Oracle Database 11g: New

Features for Oracle9i DBAs

Volume I Student Guide
D53042GC10
Edition 1.0
August 2008
D55670
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Authors
Christine Jeal
Jean-Francois Verrier
Technical Contributors
and Reviewers
Anirban Banerjee
Herbert Bradbury
Andy Fortunak
Joel Goodman
Yash Jain
Ingor Joergensen
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Contents




I Introduction
Overview I-2
Oracle Database Innovation I-3
Oracle Database 11g: The Database for Grid I-4
Enterprise Grid Computing I-6
Oracle Database 11g: Focus Areas I-7
Familiarizing with Oracle Database New Features Before Installation I-8
Simplified Configuration I-9
Automatic Storage Management: Overview I-10
ASM: Key Features and Benefits I-11
Flash Recovery Area: Overview I-12
Suggested Schedule I-13

1 Planning Your Upgrade to Oracle Database 11g
Objectives 1-2
Installation: New Feature Support 1-3
Changes to the Database Product Set 1-6
Confirming the Hardware Requirements 1-7
Checking the Preinstallation Requirements 1-8
Performing the Upgrade 1-9
Preparing the Oracle9i Database 1-10
Steps to Upgrade to Oracle Database 11g 1-12
Preparing to Upgrade 1-13
Planning the Upgrade 1-14
Oracle Database 11g, Release 1: Upgrade Paths 1-15
Choosing an Upgrade Method 1-16
Database Upgrade Assistant: Advantages and Disadvantages 1-17
Manual Upgrade: Advantages and Disadvantages 1-18
Upgrade Method Limitations 1-19
Using the Export and Import Method 1-20
Character Sets 1-21
Using the Character Set Scanner 1-22
Invoking the Character Set Scanner 1-23
Performing Character Conversion 1-24
Changing Word Size 1-26
Using Optimal Flexible Architecture (OFA) 1-27

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Summary 1-28
Practice 1 Overview: Preparing to Upgrade Your Oracle9i Database to Oracle
Database 11g 1-29

2 Upgrading the Oracle Database 11g
Objectives 2-2
Performing the Upgrade 2-3
Installing Oracle Database 11g Software 2-4
Compatibility 2-5
Using Oracle Universal Installer 2-6
Using Oracle Universal Installer to Install Oracle Database 11g 2-7
Installation Prerequisites 2-8
Setting Environment Variables 2-9
Oracle Database 11g: Software Installation 2-11
Oracle Net Configuration Assistant 2-13
Upgrading a Database with Database Upgrade Assistant 2-14
Database Upgrade Assistant 2-15
Key DBUA Features 2-16
Command-Line Syntax 2-19
Selecting the Database to Upgrade 2-20
Setting File Destinations 2-21
Configuring Recovery Options and SYSAUX Tablespace 2-22
Setting Management and Recompilation Options 2-23
Setting Backup Options 2-24
Creating a Database with Database Configuration Assistant 2-25
Selecting Configuration Options 2-26
Specifying Passwords and Storage Options 2-27
Specifying File Locations and Backup Options 2-28
Defining Content and Initialization Parameters 2-29
Setting Security and Maintenance Options 2-31
Specifying Storage and Creating the Database 2-32
Completing Database Creation 2-33
Performing Other Actions with DBCA 2-34
Summary 2-35
Practice 2 Overview: Installing Oracle Database 11g Software 2-36

