

creating range partitions, 16.3.1.2

description, 16.1

dropping partitions, 16.4.4.2

global, 16.2

local, 16.2

maintenance operations, 16.4

maintenance operations, table of, 16.4

modifying partition default attributes, 16.4.7.3

modifying real attributes of partitions, 16.4.8.4

moving partitions, 16.4.12.3

rebuilding index partitions, 16.4.13

renaming index partitions/subpartitions, 16.4.14.3

secondary indexes on index-organized tables, 16.3.10.1

splitting partitions, 16.4.15.5

partitioned tables, 16

adding partitions, 16.4.2

adding subpartitions, 16.4.2.4.2, 16.4.2.5.2

coalescing partitions, 16.4.3

creating hash partitions, 16.3.2

creating list partitions, 16.3.3

creating range partitions, 16.3.1, 16.3.1.2

creating range-hash partitions, 16.3.4

creating range-list partitions, 16.3.5

description, 16.1

DISABLE ROW MOVEMENT, 16.3

dropping partitions, 16.4.4

ENABLE ROW MOVEMENT, 16.3

exchanging partitions, 16.4.5

exchanging subpartitions, 16.4.5.3, 16.4.5.5

global indexes on, 16.2

index-organized tables, 16.3, 16.3.10.1, 16.3.10.2, 16.3.10.3

local indexes on, 16.2

maintenance operations, 16.4

maintenance operations, table of, 16.4

marking indexes UNUSABLE, 16.4.2.2, 16.4.3, 16.4.4.1, 16.4.4.2, 16.4.5, 16.4.6, 16.4.8.1, 16.4.8.1, 16.4.8.2, 16.4.12, 16.4.15, 16.4.16

merging partitions, 16.4.6

modifying default attributes, 16.4.7

modifying real attributes of partitions, 16.4.8

modifying real attributes of subpartitions, 16.4.8.3

moving partitions, 16.4.12

moving subpartitions, 16.4.12.2

multicolumn partitioning keys, 16.3.7

rebuilding index partitions, 16.4.13

renaming partitions, 16.4.14

renaming subpartitions, 16.4.14.2

splitting partitions, 16.4.15

truncating partitions, 16.4.16

truncating subpartitions, 16.4.16.2

updating global indexes automatically, 16.4.1

partitioning

See also partitioned tables

creating partitions, 16.3

default partition, 16.2.3

default subpartition, 16.2.5

indexes, 16.1

index-organized tables, 16.3, 16.3.10.1, 16.3.10.2, 16.3.10.3

list, 16.2.3, 16.4.9, 16.4.10

maintaining partitions, 16.4

methods, 16.2

range-hash, 16.2.4, 16.3.4

range-list, 16.2.5, 16.3.5

subpartition templates, 16.3.6

tables, 16.1

partitions

See also partitioned tables.

See also partitioned indexes.

PARTITIONS clause

for hash partitions, 16.3.2

password file

adding users, 1.6.3

creating, 1.6.1

operating system authentication, 1.5.2.1

ORAPWD utility, 1.6.1

removing, 1.6.4.2

setting REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORD, 1.6.2

state of, 1.6.4.3

viewing members, 1.6.3.2

password file authentication, 1.5.4.1

passwords

default for SYS and SYSTEM, 1.4.2

password file, 1.6.3

setting REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORD parameter, 1.6.2

viewing for database links, 30.5.1.1

PCTFREE parameter

altering, 14.6.2

clustered tables, 13.1.1.4

clusters, used in, 17.2.3

guidelines for setting, 13.1.1.1

indexes, 13.1.1.5

nonclustered tables, 13.1.1.3

PCTUSED, use with, 13.1.3

table creation, 14.2.3

usage, 13.1.1

PCTINCREASE parameter, 14.6.2

altering, 13.3.8

description, 13.3.1

PCTUSED parameter, 8.2.1.2, 8.2.1.2

altering, 14.6.2

clusters, used in, 17.2.3

guidelines for setting, 13.1.2.1

PCTFREE, use with, 13.1.3

table creation, 14.2.3

usage, 13.1.2

pending area for Database Resource Manager plans, 24.4.1, 24.4.1.4

validating plan schema changes, 24.4.1.2

pending transaction tables, 33.7.6

performance

index column order, 15.2.3

location of datafiles and, 9.1.3

plan schemas for Database Resource Manager, 24.1.4.2, 24.1.4.4.1, 24.4.1, 24.4.2.3, 24.6, 24.10

