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Oracle9i Database Administration Fundamentals I
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D11321GC20 Production 2.0 September 2002 D37265

Author Marie St. Gelais

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Introduction

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Course Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to do the following: • Identify various components of the Oracle architecture • Start up and shut down an Oracle database • Create an operational database • Manage Oracle control files, online redo log files, data files, tablespaces, segments, extents, and blocks • Manage users, privileges, and resources • Use Globalization Support features

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Oracle9i Enterprise Edition

Partitioning

Real Application Clusters

Oracle Enterprise Manager Packs

Advanced Security

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Tasks of a Database Administrator

• • • • • • • •

To plan and create databases To manage database availability To manage physical and logical structures To manage storage based on design To manage security Network administration Backup and recovery Database tuning

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Oracle Architectural Components

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: • Outline the Oracle architecture and its main components • List the structures involved in connecting a user to an Oracle instance

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Overview of Primary Components
User process Shared Pool Library Cache Server process PGA Data Dictionary Cache

Instance SGA
Database Buffer Cache Java Pool Redo Log Buffer Large Pool

PMON SMON DBWR LGWR

CKPT

Others

Parameter file Password file

Data files

Control files

Redo Log files

Archived Log files

Database

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Oracle Server

An Oracle server: • Is a database management system that provides an open, comprehensive, integrated approach to information management • Consists of an Oracle instance and an Oracle database

Oracle server

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Oracle Instance
An Oracle instance: • Is a means to access an Oracle database • Always opens one and only one database • Consists of memory and background process structures
Shared Pool Library Cache Data Dictionary Cache

Instance SGA
Database Buffer Cache Java Pool Redo Log Buffer Large Pool

Memory structures

PMON SMON DBWR LGWR

CKPT

Others

Background process structures

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Establishing a Connection and Creating a Session
Connecting to an Oracle instance: • Establishing a user connection • Creating a session
Connection established User process Server process Session created Oracle server

Database user
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Oracle Database

An Oracle database: • Is a collection of data that is treated as a unit • Consists of three file types
Oracle Database Redo Control Log Data files files files

Parameter file Password file

Archived Log files

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Physical Structure

The physical structure includes three types of files: • Control files • Data files • Online redo log files
Header Data files (includes Data Dictionary) Control files

Online Redo Log files

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Memory Structure

Oracle’s memory structure consists of two memory areas known as: • System Global Area (SGA): Allocated at instance start up, and is a fundamental component of an Oracle instance • Program Global Area (PGA): Allocated when the server process is started

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System Global Area

• The SGA consists of several memory structures:
– – – – Shared Pool Database Buffer Cache Redo Log Buffer Other structures (for example, lock and latch management, statistical data)

• There are two additional memory structures that can be configured within the SGA:
– Large Pool – Java Pool

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System Global Area

• Is dynamic • Sized by the SGA_MAX_SIZE parameter • Allocated and tracked in granules by SGA components
– Contiguous virtual memory allocation – Granule size based on total estimated SGA_MAX_SIZE

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Shared Pool

• Used to store:
– Most recently executed SQL statements – Most recently used data definitions

• It consists of two key performance-related memory structures:
– Library Cache – Data Dictionary Cache

• Sized by the parameter SHARED_POOL_SIZE
ALTER SYSTEM SET SHARED_POOL_SIZE = 64M;

Shared Pool Library Cache Data Dictionary Cache

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Library Cache

• Stores information about the most recently used SQL and PL/SQL statements • Enables the sharing of commonly used statements • Is managed by a least recently used (LRU) algorithm • Consists of two structures:
– Shared SQL area – Shared PL/SQL area

• Size determined by the Shared Pool sizing

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Data Dictionary Cache

• A collection of the most recently used definitions in the database • Includes information about database files, tables, indexes, columns, users, privileges, and other database objects • During the parse phase, the server process looks at the data dictionary for information to resolve object names and validate access • Caching data dictionary information into memory improves response time on queries and DML • Size determined by the Shared Pool sizing