3 Real Application Testing
Objectives 3-2
Managing Change in Oracle Database 11g 3-3
Why Use Database Replay 3-4
System Architecture: Capture 3-5
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System Architecture: Processing the Workload 3-6
System Architecture: Replay 3-7
The Big Picture 3-8
Prechange Production System 3-9
Workloads Supported 3-10
Capture Considerations 3-11
Replay Considerations 3-12
Replay Analysis 3-14
Replay Data Divergence 3-15
Using Enterprise Manager for Workload Capture 3-16
Using Enterprise Manager for Workload Replay 3-19
Data Dictionary Views: Database Replay 3-26
SQL Performance Analyzer: Overview 3-27
1: Capture SQL Workload 3-28
2: Transport to a Test System 3-29
3: Build Before-Change Performance 3-30
4: Build After-Change Performance 3-31
5: Compare and Analyze Performance 3-32
Creating a SQL Performance Analyzer Task 3-33
SQL Performance Analyzer Task Page 3-34
Comparison Report 3-35
Tuning Regressing Statements 3-36
SQL Performance Analyzer: Summary 3-37
Summary 3-39
Practice 3 Overview: Real Application Testing 3-40

4 Upgrading Your Database by Using Other Methods
Objectives 4-2
The Manual Upgrade 4-3
Oracle Database Upgrade Enhancements 4-4
Pre-Upgrade Information Tool 4-5
Pre-Upgrade Information Analysis 4-6
STARTUP UPGRADE 4-7
Using the Post-Upgrade Status Utility 4-8
Rerunning the Upgrade 4-9
Performing the Manual Upgrade 4-10
Abandoning the Upgrade 4-14
The EXPORT / IMPORT Upgrade 4-15
Using Export and Import to Upgrade to Oracle Database 11g 4-16
Applying Oracle Software Patches 4-19
Installing a Hot Patch 4-20
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Conventional Patching and Hot Patching 4-21
Hot Patching Considerations 4-22
Using the Oracle Patch Utility 4-23
Using the Oracle Relink Utility 4-24
Summary 4-25
Practice 4 Overview: Upgrading Your Database to Oracle Database 11g 4-26

5 Performing Postupgrade Steps
Objectives 5-2
Required Tasks After Database Upgrade 5-3
Updating Environment Variables 5-4
Upgrading the Recovery Catalog 5-5
Upgrading the Statistics Tables 5-7
Recommended Tasks After Database Upgrade 5-8
Adjusting the Initialization Parameters 5-9
Using New Features in Your Upgraded Database 5-11
Implementing New Features 5-12
Summary 5-13
Practice 5 Overview: Performing Postupgrade Operations 5-14

6 Using Enterprise Manager: Database Control and Grid Control
Objectives 6-2
Using Enterprise Manager to Manage Oracle Database 11g 6-3
Oracle Enterprise Manager Framework 6-4
Grid Control Components 6-5
Managed Targets 6-6
Management Framework 6-7
Managing with Database Control 6-8
Starting and Stopping Database Control 6-9
Enterprise Manager: Database Control Login 6-10
Enterprise Manager Navigation 6-11
Oracle Enterprise Manager: Database Home Page 6-12
Using the Enterprise Manager Job System 6-13
Job Activity Page 6-14
Granting EM Administrative Privileges 6-15
Configuring Enterprise Manager Settings and Preferences 6-16
Defining Blackout Time Periods 6-17
Setting Preferred Credentials 6-18
MetaLink Integration 6-19
Simplified Initialization Parameters 6-20
Summary 6-21
Practice 6 Overview: Using Enterprise Manager Database Control 6-22
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7 Proactively Maintaining the Database
Objectives 7-2
The Self-Managing Database 7-3
Database Maintenance 7-4
Terminology 7-5
Automatic Workload Repository 7-6
AWR Infrastructure 7-7
Active Session History 7-8
Base Statistics and Metrics 7-9
Baselines 7-10
Enterprise Manager and AWR 7-11
Managing AWR 7-12
Statistic Levels 7-13
Statspack and AWR 7-14
Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor (ADDM) 7-15
ADDM Findings 7-16
ADDM Recommendations 7-17
ADDM for Oracle RAC 7-18
Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor for RAC 7-19
Server-Generated Alerts 7-20
Setting Thresholds 7-21
Creating and Testing an Alert 7-22
Alerts Notification 7-23
Reacting to Alerts 7-25
Alert Types and Clearing Alerts 7-26
Advisory Framework 7-27
Enterprise Manager and Advisors 7-29
DBMS_ADVISOR Package 7-30
Viewing Advisor Information 7-31
Detecting Top Performance Issues 7-32
Job Scheduler Concepts 7-33
Summary 7-34
Practice 7 Overview: Using Server-Generated Alerts 7-35

