Creating an Oracle Database

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: Describe the Oracle database architecture Understand the instance architecture Use the management framework Use DBCA to
Create a database Configure a database Drop a database Manage templates

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Database Architecture

Control files

Data files

Online redo log files

Parameter file
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Password file
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Archive log files

Exploring the Storage Structure

Click on the links to view detailed information

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Control Files

Contain physical database structure information Multiplexed to protect against loss Required to start the instance

Control files

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Redo Log Files

Record changes to the database Multiplex to protect against loss

Redo log buffer
Log writer LGWR

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

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Tablespaces and Datafiles

Tablespaces consist of one or more data files Data files belong to only one tablespace

Data file 1

Data file 2

USERS Tablespace
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Segments, Extents, and Blocks

Segments exist within a tablespace. Segments are made of a collection of extents. Extents are a collection of data blocks. Data blocks are mapped to OS blocks.

Segment

Extents

Data blocks

OS blocks

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Oracle Instance Management

SGA Shared Pool Streams Pool Large Pool

Java Pool

Database Buffer Cache

Redo Log Buffer

System Monitor SMON

Process Monitor PMON

Database Writer DBW0

Log Writer LGWR

Check point CKPT

Archiver ARC0

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Oracle Memory Structures

Server Process 1

PGA

Server Process 2

PGA

Background Process

PGA

SGA Shared Pool Streams Pool Large Pool

Java Pool

Database Buffer Cache

Redo Log Buffer

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Oracle Processes
Server Process Server Process Server Process Server Process

System Global Area SGA

System Monitor SMON

Process Database Monitor Writer PMON DBWn

Check point CKPT

Log Writer LGWR

Archiver ARCn

Background Processes
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Data Dictionary

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Database Control

Database control

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Grid Control
Grid control

Management server

Management repository Managed targets

Agent

Agent

Agent

Database control

Database

OS/third-party application

Application server

Application server control

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Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA) Overview

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Creating a Database

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Database Identification

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Management Options

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Passwords and Storage

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File Locations and Backup Recovery

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File Location Variables

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Content and Initialization Parameters

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Database Storage

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Creation Options and Create

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Other Actions with DBCA

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to: Describe the Oracle database architecture Understand the instance architecture Use the management framework Use DBCA to
Create a database Configure a database Drop a database Manage templates

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Practice 3: Creating an Oracle Database

This practice covers creating an Oracle database by using DBCA.

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