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Database Buffer Cache

• Stores copies of data blocks that have been retrieved from the data files • Enables great performance gains when you obtain and update data • Managed through an LRU algorithm • DB_BLOCK_SIZE determines primary block size

Database Buffer Cache

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Database Buffer Cache

• Consists of independent subcaches:
– DB_CACHE_SIZE – DB_KEEP_CACHE_SIZE – DB_RECYCLE_CACHE_SIZE

• Can be dynamically resized
ALTER SYSTEM SET DB_CACHE_SIZE = 96M;

• DB_CACHE_ADVICE set to gather statistics for predicting different cache size behavior • Statistics displayed by V$DB_CACHE_ADVICE

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Redo Log Buffer

• Records all changes made to the database data blocks • Primary purpose is recovery • Changes recorded within are called redo entries • Redo entries contain information to reconstruct or redo changes • Size defined by LOG_BUFFER
Redo Log Buffer

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Large Pool

• An optional area of memory in the SGA • Relieves the burden placed on the Shared Pool • Used for:
– – – – Session memory (UGA) for the Shared Server I/O server processes Backup and restore operations or RMAN Parallel execution message buffers PARALLEL_AUTOMATIC_TUNING set to TRUE

• Does not use an LRU list • Sized by LARGE_POOL_SIZE • Can be dynamically resized

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Java Pool

• Services parsing requirements for Java commands • Required if installing and using Java • Sized by JAVA_POOL_SIZE parameter

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Program Global Area

• Memory reserved for each user process connecting to an Oracle database • Allocated when a process is created • Deallocated when the process is terminated • Used by only one process

PGA Server process

User process

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Process Structure

Oracle takes advantage of various types of processes: • User process: Started at the time a database user requests connection to the Oracle server • Server process: Connects to the Oracle instance and is started when a user establishes a session • Background processes: Started when an Oracle instance is started

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User Process

• A program that requests interaction with the Oracle server • Must first establish a connection • Does not interact directly with the Oracle server
Server process User process Connection established

Database user

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Server Process

• A program that directly interacts with the Oracle server • Fulfills calls generated and returns results • Can be dedicated or shared server
Connection established User process Server process Session created Oracle server

Database user
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Background Processes

Maintains and enforces relationships between physical and memory structures: • Mandatory background processes:
DBWn LGWR ARCn CJQ0 Dnnn LCKn PMON SMON LMDn LMON LMS Pnnn CKPT

• Optional background processes:
QMNn RECO Snnn

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Database Writer (DBWn)
Instance SGA Database Buffer Cache

DBWn

Data files

Control files

DBWn writes when: • Checkpoint occurs • Dirty buffers reach threshold • There are no free buffers • Timeout occurs • RAC ping request is made • Tablespace OFFLINE • Tablespace READ ONLY Redo • Table DROP or TRUNCATE Log files • Tablespace BEGIN BACKUP

Database
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Log Writer (LGWR)
Instance SGA Redo Log Buffer

DBWn LGWR

LGWR writes: • At commit • When one-third full • When there is 1 MB of redo • Every three seconds • Before DBWn writes

Data files

Control files

Redo Log files

Database
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System Monitor (SMON)
Instance SGA

SMON

Data files

Control files

Redo Log files

Database

Responsibilities: • Instance recovery – Rolls forward changes in online redo log files – Opens database for user access – Rolls back uncommitted transactions • Coalesces free space • Deallocates temporary segments

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Process Monitor (PMON)
Instance SGA

PMON

Cleans up after failed processes by: • Rolling back the transaction • Releasing locks • Releasing other resources • Restarting dead dispatchers

PGA area

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Checkpoint (CKPT)
Instance SGA

DBWn LGWR CKPT

Data files

Control files

Responsible for: • Signaling DBWn at checkpoints • Updating datafile headers with checkpoint information • Updating control Redo files with checkpoint Log files information

Database

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Archiver (ARCn)