8 Managing System Resources
Objectives 8-2
Database Resource Manager: Concepts 8-3
Using Database Resource Manager 8-4
Oracle-Supplied Plans 8-5
Resource Manager: EM Interface 8-6
Resource Plans Created by Default 8-7
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Default Plan 8-8
I/O Resource Limit Thresholds 8-9
Resource Manager Statistics 8-10
Maintenance Windows 8-11
Default Maintenance Plan 8-12
Management Allocation Methods 8-13
Using the RATIO Allocation Method 8-14
Active Session Pool 8-15
Active Session Pool Mechanism 8-16
Active Session Pool Parameters 8-17
Setting the Active Session Pool: Example 8-18
Maximum Estimated Execution Time 8-19
Automatic Consumer Group Switching 8-20
Switching Consumer Groups at End of Call 8-21
Undo Quota 8-22
Changing Undo Quota 8-23
Using Several Resource Allocation Methods: Example 8-24
Summary 8-26
Practice 8 Overview: Using the Resource Manager 8-27

9 Automating Tasks with the Scheduler
Objectives 9-2
Scheduling Needs 9-3
Basic Scheduler Concepts 9-4
Privileges for Scheduler Administration 9-6
Privileges for Scheduler Components 9-7
Creating a Scheduler Job 9-8
Creating a Scheduler Job: Stand-Alone Job 9-9
Setting the Repeat Interval for a Job 9-10
Calendaring Expressions 9-11
Using Scheduler Programs 9-12
Specifying Schedules for a Job 9-13
Creating and Using Schedules 9-14
Using Enterprise Manager to Create Schedules 9-15
Enabling and Disabling Scheduler Components 9-16
Managing Jobs 9-17
Managing Programs with Enterprise Manager 9-18
Managing Schedules 9-19
Advanced Scheduler Concepts 9-20
Creating a Job Class 9-21
Using Enterprise Manager to Create a Job Class 9-22
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Job Logging 9-23
Scheduler Concepts: Windows 9-24
Scheduler Concepts: Window Groups 9-25
Creating a Window 9-26
Windows and Resources 9-27
Windows and Jobs 9-28
Adding a New Task to a Window with PL/SQL 9-29
Prioritizing Jobs 9-30
Prioritizing Jobs in a Job Class 9-31
Opening Windows 9-32
Closing Windows 9-33
Window Priority 9-34
Managing the Attributes of Scheduler Components 9-35
Viewing the Attributes of Scheduler Components 9-36
Setting Global Attributes of the Scheduler 9-37
Viewing Job Execution Details 9-38
Viewing Job Logs 9-39
Viewing PURGE_LOG Job Information 9-40
Purging Job Logs 9-41
Lightweight Jobs 9-42
Remote Jobs 9-43
Summary 9-44
Practice 9 Overview: Using the Scheduler 9-45

10 Managing Memory Structures
Objectives 10-2
Oracle Database SGA Parameters 10-3
Managing Autotuned SGA Parameters 10-4
Managing Manually Tuned SGA Parameters 10-6
Oracle Database PGA Parameters 10-7
Memory Management in Oracle 11g: Overview 10-9
Automatic Memory Management: Overview 10-10
Oracle Database 11g Memory Parameters 10-11
Automatic Memory Management: Architecture 10-12
Oracle Database Memory Advisors 10-13
Enabling Memory Management 10-15
Monitoring Automatic Memory Management 10-16
DBCA and Automatic Shared Memory Management 10-18
Using Shared Pool Advisory Statistics 10-19
Using the Enterprise Manager Memory Advisors 10-21
Dynamically Resizing the Large Pool 10-22
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Tuning PGA_AGGREGATE_TARGET 10-23
Using the Memory Advisor for PGA Aggregate Target 10-24
Summary 10-25
Practice 10 Overview: Using Automatic Memory Management 10-26