examples, 24.7

validating plan changes, 24.4.1.2

PL/SQL

replaced views and program units, 19.1.3

PRAGMA_EXCEPTION_INIT procedure

assigning exception names, 31.5

prepare phase

abort response, 32.3.1.1.3

in two-phase commit, 32.3.1

prepared response, 32.3.1.1.1

read-only response, 32.3.1.1.2

recognizing read-only nodes, 32.3.1.1.2

steps, 32.3.1.2

prepare/commit phases

effects of failure, 33.8.1

failures during, 33.4.1

locked resources, 33.8

pending transaction table, 33.7.6

prepared response

two-phase commit, 32.3.1.1.1

prerequisites

for creating a database, 2.2.1.2

PRIMARY KEY constraints

associated indexes, 15.3.3.1

dropping associated indexes, 15.6

enabling on creation, 15.3.3

foreign key references when dropped, 20.5.3.1

indexes associated with, 15.3.3

private database links, 29.2.6

private synonyms, 19.3.1

privileges

adding redo log groups, 6.3

altering indexes, 15.4

altering tables, 14.6

closing a database link, 31.2

creating database links, 30.2.1

creating tables, 14.3

creating tablespaces, 8.2

database administrator, 1.4

dropping indexes, 15.6

dropping online redo log members, 6.5.2

dropping redo log groups, 6.5.1

dropping tables, 14.10

enabling and disabling triggers, 20.4

for external tables, 14.13.4

forcing a log switch, 6.6

managing with procedures, 30.6.3.4

managing with synonyms, 30.6.2.2

managing with views, 30.6.1

manually archiving, 7.3.3

recompiling packages, 20.7.3

recompiling procedures, 20.7.2

recompiling views, 20.7.1

renaming objects, 20.6

renaming redo log members, 6.4

RESTRICTED SESSION system privilege, 3.1.4.4

sequences, 19.2.2, 19.2.2, 19.2.5

synonyms, 19.3.2, 19.3.4

taking tablespaces offline, 8.5.1

truncating, 20.3.3

using a view, 19.1.4

using sequences, 19.2.4

views, 19.1.2, 19.1.3, 19.1.7

procedures

external, 4.5

location transparency in distributed databases, 30.6.3

name resolution in distributed databases, 29.4.9

recompiling, 20.7.2

remote calls, 29.5.2

process monitor (PMON), 4.3

processes

See also server processes

PROCESSES initialization parameter

setting before database creation, 2.4.6

PRODUCT_COMPONENT_VERSION view, 1.3.2

public database links, 29.2.6

connected user, 30.8.3

fixed user, 30.8.1

public fixed user database links, 30.8.1

public synonyms, 19.3.1

PURGE_LOST_DB_ENTRY procedure

DBMS_TRANSACTION package, 33.6.1

Q

queries

distributed, 29.4.2

distributed application development issues, 31.4

location transparency and, 29.5.1.2

remote, 29.4.1

quiescing a database, 3.4

quotas

tablespace, 8.1.2

R

RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR() procedure, 31.5

range partitioning

creating tables using, 16.3.1

index-organized tables, 16.3.10.1

multicolumn partitioning keys, 16.3.7

range-hash partitioning

creating tables using, 16.3.4

subpartitioning template, 16.3.6.1

when to use, 16.2.4

range-list partitioning

creating tables using, 16.3.5

subpartitioning template, 16.3.6.2

when to use, 16.2.5

read consistency

managing in distributed databases, 33.10

read-only database

opening, 3.2.3

read-only response

two-phase commit, 32.3.1.1.2

read-only tablespaces

datafile headers when rename, 8.7

delaying opening of datafiles, 8.6.4

making read-only, 8.6.1

making writable, 8.6.2

WORM devices, 8.6.3

Real Application Clusters

allocating extents for cluster, 17.4

sequence numbers and, 19.2.2

threads of online redo log, 6.1.1

REBUILD PARTITION clause, 16.4.12.3, 16.4.13.2.1, 16.4.13.2.1

REBUILD UNUSABLE LOCAL INDEXES clause, 16.4.13.2.2

REBUILD_FREELISTS procedure

DBMS_REPAIR, 21.2.1

example, 21.4.5

inaccessible free blocks, 21.3.2

initialize free lists, 21.3.4.2

rebuilding indexes, 15.4.2

costs, 15.2.11

online, 15.4.2

RECOVER clause

STARTUP command, 3.1.4.6

recoverer process

disabling, 33.9.2

distributed transaction recovery, 33.9.2

enabling, 33.9.2

pending transaction table, 33.9.2

recoverer process (RECO), 4.3

recovery

creating new control files, 5.3.3.2

Recovery Manager

starting a database, 3.1.1.2

starting an instance, 3.1.1.2

recycle bin

about, 14.11.1

purging, 14.11.4

renamed objects, 14.11.2

restoring objects from, 14.11.5

viewing, 14.11.3

redefining tables

online, 14.7

redo log files