• Optional background process • Automatically archives online redo log files when ARCHIVELOG mode is set • Preserves the record of all changes made to the database
Redo log files

Data files

Control files

ARCn

Archived redo log files

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Logical Structure

• Dictates how the physical space of a database is used • Hierarchy consisting of tablespaces, segments, extents, and blocks
Tablespace Datafile Segment Segment

Extent

Blocks

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Processing SQL Statements

• Connect to an instance using:
– User process – Server process

• The Oracle server components that are used depend on the type of SQL statement:
– Queries return rows – DML statements log changes – Commit ensures transaction recovery

• Some Oracle server components do not participate in SQL statement processing.

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to: • Explain database files: data files, control files, online redo log files • Explain SGA memory structures: Database Buffer Cache, Shared Pool, and Redo Log Buffer • Explain primary background processes: DBWn, LGWR, CKPT, PMON, SMON • Explain the use of the optional background process ARCn • Identify optional and conditional background processes • Explain logical hierarchy
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Practice 1 Overview

This practice covers the following topics: • Reviewing architectural components • Identifying structures involved in connecting a user to an Oracle instance

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Getting Started with the Oracle Server

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: • Identify common database administration tools available to a DBA • Identify the features of the Oracle Universal Installer • Use SQL*Plus to interact and manipulate an Oracle database • List the main components of Oracle Enterprise Manager

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Database Administration Tools

Tool Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) Oracle Database Configuration Assistant SQL*Plus Oracle Enterprise Manager

Description Used to install, upgrade, or remove software components A graphical user interface tool that interacts with the OUI, or can be used independently, to create, delete, or modify a database A utility to access data in an Oracle database A graphical interface used to administer, monitor, and tune one or more databases

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Oracle Universal Installer

• Used to install, upgrade, or remove software components, and create a database • Based on a Java engine • Features include
– Automatic dependency resolution – Allows for Web-based installations – Tracking inventory of component and suite installations – Deinstallation of installed components – Support for multiple Oracle homes – Support for globalization technology

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Starting the Universal Installer

• To start Oracle Universal Installer on UNIX:
$ ./runInstaller

• To start Oracle Universal Installer on NT:
Start > Programs > Oracle Installation Products > Universal Installer

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Non-Interactive Installation Using Response Files
• Allows for no user interaction • Response files:
– Templates must be edited. – Text files contain variables and values. – Parameters are customized.

• To start Universal Installer in non-interactive mode:
./runInstaller -responsefile myrespfile -silent

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Oracle Database Configuration Assistant

You use the Oracle Database Configuration Assistant to: • Create a database • Configure database options • Delete a database • Manage templates

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Database Administrator Users

• Users SYS and SYSTEM are created automatically
– During database creation – Granted the DBA role

• User SYS
– Owner of the database data dictionary – Default password: change_on_install

• User SYSTEM
– Owner of additional internal tables and views used by Oracle tools – Default password: manager

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SQL*Plus

• An Oracle tool providing:
– Capability to interact with and manipulate the database – Ability to start up and shut down the database, create and run queries, add rows, modify data, and write customized reports

• A subset of the standard SQL language with specific add ons • Connecting to SQL*Plus:
sqlplus /nolog connect / as sysdba Connected to an idle instance.

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Oracle Enterprise Manager

• Serves as a centralized systems management tool for DBAs • A tool to administer, diagnose, and tune multiple databases • A tool to administer multiple network nodes and services from many locations • Use to share tasks with other administrators • Provides tools for administering parallel servers and replicated databases

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Oracle Enterprise Manager: Architecture

Oracle Management Server Console

Agent Oracle server

Repository

Agent Oracle server

Oracle Management Server

Oracle server

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Console

• Central launching point • Can be run in a thin or fat client • Can be launched stand-alone or via an OMS

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned to: • Identify database administration tools • Identify the features of the Oracle Universal Installer • Use SQL*Plus to interact and manipulate the database • Identify the main components of Oracle Enterprise Manager