11 Managing Database Storage Structures
Objectives 11-2
SYSAUX Tablespace: Overview 11-3
Creating SYSAUX with DBCA 11-4
Creating and Altering the SYSAUX Tablespace 11-5
Using EM to View SYSAUX Occupants 11-6
Relocating SYSAUX Occupants with EM 11-7
Default Permanent Tablespace: Overview 11-8
Specifying a Default Permanent Tablespace 11-9
Bigfile Tablespaces: Overview 11-10
Bigfile Tablespace: Benefits 11-12
Using Bigfile Tablespaces 11-13
Creating Bigfile Tablespaces 11-14
SQL Statement Changes and Additions 11-15
Specifying Bigfile Tablespaces in SQL Commands 11-16
Viewing Information About Bigfile Tablespaces 11-17
Using DBVERIFY with Bigfile Tablespaces 11-18
Migrating Objects to Bigfile Tablespaces 11-19
Extended ROWID Format and Bigfile Tablespaces 11-20
DBMS_ROWID Package Changes 11-22
Default Temporary Tablespace: Overview 11-23
Obtaining Information About the Default Temporary Tablespace 11-24
Creating and Altering Default Temporary Tablespace 11-25
Managing Default Temporary Tablespace Restrictions 11-26
Temporary Tablespace Group: Overview 11-27
Temporary Tablespace Group: Benefits 11-28
Using Temporary Tablespace Groups 11-29
Using SQL to Create a Temporary Tablespace Group 11-30
Using SQL to Manage Temporary Tablespace Groups 11-31
Renaming Tablespaces: Considerations 11-32
Renaming Tablespaces 11-33
Renaming Tablespaces: Best Practices 11-34
Proactive Tablespace Monitoring: Overview 11-35
Space Usage Monitoring of Tablespaces 11-36
Edit Thresholds of Tablespace Space Usage 11-37
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Viewing the Optimal Redo Log File Size 11-40
Using DML Error Logging 11-41
DML Error Logging: Example 11-42
Oracle SecureFiles 11-43
Enabling SecureFiles Storage 11-44
SecureFiles: Advanced Features 11-45
Summary 11-46
Practice 11 Overview: Monitoring Storage Structures 11-47

12 Implementing Automatic Storage Management (ASM)
Objectives 12-2
Automatic Storage Management: Overview 12-3
ASM: General Architecture 12-5
Creating an ASM Instance 12-6
ASM Instance Initialization Parameters 12-7
Starting Up an ASM Instance 12-8
SYSASM Role 12-9
Accessing an ASM Instance 12-10
Using Enterprise Manager to Manage ASM Users 12-11
Shutting Down an ASM Instance 12-12
ASM Storage: Concepts 12-13
ASM Disk Group 12-14
Failure Group 12-16
Disk Group Mirroring 12-17
Disk Group Dynamic Rebalancing 12-18
ASM Fast Mirror Resync: Overview 12-19
Setting Up ASM Fast Mirror Resync 12-20
ASM-Preferred Mirror Read: Overview 12-21
ASM-Preferred Mirror Read: Setup 12-22
ASM-Preferred Mirror Read: Best Practice 12-23
ASM Disk Group Compatibility 12-24
ASM Disk Group Attributes 12-26
ASM Scalability and Performance 12-27
Managing Disk Groups 12-28
Creating and Dropping Disk Groups 12-29
Adding Disks to Disk Groups 12-30
Using Enterprise Manager to Edit Disk Group Attributes 12-31
Miscellaneous ALTER Commands 12-32
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Migrate Database To ASM Wizard 12-36
Summary 12-37
Practice 12: Implementing Automatic Storage Management 12-38