See also online redo logs

active (current), 6.1.3.1

archiving, 7.2

available for use, 6.1.3

circular use of, 6.1.3

clearing, 6.2.1.1, 6.8

contents of, 6.1.2

creating as Oracle-managed files, 11.3.6

creating as Oracle-managed files, example, 11.5.1

creating groups, 6.3

creating members, 6.3, 6.3.2

distributed transaction information in, 6.1.3

dropping groups, 6.5

dropping members, 6.5

group members, 6.2.1

groups, defined, 6.2.1

how many in redo log, 6.2.4

inactive, 6.1.3.1, 6.1.3.1

instance recovery use of, 6.1

legal and illegal configurations, 6.2.1.2

LGWR and the, 6.1.3

log switches, 6.1.3.2

maximum number of members, 6.2.4

members, 6.2.1

mirrored, log switches and, 6.2.1.1

multiplexed, 6.2.1, 6.2.1, 6.2.1.1

online, defined, 6.1

planning the, 6.2, 6.2.4

redo entries, 6.1.2

requirements, 6.2.1.2

storing separately from datafiles, 9.1.4

threads, 6.1.1

unavailable when database is opened, 3.1.4

verifying blocks, 6.7

redo logs

See also online redo log

redo records, 6.1.2

LOGGING and NOLOGGING, 8.4

referential integrity

distributed database application development, 31.3

release number format, 1.3.1

releases, 1.3.1

checking the Oracle Database release number, 1.3.2

relocating control files, 5.3.2

remote connections, 1.6.4.3

connecting as SYSOPER/SYSDBA, 1.5.1

password files, 1.6.2

remote data

querying, 30.7

updating, 30.7

remote procedure calls, 29.5.2, 29.5.2

distributed databases and, 29.5.2

remote queries

distributed databases and, 29.4.1

remote transactions, 29.4.4

defined, 29.4.4

REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE initialization parameter, 1.6.2

REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT initialization parameter

connected user database links, 29.2.7.1

RENAME PARTITION clause, 16.4.14.1, 16.4.14.2, 16.4.14.3.1

RENAME statement, 20.6

renaming control files, 5.3.2

renaming files

Oracle-managed files, 11.4.3

REOPEN attribute

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n initialization parameter, 7.6.2

repair table

example of building, 21.4.1.1

repairing data block corruption

DBMS_REPAIR, 21.1

RESIZE clause

for single-file tablespace, 8.2.2.2

resource allocation methods, 24.1.3

active session pool, 24.4.2

ACTIVE_SESS_POOL_MTH, 24.4.2

CPU resource, 24.4.2

EMPHASIS, 24.4.2

limit on degree of parallelism, 24.4.2

PARALLEL_DEGREE_LIMIT_ABSOLUTE, 24.4.2

PARALLEL_DEGREE_LIMIT_MTH, 24.4.2

QUEUEING_MTH, 24.4.2

queuing resource allocation method, 24.4.2

ROUND-ROBIN, 24.4.3

resource consumer groups, 24.1.3

changing, 24.5.2

creating, 24.4.3

DEFAULT_CONSUMER_GROUP, 24.4.3, 24.4.3.3, 24.5.3.2

deleting, 24.4.3.3

granting the switch privilege, 24.5.3

LOW_GROUP, 24.4.3, 24.7.3

managing, 24.5, 24.5.2.3

OTHER_GROUPS, 24.1.4.2, 24.4.1.2, 24.4.3, 24.4.4.1, 24.7.3

parameters, 24.4.3

revoking the switch privilege, 24.5.3.2

setting initial, 24.5.1

switching a session, 24.5.2.1

switching sessions for a user, 24.5.2.2

SYS_GROUP, 24.4.3, 24.7.3

updating, 24.4.3.2

Resource Manager

AUTO_TASK_CONSUMER_GROUP consumer group, 23.3

resource plan directives, 24.1.3, 24.4.1.2

deleting, 24.4.4.3

specifying, 24.4.4

updating, 24.4.4.2

resource plans, 24.1.3, 24.1.4.2

creating, 24.3

DELETE_PLAN_CASCADE, 24.4.2.3

deleting, 24.4.2.3

examples, 24.1.4.1, 24.7

parameters, 24.4.2

plan schemas, 24.1.4.2, 24.1.4.4.1, 24.4.1, 24.4.2.3, 24.6, 24.10

subplans, 24.1.4.2, 24.1.4.2, 24.4.2.3

SYSTEM_PLAN, 24.4.2, 24.4.3, 24.7.3

top plan, 24.4.1.2, 24.6

updating, 24.4.2.2

validating, 24.4.1.2

RESOURCE_MANAGER_PLAN initialization parameter, 24.6, 24.6

RESTRICT clause

STARTUP command, 3.1.4.4

RESTRICTED SESSION system privilege

restricted mode and, 3.1.4.4

resumable space allocation

correctable errors, 13.4.1.3

detecting suspended statements, 13.4.4

disabling, 13.4.2

distributed databases, 13.4.1.5

enabling, 13.4.2

example, 13.4.6

how resumable statements work, 13.4.1.1

naming statements, 13.4.2.2.2

parallel execution and, 13.4.1.6

resumable operations, 13.4.1.2

setting as default for session, 13.4.3

timeout interval, 13.4.2.2.1, 13.4.4.1

RESUMABLE_TIMEOUT Initialization Parameter

setting, 13.4.2.1

RESUMABLE_TIMEOUT initialization parameter, 13.4.1.1

RMAN. See Recovery Manager.