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Practice 2 Overview

This practice covers the following topics: • Connecting to SQL*Plus • Connecting to Enterprise Manager Console

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Managing an Oracle Instance

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: • Create and manage initialization parameter files • Start up and shut down an instance • Monitor and use diagnostic files

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Initialization Parameter Files
Oracle Instance Shared Pool Library Cache Data Dictionary Cache
PMON SMON SGA

Redo Log Database Buffer Buffer Cache Java Pool Large Pool
Others

DBW0 LGWR

CKPT

spfiledb01.ora

CONNECT / AS SYSDBA STARTUP

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Initialization Parameter Files

• Entries are specific to the instance being started • Two types of parameters:
– Explicit: Having an entry in the file – Implicit: No entry within the file, but assuming the Oracle default values

• Multiple initialization parameter files can exist • Changes to entries in the file take effect based on the type of initialization parameter file used:
– Static parameter file, PFILE – Persistent server parameter file, SPFILE

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PFILE initSID.ora
• • • • • • Text file Modified with an operating system editor Modifications made manually Changes take effect on the next start up Only opened during instance start up Default location is $ORACLE_HOME/dbs

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Creating a PFILE

• Created from a sample init.ora file
– Sample installed by the Oracle Universal Installer – Copy sample using operating system copy command – Uniquely identified by database SID cp init.ora $ORACLE_HOME/dbs/initdba01.ora

• Modify the initSID.ora
– Edit the parameters – Specific to database needs

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PFILE Example
# Initialization Parameter File: initdba01.ora db_name instance_name = dba01 = dba01

control_files = ( /home/dba01/ORADATA/u01/control01dba01.ctl, /home/dba01/ORADATA/u02/control01dba02.ctl) db_block_size db_cache_size shared_pool_size java_pool_size max_dump_file_size user_dump_dest core_dump_dest undo_management undo_tablespace . . .
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= 4096 = 4M = 50000000 = 50000000 = 10240 = /home/dba01/ADMIN/UDUMP = /home/dba01/ADMIN/CDUMP = AUTO = UNDOTBS

background_dump_dest = /home/dba01/ADMIN/BDUMP

SPFILE spfileSID.ora
• • • • Binary file Maintained by the Oracle server Always resides on the server side Ability to make changes persistent across shut down and start up • Can self-tune parameter values • Can have Recovery Manager support backing up to the initialization parameter file

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Creating an SPFILE

• Created from a PFILE file
CREATE SPFILE = ‘$ORACLE_HOME/dbs/spfileDBA01.ora’ FROM PFILE = ‘$ORACLE_HOME/dbs/initDBA01.ora’;

where – SPFILE-NAME: SPFILE to be created – PFILE-NAME: PFILE creating the SPFILE

• Can be executed before or after instance start up

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SPFILE Example
*.background_dump_dest= '/home/dba01/ADMIN/BDUMP' *.compatible='9.2.0' *.control_files='/home/dba01/ORADATA/u01/ctrl01.ctl' *.core_dump_dest= '/home/dba01/ADMIN/CDUMP' *.db_block_size=4096 *.db_name='dba01' *.db_domain= 'world' *.global_names=TRUE *.instance_name='dba01' *.remote_login_passwordfile='exclusive' *.java_pool_size=50000000 *.shared_pool_size=50000000 *.undo_management='AUTO' *.undo_tablespace='UNDOTBS' . . .

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Modifying Parameters in SPFILE

• Changing parameter values
ALTER SYSTEM SET undo_tablespace = UNDO2;

• Specifying temporary or persistent changes
ALTER SYSTEM SET undo_tablespace = UNDO2 SCOPE=BOTH;

• Deleting or resetting values
ALTER SYSTEM RESET undo_suppress_errors SCOPE=BOTH SID='*';

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STARTUP Command Behavior

• Order of precedence:
– spfileSID.ora – Default SPFILE – initSID.ora – Default PFILE

• Specified PFILE can override precedence.
STARTUP PFILE = $ORACLE_HOME/dbs/initDBA1.ora