13 Managing Database Space
Objectives 13-2
Configuring Automatic Undo Management 13-3
Retaining Undo Information 13-4
Automatic Undo Retention Tuning 13-5
Undo Management Page: General 13-6
Undo Management Page: System Activity 13-7
Proactive Undo Tablespace Monitoring 13-8
Fast Start Up 13-9
Specifying Guaranteed Undo Retention 13-10
Oracle Partitioning 13-11
Partitioning Enhancements 13-12
Interval Partitioning 13-13
Interval Partitioning: Example 13-14
Moving the Transition Point 13-15
System Partitioning 13-16
System Partitioning: Guidelines 13-17
System Partitioning: Example 13-18
Composite Partitioning Enhancements 13-19
Composite Range-Range Partitioning: Example 13-20
Virtual ColumnBased Partitioning 13-21
Virtual ColumnBased Partitioning: Example 13-22
Reference Partitioning 13-23
Reference Partitioning: Example 13-24
Summary 13-26
Practice 13 Overview: Managing Database Space 13-27

14 Administering Users and Database Security
Objectives 14-2
Fine-Grained Auditing Concepts 14-3
Security Enhancements 14-5
Secure Default Configuration 14-6
Enabling the Built-in Password Complexity Checker 14-7
Adjusting Security Settings 14-8
Setting Security Parameters 14-9
Setting Database Administrator Authentication 14-10
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Transparent Data Encryption: Using Tablespace Encryption 14-11
Transparent Data Encryption: Encryption for LOB Columns 14-12
Enterprise Manager Security Management 14-13
Uniform Audit Trails 14-14
Managing Default Audits 14-15
Privileges Audited by Default 14-16
Enhanced Enterprise User Auditing 14-17
Oracle Audit Vault 14-18
Setting Up Directory Authentication for Administrative Users 14-19
Summary 14-20
Practice 14 Overview: Managing Database Security 14-21

15 Managing Schema Objects
Objectives 15-2
Using Automatic Segment Space Management 15-3
Online Table Redefinition: Overview 15-4
Support for Data Types and Tables 15-5
Reorganize Objects Using Enterprise Manager Wizard 15-7
Resumable Space Allocation: Overview 15-8
Table Compression: Overview 15-9
Table Compression Concepts 15-10
Using Table Compression 15-11
Shrinking Segments: Overview 15-12
Shrinking Segments: Benefits 15-13
Shrinking Segments: Candidate Segments 15-14
Shrinking Segments: Dependency Maintenance 15-15
How to Shrink Segments 15-16
Online Segment Shrink: How It Works 15-17
Using EM to Shrink Segments 15-19
Segment Advisor 15-20
Automatic Segment Advisor 15-21
Automatic Segment Advisor Views 15-22
Growth Trend Report 15-23
Migrating to the Cost-Based Optimizer 15-24
Optimizer Statistics Collection: Overview 15-25
Automatically Collecting Statistics 15-26
GATHER_STATS_JOB 15-27
Changing the GATHER_STATS_JOB Schedule 15-28
Locking Statistics 15-29
Using the DBMS_STATS Package 15-30
Automatic Statistics Collection: Considerations 15-31
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Managing Historical Optimizer Statistics 15-33
Statistic Preferences: Overview 15-35
Partitioned Tables and Incremental Statistics: Overview 15-36
Partitioned Tables and Incremental Statistics in Oracle Database 11g 15-37
Hash-Based Sampling for Column Statistics 15-38
Multicolumn Statistics: Overview 15-39
Deferred Statistics Publishing: Overview 15-40
Deferred Statistics Publishing: Example 15-42
Summary 15-43
Practice 15 Overview: Managing Schema Objects 15-44