roles

DBA role, 1.4.2.3

obtained through database links, 29.2.10

ROLLBACK statement

FORCE clause, 33.5, 33.5.1.1, 33.5.2

forcing, 33.4.2

rollbacks

ORA-02, 31.3

ROUND-ROBIN resource allocation method, 24.4.3

row movement clause for partitioned tables, 16.3

rows

chaining across blocks, 13.1.1.3, 13.1.1.4

listing chained or migrated, 20.2.3

S

Sample Schemas

description, 2.9.2

savepoints

in-doubt transactions, 33.5, 33.5.2

Scheduler

GATHER_STATS_JOB job, 23.2

GATHER_STATS_PROG program, 23.2

maintenance windows, 23.1

statistics collection, 23.2

schema objects

analyzing, 20.2

creating multiple objects, 20.1

defining using DBMS_METADATA package, 20.10.1

dependencies between, 20.7

distributed database naming conventions for, 29.2.9.4

global names, 29.2.9.4

listing by type, 20.10.2.1

name resolution in distributed databases, 29.2.9.4, 29.4.8

name resolution in SQL statements, 20.8

privileges to rename, 20.6

referencing with synonyms, 30.6.2.1

renaming, 20.6, 20.6

validating structure, 20.2.2

viewing information, 13.7, 20.10

SCN. See system change number.

SCOPE clause

ALTER SYSTEM SET, 2.7.5.1

security

accessing a database, 22.1

administrator of, 22.1

centralized user management in distributed databases, 29.3.2.4

database security, 22.1

distributed databases, 29.3.2

establishing policies, 22

privileges, 22.1

remote objects, 30.6.1

using synonyms, 30.6.2.2

Segment Advisor, 13.5.1

SEGMENT_FIX_STATUS procedure

DBMS_REPAIR, 21.2.1

segments

available space, 13.7.1

data dictionary views for, 13.7.2

deallocating unused space, 13.5

displaying information on, 13.7.2.1

shrinking, 13.5.2

storage parameters for temporary, 13.3.9

SELECT statement

FOR UPDATE clause and location transparency, 30.7

SEQUENCE_CACHE_ENTRIES parameter, 19.2.4.2.2

sequences

accessing, 19.2.4

altering, 19.2.3

caching sequence numbers, 19.2.4.2

creating, 19.2.2, 19.2.4.2.2, 19.2.4.2.2

CURRVAL, 19.2.4.1.2

dropping, 19.2.5

managing, 19.2.1

NEXTVAL, 19.2.4.1.1

Oracle Real Applications Clusters and, 19.2.2

SERVER parameter

net service name, 30.3.3.1

server parameter file

creating, 2.7.3

defined, 2.7.1

error recovery, 2.7.8

exporting, 2.7.6

migrating to, 2.7.2

RMAN backup, 2.7.7

setting initialization parameter values, 2.7.5

SPFILE initialization parameter, 2.7.4

STARTUP command behavior, 2.7.1, 3.1.3

viewing parameter settings, 2.7.9

server processes

archiver (ARCn), 4.3

background, 4.3

checkpoint (CKPT), 4.3

database writer (DBWn), 4.3

dedicated, 4.1.1

dispatcher (Dnnn), 4.3

dispatchers, 4.2.3.3

global cache service (LMS), 4.3

log writer (LGWR), 4.3

monitoring, 4.7

monitoring locks, 4.7.3

process monitor (PMON), 4.3

recoverer (RECO), 4.3

shared server, 4.1.2

system monitor (SMON), 4.3

trace files for, 4.7.2

server-generated alerts, 4.7.1

servers

role in two-phase commit, 32.2.2

service names

database links and, 30.2.4

services

application, 2.8

application, configuring, 2.8.2

application, deploying, 2.8.1

application, using, 2.8.3

session trees for distributed transactions

clients, 32.2.1

commit point site, 32.2.5, 32.2.5.2

database servers, 32.2.2

definition, 32.2

global coordinators, 32.2.4

local coordinators, 32.2.3

tracing transactions, 33.3.2

sessions

active, 4.6.2

inactive, 4.6.3

setting advice for transactions, 33.4.3.3

terminating, 4.6

SET TIME_ZONE clause

ALTER SESSION, 2.3.9.1

CREATE DATABASE, 2.3.9.1

time zone files, 2.3.9.2

SET TRANSACTION statement

naming transactions, 33.2

SGA

See Also system global area

SGA. See system global area.