• PFILE can indicate to use SPFILE.
SPFILE = /database/startup/spfileDBA1.ora

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Starting Up a Database NOMOUNT
OPEN STARTUP MOUNT

NOMOUNT Instance started SHUTDOWN SHUTDOWN

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Starting Up a Database MOUNT
OPEN STARTUP MOUNT Control file opened for this instance

NOMOUNT Instance started SHUTDOWN

SHUTDOWN

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Starting Up a Database OPEN
OPEN STARTUP MOUNT All files opened as described by the control file for this instance

NOMOUNT Instance started SHUTDOWN

Control file opened for this instance

SHUTDOWN

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STARTUP Command

Start up the instance and open the database:
STARTUP STARTUP PFILE=$ORACLE_HOME/dbs/initdb01.ora

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ALTER DATABASE Command

• Change the state of the database from NOMOUNT to MOUNT:
ALTER DATABASE db01 MOUNT;

• Open the database as a read-only database:
ALTER DATABASE db01 OPEN READ ONLY;

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Opening a Database in Restricted Mode

• Use the STARTUP command to restrict access to a database:
STARTUP RESTRICT

• Use the ALTER SYSTEM command to place an instance in restricted mode:
ALTER SYSTEM ENABLE RESTRICTED SESSION;

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Opening a Database in Read-Only Mode

• Opening a database in read-only mode:
STARTUP MOUNT ALTER DATABASE OPEN READ ONLY;

• Can be used to:
– – – – Execute queries Execute disk sorts using locally managed tablespaces Take data files offline and online, but not tablespaces Perform recovery of offline data files and tablespaces

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Shutting Down the Database
Shutdown Mode Allow new connections Wait until current sessions end Wait until current transactions end Force a checkpoint and close files A No No No No I No No No T No No N No Yes

Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes

Shutdown mode: • A = ABORT • I = IMMEDIATE • T = TRANSACTIONAL • N = NORMAL
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SHUTDOWN Options
During

On the way down: SHUTDOWN • Database buffer NORMAL or cache written to SHUTDOWN the data files TRANSACTIONAL • Uncommitted or SHUTDOWN changes rolled IMMEDIATE back • Resources released

On the way up: • No instance recovery

Consistent database (clean database)
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SHUTDOWN Options
During

On the way up: On the way down: SHUTDOWN ABORT • Online redo log • Modified buffers or files used to are not written to Instance Failure or reapply changes the data files STARTUP FORCE • Undo segments • Uncommitted used to roll back changes are not uncommitted rolled back changes • Resources released Inconsistent database (dirty database)
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Monitoring an Instance Using Diagnostic Files
• Diagnostic files
– Contain information about significant events encountered – Used to resolve problems – Used to better manage the database on a day-to-day basis

• Several types exist:
– alertSID.log file – Background trace files – User trace files

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Alert Log File

• alertSID.log file:
– – – – Records the commands Records results of major events Used for day-to-day operational information Used for diagnosing database errors

• Each entry has a time stamp associated with it • Must be managed by DBA • Location defined by BACKGROUND_DUMP_DEST

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Background Trace Files

• Background trace files
– Log errors detected by any background process – Are used to diagnose and troubleshoot errors

• Created when a background process encounters an error • Location defined by BACKGROUND_DUMP_DEST

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User Trace Files

• User trace files
– – – – Produced by the user process Can be generated by a server process Contain statistics for traced SQL statements Contain user error messages

• Created when a user encounters user session errors • Location is defined by USER_DUMP_DEST • Size defined by MAX_DUMP_FILE_SIZE

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Enabling or Disabling User Tracing

• Session level:
– Using the ALTER SESSION command: ALTER SESSION SET SQL_TRACE = TRUE – Executing DBMS procedure: dbms_system.SET_SQL_TRACE_IN_SESSION

• Instance level
– Setting the initialization parameter: SQL_TRACE = TRUE

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to: • Create and manage initialization parameter files • Start up and shut down an instance • Monitor and use diagnostic files

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Practice 3 Overview

This practice covers the following topics: • Creating an SPFILE • Starting up and shutting down the database in different modes

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Creating a Database

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: • List the prerequisites necessary for database creation • Create a database using Oracle Database Configuration Assistant • Create a database manually • Create a database using Oracle Managed Files

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Planning and Organizing a Database

• Planning for your database is the first step in managing a database system.
– – – – Define the purpose of the database. Define the type of the database. Outline a database architectural design. Choose the database name.