16 Accessing and Loading Data
Objectives 16-2
Data Pump: Overview 16-3
Data Pump Export and Import: Overview 16-4
Data Pump Export and Import: Benefits 16-5
Data Pump Access Methods 16-6
Data Pump Direct Path Considerations 16-7
Data Pump File Locations 16-8
Data Pump File Naming and Size 16-9
Data Pump Utility: Interfaces and Modes 16-10
Data Pump and Filtering 16-11
Data Pump Import Transformations 16-12
Data Pump Job Monitoring Views 16-13
Database Control and Data Pump 16-14
Parallel Full Export and Import: Example 16-15
Limited Schema Export: Example 16-16
External Table Population: Overview 16-17
External Table Population Operation 16-19
External Table Parallel Populate Operation 16-21
External Table Population: Example 16-22
Cross-Platform Transportable Tablespaces 16-23
Minimum Compatibility Level 16-24
Transportable Tablespace Procedure 16-25
Determining the Endian Format of a Platform 16-26
Data File Conversion: Examples 16-27
CLOB Exception 16-28
Dynamic Performance View Changes 16-29
Summary 16-30
Practice 16 Overview: Using Data Pump 16-31
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17 Performing Backup and Recovery Operations
Objectives 17-2
Limiting Instance Recovery Time 17-3
Automatic Checkpoint Tuning 17-4
Overview of RMAN Changes 17-5
Persistent Configuration Parameters 17-6
Using RMAN to Back Up the SPFILE 17-7
Block Media Recovery 17-8
Reducing MTTR by Using Block Media Recovery 17-9
Using the RMAN Interface for Block Media Recovery 17-10
Creating Change-Aware Incremental Backups 17-12
Enabling Fast Incremental Backup Using Database Control 17-13
Monitoring Block Change Tracking 17-14
Recovering with Incrementally Updated Backups 17-15
Oracle-Suggested Strategy 17-16
Simplified Recovery Through RESETLOGS 17-17
Recovery Through RESETLOGS: Changes 17-18
Using RMAN: Automatic File Creation During Recovery 17-19
Working Through a Stuck Recovery 17-20
Allowing Corruptions of Data Blocks 17-21
Performing a Trial Recovery 17-22
Flash Recovery Area 17-24
Defining the Flash Recovery Area by Using Database Control 17-25
Defining the Flash Recovery Area by Using SQL 17-26
Flash Recovery Area Space Management 17-27
Backing Up Data Files to a Flash Recovery Area 17-28
Modifying the Disk Backup Location 17-29
Backing Up the Flash Recovery Area 17-30
New Flash Recovery Area View 17-31
Best Practices for the Database and Flash Recovery Area 17-32
Flashback Database: Overview 17-33
Flashback Database Eliminates Restore Time 17-34
Flashback Database Architecture 17-35
Configuring Flashback Database with EM 17-36
Manually Configuring Flashback Database 17-37
Flashback Database: Examples 17-38
Monitoring Flashback Database 17-39
Excluding Tablespaces from Flashback Database 17-40
Flashback Database Considerations 17-41
Data Recovery Advisor: Overview 17-42
Listing Data Failures 17-44
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Summary 17-46
Practice 17 Overview: Performing Backup and Recovery Operations 17-47

18 Recovering from User Errors
Objectives 18-2
Flashback Features: Overview 18-3
Configuring UNDO_RETENTION for Flashback Features 18-4
Flashback Versions Query: Overview 18-5
Granting Privileges for Flashback Versions Query 18-6
Flashback Versions Query: Syntax 18-7
Flashback Versions Query: Example 18-8
Flashback Versions Query: Considerations 18-9
Flashback Transaction Query: Overview 18-10
Enabling Supplemental Logging 18-11
Granting Privileges for Flashback Transaction Query 18-12
Querying FLASHBACK_TRANSACTION_QUERY 18-13
Using Flashback Versions Query and Flashback Transaction Query 18-14
Flashback Transaction Query: Considerations 18-15
Flashback Table: Overview 18-16
Granting Privileges for Flashback Table 18-17
Flashback Table: Example 18-18
Rolling Back a Flashback Table Operation 18-19
Flashback Table: Considerations 18-20
Flashback Drop: Overview 18-21
Changes in the DROP TABLE Operation 18-22
Recycle Bin 18-23
Querying the Recycle Bin 18-24
Restoring Tables from the Recycle Bin 18-25
Recycle Bin Automatic Space Reclamation 18-26
Recycle Bin Manual Space Reclamation 18-28
Bypassing the Recycle Bin 18-29
Querying Dropped Tables 18-30
Flashback Drop Considerations 18-31
Using Oracle Database 10g LogMiner Enhancements 18-32
Summary 18-33
Practice 18 Overview: Using Flashback Features 18-34