SGA_MAX_SIZE initialization parameter, 2.4.5

setting size, 2.4.5.2

shared database links

configuring, 30.3.3

creating, 30.3.2

dedicated servers, creating links to, 30.3.3.1

determining whether to use, 30.3.1

example, 29.2.8

shared servers, creating links to, 30.3.3.2

SHARED keyword

CREATE DATABASE LINK statement, 30.3.2

shared server, 4.1.2

configuring dispatchers, 4.2.3

disabling, 4.2.2.2, 4.2.3.6

initialization parameters, 4.2.1

interpreting trace output, 4.7.2.5

setting minimum number of servers, 4.2.2.2

trace files for processes, 4.7.2

views, 4.2.4

shared SQL

for remote and distributed statements, 29.4.3

SHUTDOWN command

ABORT clause, 3.3.4

IMMEDIATE clause, 3.3.2

NORMAL clause, 3.3.1

TRANSACTIONAL clause, 3.3.3

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) support

database management, 29.3.4.3

single-file tablespaces

description, 8.2.2

single-table hash clusters, 18.3.2

site autonomy

distributed databases, 29.3.1

SKIP_CORRUPT_BLOCKS procedure, 21.3.3.1

DBMS_REPAIR, 21.2.1

example, 21.4.6

SORT_AREA_SIZE initialization parameter

index creation and, 15.2.1

space allocation

resumable, 13.4

space management

data blocks, 13.1, 13.1.3

datatypes, space requirements, 13.6

deallocating unused space, 13.5

Segment Advisor, 13.5

setting storage parameters, 13.3.1, 13.3.8

shrink segment, 13.5

SPACE_ERROR_INFO procedure, 13.4.4.1

SPFILE initialization parameter, 2.7.4

specifying from client machine, 3.1.3

SPLIT PARTITION clause, 16.4.2.1, 16.4.15

SQL statements

distributed databases and, 29.4.1

SQL*Loader

about, 1.7.2.1

SQL*Plus

starting, 3.1.2

starting a database, 3.1.1.1

starting an instance, 3.1.1.1

SQL_TRACE initialization parameter

trace files and, 4.7.2

STALE status

of redo log members, 6.5.2

standby transmission mode

definition of, 7.5.2

Oracle Net and, 7.5.2

RFS processes and, 7.5.2

starting a database

forcing, 3.1.4.5

Oracle Enterprise Manager, 3.1.1.3

recovery and, 3.1.4.6

Recovery Manager, 3.1.1.2

restricted mode, 3.1.4.4

SQL*Plus, 3.1.1.1

when control files unavailable, 3.1.4

when redo logs unavailable, 3.1.4

starting an instance

automatically at system startup, 3.1.4.7

database closed and mounted, 3.1.4.3

database name conflicts and, 2.4.1.1

forcing, 3.1.4.5

mounting and opening the database, 3.1.4.1

normally, 3.1.4.1

Oracle Enterprise Manager, 3.1.1.3

recovery and, 3.1.4.6

Recovery Manager, 3.1.1.2

remote instance startup, 3.1.4.8

restricted mode, 3.1.4.4

SQL*Plus, 3.1.1.1

when control files unavailable, 3.1.4

when redo logs unavailable, 3.1.4

without mounting a database, 3.1.4.2

STARTUP command

default behavior, 2.7.1

MOUNT clause, 3.1.4.3

NOMOUNT clause, 2.2.2.6, 3.1.4.2

RECOVER clause, 3.1.4.6

RESTRICT clause, 3.1.4.4

starting a database, 3.1.1.1, 3.1.3

statement transparency in distributed database

managing, 30.7

statistics

automatically collecting for tables, 14.5

statistics collection

using Scheduler, 23.2

STATISTICS_LEVEL initialization parameter

automatic statistics collection, 14.5

STORAGE clause

See also storage parameters

storage parameters

altering, 14.6.2

altering defaults for tablespaces, 8.2.3.3

applicable objects, 13.3

BUFFER POOL, 13.3.1

default, 13.3.2

example, 13.3.10

FREELIST GROUPS, 13.3.1

FREELISTS, 13.3.1

INITIAL, 13.3.1, 14.6.2

INITRANS, altering, 14.6.2

MAXEXTENTS, 13.3.1

MAXTRANS, altering, 14.6.2

MINEXTENTS, 13.3.1, 14.6.2

NEXT, 13.3.1, 14.6.2

PCTFREE, 14.2.3, 14.6.2

PCTINCREASE, 13.3.1, 14.6.2

PCTUSED, 14.2.3, 14.6.2

precedence of, 13.3.9

setting, 13.3.1

temporary segments, 13.3.9

storage subsystems

mapping files to physical devices, 9.9, 9.9.4.3

STORE IN clause, 16.3.4

stored procedures

managing privileges, 30.6.3.4

privileges for recompiling, 20.7.2

remote object security, 30.6.3.4

SUBPARTITION BY HASH clause

for composite-partitioned tables, 16.3.4