• Create your database. • Use Oracle Data Migration Assistant to migrate from an earlier version of the database.

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Optimal Flexible Architecture (OFA)

• Oracle’s recommended standard database architecture layout • OFA involves three major rules:
– Establish a directory structure where any database file can be stored on any disk resource. – Separate objects with different behavior into different tablespaces. – Maximize database reliability and performance by separating database components across different disk resources.

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Oracle Software and File Locations
oracle_base Software oradata/ db01/ system01.dbf control01.ctl redo0101.log ... db02/ system01.dbf control01.ctl redo0101.log ... Files

/product
/release_number /bin /dbs /rdbms /sqlplus /admin /inst_name /pfile

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Creation Prerequisites

To create a new database, you must have the following: • A privileged account authenticated by one of the following:
– Operating system – Password file

• Sufficient memory to start the instance • Sufficient disk space for the planned database

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Authentication Methods for Database Administrators
Remote database administration Local database administration

Do you have a secure connection?

Yes

Do you want to use OS authentication?

Yes Use OS authentication

No

No

Use a password file

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Using Password File Authentication

• Create the password file using the password utility.
$ orapwd file=$ORACLE_HOME/dbs/orapwU15 password=admin entries=5

• Set REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE=EXCLUSIVE in initialization parameter file. • Add users to the password file. • Assign appropriate privileges to each user.
GRANT SYSDBA TO HR;

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Creating a Database

An Oracle database can be created by: • Oracle Universal Installer • Oracle Database Configuration Assistant
– – – – Graphical user interface Java-based Launched by the Oracle Universal Installer Can be used as a stand-alone application

• The CREATE DATABASE command

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Operating System Environment

Set the following environment variables: • ORACLE_BASE • ORACLE_HOME • ORACLE_SID • ORA_NLS33 • PATH • LD_LIBRARY_PATH

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Database Configuration Assistant

With the Database Configuration Assistant you can: • Create a database • Configure database options • Delete a database • Manage templates – Create new templates using predefined template settings – Create new templates from an existing database – Delete database templates

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Creating a Database Using Database Configuration Assistant
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Select create database option Specify type of database Specify global database name and SID Select features Select database operational mode Specify options for memory, character sets, database sizing, file locations, and archiving 7. Define database storage parameters 8. Select option to:
• • •
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Create database Save as a template Generate creation script
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Creating a Database Manually

• • • • • •

Choose a unique instance and database name Choose a database character set Set operating system variables Create the initialization parameter file Start the instance in NOMOUNT stage Create and execute the CREATE DATABASE command • Run scripts to generate the data dictionary and accomplish post-creation steps • Create additional tablespaces as needed

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Creating a Database Using Oracle Managed Files (OMF)
• Using OMF simplifies file administration on the operating system. • OMF are created and deleted by the Oracle server as directed by SQL commands. • OMF are established by setting two parameters:
– DB_CREATE_FILE_DEST: Set to give the default location for data files – DB_CREATE_ONLINE_LOG_DEST_n: Set to give the default locations for online redo log files and control files

• Maximum of five locations

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Creating a Database Using Oracle Managed Files (OMF)
• Define the OMF parameters in the initialization parameter file. Example:
– DB_CREATE_FILE_DEST=/$HOME/ORADATA/u05 – DB_CREATE_ONLINE_LOG_DEST_1=/$HOME/ORADATA/u01 – DB_CREATE_ONLINE_LOG_DEST_2=/$HOME/ORADATA/u02