19 Managing Performance
Objectives 19-2
SQL Tuning Advisor: Overview 19-3
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SQL Statement Profiling 19-5
Plan Tuning Flow and SQL Profile Creation 19-6
SQL Tuning Loop 19-7
Access Path Analysis 19-8
SQL Structure Analysis 19-9
Using SQL Tuning Advisor 19-10
Database Control and SQL Tuning Advisor 19-11
SQL Access Advisor: Overview 19-12
SQL Access Advisor: Usage Model 19-13
Possible Recommendations 19-14
Typical SQL Access Advisor Session 19-15
Automatic SQL Tuning 19-16
Automatic Tuning Process 19-17
SQL Plan Management: Overview 19-19
SQL Plan Baseline Architecture 19-20
Loading SQL Plan Baselines 19-21
Possible SQL Plan Manageability Scenarios 19-23
SQL Management Base: Purging Policy 19-24
End-to-End Tracing 19-25
The trcsess Utility 19-26
Invoking the trcsess Utility 19-27
New Statistics Aggregation Dimensions 19-28
Enabling Statistics Aggregation 19-29
Generalized Trace Enabling 19-30
Enabling and Viewing SQL Tracing 19-31
Summary 19-32
Practice 19 Overview: Using SQL Advisors 19-33

20 Diagnosing Problems
Objectives 20-2
Oracle Database 11g Fault Management 20-3
Ease Diagnosis: Automatic Diagnostic Workflow 20-4
Automatic Diagnostic Repository 20-5
ADRCI: ADR Command-Line Tool 20-7
V$DIAG_INFO 20-8
Location for Diagnostic Traces 20-9
Using ADRCI to View the Alert Log 20-10
Problems Versus Incidents 20-11
Incident Packaging Service (IPS) 20-13
Incident Packages 20-14
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EM Support Workbench: Overview 20-15
Oracle Configuration Manager 20-16
EM Support Workbench: Roadmap 20-17
Viewing Critical Error Alerts in Enterprise Manager 20-18
Creating a Service Request 20-19
Health Monitor: Overview 20-20
Running Health Checks Manually: EM Example 20-21
Viewing HM Reports Using the ADRCI Utility 20-22
SQL Repair Advisor: Overview 20-23
Using EM to Access SQL Repair Advisor 20-24
Viewing, Disabling, and Removing a SQL Patch 20-25
Summary 20-26
Practice 20 Overview: Diagnosing Problems 20-27

21 Using Additional New Features
Objectives 21-2
Minimizing Dependent Recompilations 21-3
Locking Enhancements 21-4
Invisible Index: Overview 21-5
Invisible Indexes: Examples 21-6
Query Result Cache 21-7
Setting Up the Query Result Cache 21-8
Using the RESULT_CACHE Hint 21-9
Managing the Query Result Cache 21-10
Using the DBMS_RESULT_CACHE Package 21-11
Viewing Information About the Query Result Cache 21-12
Adaptive Cursor Sharing: Overview 21-13
Adaptive Cursor Sharing: Architecture 21-14
Adaptive Cursor Sharing Views 21-16
Skipping Unusable Indexes 21-17
MAXTRANS and Maximum Concurrency 21-18
Summary 21-19
Practice 21: Overview 21-20

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Appendix A: Practices and Solutions
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