SUBPARTITION BY LIST clause

for composite-partitioned tables, 16.3.5

SUBPARTITION clause, 16.4.2.4.1, 16.4.2.5.1, 16.4.15.3

for composite-partitioned tables, 16.3.4, 16.3.5

subpartition templates, 16.3.6

modifying, 16.4.11

subpartitions, 16.1

SUBPARTITIONS clause, 16.4.2.4.1, 16.4.15.3

for composite-partitioned tables, 16.3.4

subqueries

in remote updates, 29.4.1

statement transparency in distributed databases, 30.7

SunSoft SunNet Manager, 29.3.4.3

SWITCH LOGFILE clause

ALTER SYSTEM statement, 6.6

synonyms, 19.3.3

creating, 19.3.2, 30.6.2.1

definition and creation, 30.6.2.1

displaying dependencies of, 20.10.2.2

dropping, 19.3.4

examples, 30.6.2.1

location transparency in distributed databases, 30.6.2

managing, 19.3.1, 19.3.4

managing privileges in remote database, 30.6.2.2

name resolution in distributed databases, 29.4.9

private, 19.3.1

public, 19.3.1

remote object security, 30.6.2.2

SYS account

default password, 1.4.2

objects owned, 1.4.2.1

privileges, 1.4.2.1

specifying password for CREATE DATABASE statement, 2.3.1

SYS_GROUP for Database Resource Manager, 24.4.3, 24.7.3

SYSAUX tablespace, 8.2

about, 2.3.3

cannot rename, 8.7

creating at database creation, 2.2.2.7, 2.3.3

DATAFILE clause, 2.3.3

monitoring occupants, 8.9.1

moving occupants, 8.9.2

SYSDBA system privilege

adding users to the password file, 1.6.3

connecting to database, 1.5.1.1

determining who has privileges, 1.6.3.2

granting and revoking, 1.6.3.1

SYSOPER system privilege

adding users to the password file, 1.6.3

connecting to database, 1.5.1.1

determining who has privileges, 1.6.3.2

granting and revoking, 1.6.3.1

SYSTEM account

default password, 1.4.2

objects owned, 1.4.2.2

specifying password for CREATE DATABASE, 2.3.1

system change numbers

coordination in a distributed database system, 32.3.2.2

in-doubt transactions, 33.5.1.2

using V$DATAFILE to view information about, 9.10

when assigned, 6.1.2

system global area

holds sequence number cache

initialization parameters affecting size, 2.4.5

specifying buffer cache sizes, 2.4.5.4.1

system monitor process (SMON), 4.3

system privileges

ADMINISTER_RESOURCE_MANAGER, 24.2

for external tables, 14.13.4

SYSTEM tablespace

cannot rename, 8.7

creating at database creation, 2.2.2.7

creating locally managed, 2.2.2.7, 2.3.2

restrictions on taking offline, 9.4

when created, 8.2

SYSTEM_PLAN for Database Resource Manager, 24.4.2, 24.4.3, 24.7.3

T

tables

about, 14.1

adding columns, 14.6.6

allocating extents, 14.6.4

altering, 14.6.1

altering physical attributes, 14.6.2

analyzing, 20.2

clustered (hash). See hash clusters

creating, 14.3

creating in locally managed tablespaces, 14.2.3

data block space, specifying, 14.2.3

designing before creating, 14.2.1

dropping, 14.10

dropping columns, 14.6.8

estimating size, 14.2.8

estimating space use, 13.8.1

external, 14.13

Flashback Drop, 14.11

Flashback Table, 14.9

Flashback Transaction Query, 14.8

guidelines for managing, 14.2

hash clustered. See hash clusters

increasing column length, 14.6.5

index-organized, 14.12

index-organized, partitioning, 16.3.10

key-preserved, 19.1.5.1

limiting indexes on, 15.2.4

managing, 14

modifying column definition, 14.6.5

moving, 14.6.3

moving time windows in historical, 16.5

parallelizing creation, 14.2.5, 14.3.3

partitioned, 16.1

redefining online, 14.7

renaming columns, 14.6.7

restrictions when creating, 14.2.9

setting storage parameters, 14.2.8

shrinking, 13.5.2

specifying location, 14.2.4

specifying PCTFREE for, 13.1.1.3

statistics collection, automatic, 14.5

temporary, 14.3.2

truncating, 20.3

unrecoverable (NOLOGGING), 14.2.6

validating structure, 20.2.2

views, 14.14

tablespace set, 8.12.5.2

tablespaces

adding datafiles, 9.2

alerts, 13.2

altering storage parameters, 8.2.3.3

assigning user quotas, 8.1.2

automatic segment space management, 8.2.1.2

bigfile, 2.3.8, 8.2.2

checking default storage parameters, 8.13.1

coalescing free space, 8.2.3.4.1

creating undo tablespace at database creation, 2.3.4, 2.3.8.2

critical threshold, 13.2

DBMS_SPACE_ADMIN package, 8.10

default temporary tablespace, creating, 2.3.6, 2.3.8.2

detecting and repairing defects, 8.10

dictionary managed, 8.2.2.3

dropping, 8.8

guidelines for managing, 8.1

listing files of, 8.13.2

listing free space in, 8.13.3

locally managed, 8.2.1

locally managed SYSTEM, 2.3.2

locally managed temporary, 8.2.4.1

location, 9.1.3

managing space, 13.2

migrating SYSTEM to locally managed, 8.11

multiple block sizes, 8.12.5.5

on a WORM device, 8.6.3

Oracle-managed files, managing, 11.5.1, 11.5.2

overriding default type, 2.3.8.2

quotas, assigning, 8.1.2

read-only, 8.6

renaming, 8.7

setting default storage parameters, 8.2.3.2, 13.3.2

setting default type, 2.3.8.1

single-file, 2.3.8, 2.3.8.2, 8.2.2, 8.2.2.2

specifying nonstandard block sizes, 8.3

SYSAUX, 8.2, 8.7

SYSAUX creation, 2.3.3

SYSAUX, managing, 8.9

SYSTEM, 8.2, 8.2.1, 8.6.1, 8.11

taking offline normal, 8.5.1

taking offline temporarily, 8.5.1

tempfiles in locally managed, 8.2.4.1

temporary, 8.2.4, 8.2.5.3

temporary bigfile, 8.2.4.2

temporary for creating large indexes, 15.3.5

transportable, 8.12

undo, 10.1

using multiple, 8.1.1

using Oracle-managed files, 11.3.3

warning threshold, 13.2

tempfiles, 8.2.4.1

creating as Oracle-managed, 11.3.4

dropping Oracle-managed tempfiles, 11.4.1

temporary segments

index creation and, 15.2.1

temporary tables

creating, 14.3.2

temporary tablespaces

altering, 8.2.4.3

bigfile, 8.2.4.2

creating, 8.2.4.1

dictionary-managed, 8.2.4.4

groups, 8.2.5

renaming default, 8.7

terminating user sessions

active sessions, 4.6.2

identifying sessions, 4.6.1

inactive session, example, 4.6.3

inactive sessions, 4.6.3

threads

online redo log, 6.1.1

threshold based alerts

managing with Oracle Enterprise Manager, 4.7.1

threshold-based alerts

server-generated, 4.7.1

time zone

files, 2.3.9.2

setting for database, 2.3.9.1

TNSNAMES.ORA file, 7.4.1.1

trace files

location of, 4.7.2.2

log writer process and, 6.2.1.1

size of, 4.7.2.3

using, 4.7.2, 4.7.2.1

when written, 4.7.2.4

tracing

archivelog process, 7.7

transaction control statements

distributed transactions and, 32.1.2

transaction failures

simulating, 33.9

transaction management

overview, 32.3

transaction processing

distributed systems, 29.4

transactions

closing database links, 31.2

distributed and two-phase commit, 29.4.6

in-doubt, 32.3.1.2, 32.4, 32.4.3, 33.4

naming distributed, 33.2, 33.4.3.2

remote, 29.4.4

transmitting archived redo logs, 7.5

transportable tablespaces

about, 8.12.1

compatibility considerations, 8.12.4

limitations, 8.12.3

multiple block sizes, 8.12.5.5

procedure, 8.12.5

when to use, 8.12.6

transporting tablespaces between databases, 8.12

triggers

disabling, 20.4.2

enabling, 20.4.1

TRUNCATE PARTITION clause, 16.4.16, 16.4.16, 16.4.16.1, 16.4.16.1.1, 16.4.16.1.1

TRUNCATE statement, 20.3.3

DROP STORAGE clause, 20.3.3

REUSE STORAGE clause, 20.3.3

vs. dropping table, 14.10

TRUNCATE SUBPARTITION clause, 16.4.16.2

tuning

analyzing tables, 31.4.2.2.2

cost-based optimization, 31.4.2

two-phase commit

case study, 32.5

commit phase, 32.3.2, 32.5.4

described, 29.4.6

discovering problems with, 33.4.1

distributed transactions, 32.3

example, 32.5

forget phase, 32.3.3

in-doubt transactions, 32.4, 32.4.3

phases, 32.3

prepare phase, 32.3.1, 32.3.1.2

recognizing read-only nodes, 32.3.1.1.2

specifying commit point strength, 33.1

steps in commit phase, 32.3.2.1

tracing session tree in distributed transactions, 33.3.2

viewing database links, 33.3.1

U

undo segments

in-doubt distributed transactions, 33.4.2

undo space management

automatic undo management mode, 10.2

described, 10.1

specifying mode, 10.2.1

undo tablespaces

altering, 10.4.2

creating, 10.4.1

dropping, 10.4.3

estimating space requirements, 10.3.2.2

guaranteeing undo retention, 10.2.3

initialization parameters for, 10.2.1

monitoring, 10.5

PENDING OFFLINE status, 10.4.4

renaming, 8.7

specifying at database creation, 2.2.2.7, 2.3.4, 2.3.8.2

starting an instance using, 10.2.1

statistics for, 10.5

switching, 10.4.4

used with Flashback features, 10.6

user quotas, 10.4.5

viewing information about, 10.5

UNDO_MANAGEMENT initialization parameter, 2.3.4

starting instance as AUTO, 10.2.1

UNDO_TABLESPACE initialization parameter

for undo tablespaces, 2.4.7.2

starting an instance using, 10.2.1

UNIQUE key constraints

associated indexes, 15.3.3.1

dropping associated indexes, 15.6

enabling on creation, 15.3.3

foreign key references when dropped, 20.5.3.1

indexes associated with, 15.3.3

UNRECOVERABLE DATAFILE clause

ALTER DATABASE statement, 6.8

UPDATE GLOBAL INDEX clause

of ALTER TABLE, 16.4.1

updates

location transparency and, 29.5.1.2

upgrading a database, 2.1

USER_DB_LINKS view, 30.5.1, 30.5.1

USER_DUMP_DEST initialization parameter, 4.7.2.2

USER_RESUMABLE view, 13.4.4.1

usernames

SYS and SYSTEM, 1.4.2

users

assigning tablespace quotas, 8.1.2

in a newly created database, 2.9.1

limiting number of, 2.4.9

session, terminating, 4.6.3

utilities

export, 1.7.2.2

for the database administrator, 1.7.2

import, 1.7.2.2

SQL*Loader, 1.7.2.1

UTLCHAIN.SQL script

listing chained rows, 20.2.3.1

UTLCHN1.SQL script

listing chained rows, 20.2.3.1

UTLLOCKT.SQL script, 4.7.3

V

V$ARCHIVE view, 7.8

V$ARCHIVE_DEST view

obtaining destination status, 7.4.2

V$DATABASE view, 7.8.1

V$DBLINK view, 30.5.2

V$DISPATCHER view

monitoring shared server dispatchers, 4.2.3.4

V$DISPATCHER_RATE view

monitoring shared server dispatchers, 4.2.3.4

V$INSTANCE view

for database quiesce state, 3.4.3

V$LOG view, 7.8

displaying archiving status, 7.8

online redo log, 6.9

viewing redo data with, 6.9

V$LOG_HISTORY view

viewing redo data, 6.9

V$LOGFILE view

log file status, 6.5.2

viewing redo data, 6.9

V$OBJECT_USAGE view

for monitoring index usage, 15.4.3

V$PWFILE_USERS view, 1.6.3.2

V$QUEUE view

monitoring shared server dispatchers, 4.2.3.4

V$ROLLSTAT view

undo segments, 10.5

V$SESSION view, 4.6.3

V$SYSAUX_OCCUPANTS view

occupants of SYSAUX tablespace, 8.9.2

V$THREAD view, 6.9

V$TIMEZONE_NAMES view

time zone table information, 2.3.9.2

V$TRANSACTION view

undo tablespaces information, 10.5

V$UNDOSTAT view

statistics for undo tablespaces, 10.5

V$VERSION view, 1.3.2

VALIDATE STRUCTURE clause

of ANALYZE statement, 20.2.2

VALIDATE STRUCTURE ONLINE clause

of ANALYZE statement, 20.2.2

varrays

storage parameters for, 13.3.7

verifying blocks

redo log files, 6.7

views, 6.9

creating, 19.1.2

creating with errors, 19.1.2.3

Database Resource Manager, 24.10

DATABASE_PROPERTIES, 2.3.6

DBA_2PC_NEIGHBORS, 33.3.2

DBA_2PC_PENDING, 33.3.1

DBA_DB_LINKS, 30.5.1

DBA_RESUMABLE, 13.4.4.1

displaying dependencies of, 20.10.2.2

dropping, 19.1.7

file mapping views, 9.9.3.3

for monitoring datafiles, 9.10

FOR UPDATE clause and, 19.1.2

invalid, 19.1.4

join. See join views.

location transparency in distributed databases, 30.6.1

managing, 19.1, 19.1.3

managing privileges with, 30.6.1

name resolution in distributed databases, 29.4.9

ORDER BY clause and, 19.1.2

remote object security, 30.6.1

restrictions, 19.1.4

tables, 14.14

tablespace information, 8.13

USER_RESUMABLE, 13.4.4.1

using, 19.1.4

V$ARCHIVE, 7.8

V$ARCHIVE_DEST, 7.4.2

V$DATABASE, 7.8.1

V$LOG, 6.9, 6.9, 7.8

V$LOG_HISTORY, 6.9

V$LOGFILE, 6.5.2, 6.9

V$OBJECT_USAGE, 15.4.3

wildcards in, 19.1.2.2

WITH CHECK OPTION, 19.1.2

W

wildcards

in views, 19.1.2.2

WORM devices

and read-only tablespaces, 8.6.3

WRH$_ROLLSTAT view, 10.5

WRH$_UNDOSTAT view, 10.5