• CREATE DATABASE command is simplified:
@cddba01.sql > CREATE DATABASE dba01;

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CREATE DATABASE Command
CREATE DATABASE user01 USER SYS IDENTIFIED BY ORACLE USER SYSTEM IDENTIFIED BY MANAGER CONTROLFILE REUSE LOGFILE GROUP 1 ('$HOME/ORADATA/u01/redo01.log') SIZE 100M, GROUP 2 ('$HOME/ORADATA/u02/redo02.log') SIZE 100M, GROUP 3 ('$HOME/ORADATA/u03/redo03.log') SIZE 100M MAXLOGFILES 5 MAXLOGMEMBERS 5 MAXLOGHISTORY 1 MAXDATAFILES 100 MAXINSTANCES 1 ARCHIVELOG FORCE LOGGING CHARACTER SET US7ASCII NATIONAL CHARACTER SET AL16UTF16 DATAFILE '/$HOME/ORADATA/u01/system01.dbf' SIZE 325M DEFAULT TEMPORARY TABLESPACE temp UNDO TABLESPACE undotbs SET TIME_ZONE= 'America/New_York'
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Troubleshooting

Creation of the database fails if: • There are syntax errors in the SQL script • Files that should be created already exist • Operating system errors such as file or directory permission or insufficient space errors occur

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After Database Creation

The database contains: • Data files, control files, and online redo log files • User SYS with the password change_on_install • User SYSTEM with the password manager • Internal tables (but no data dictionary views)

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned to: • Identify the prerequisites for creating a database • Create a database using the Oracle Database Configuration Assistant • Create a database manually • Create a database using Oracle Managed Files

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Practice 4 Overview

• This lesson provides two specific ways of creating a database:
– Use the Database Configuration Assistant to create a database using graphical steps. Launched by: Start > Programs > Oracle-OraHome90 > Configuration and Migration Tools. – Appendix A provides a step-by- step guide for creating a database manually on a UNIX system.

• Review the steps, and optionally create a database manually or by using the Database Configuration Assistant.

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Using Data Dictionary and Dynamic Performance Views

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: • Identify built-in database objects • Identify the contents and uses of the data dictionary • Describe how data dictionary views are created • Identify data dictionary view categories • Query the data dictionary and dynamic performance views • Describe administrative script naming conventions

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Built-In Database Objects

Other objects created with the database: • Data dictionary • Performance tables • PL/SQL packages • Database event triggers

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Data Dictionary

• • • • •

Central to every Oracle database Describes the database and its objects Contains read-only tables and views Stored in the SYSTEM tablespace Owned by the user SYS
Data files Control Redo files Log files Database

• Maintained by the Oracle server • Accessed with SELECT

Data Dictionary tables

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Base Tables and Data Dictionary Views

The data dictionary contains two parts: • Base tables
– Stores description of the database – Created with CREATE DATABASE

• Data dictionary views
– Used to simplify the base table information – Accessed through public synonyms – Created with the catalog.sql script

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Creating Data Dictionary Views

Script catalog.sql

Purpose Creates commonly used data dictionary views and synonyms

catproc.sql

Runs scripts required for server-side PL/SQL

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Data Dictionary Contents

The data dictionary provides information about: • Logical and physical database structures • Definitions and space allocations of objects • Integrity constraints • Users • Roles • Privileges • Auditing

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How the Data Dictionary Is Used

Primary uses: • Oracle server uses it to find information about
– Users – Schema objects – Storage structures

• Oracle server modifies it when a DDL statement is executed. • Users and DBAs use it as a read-only reference for information about the database.

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Data Dictionary View Categories

• Three sets of static views • Distinguished by their scope:
– DBA: What is in all the schemas – ALL: What the user can access – USER: What is in the user’s schema

DBA_xxx All of the objects in the database ALL_xxx Objects accessible by the current user USER_xxx Objects owned by the current user

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Data Dictionary Examples

• General overview: DICTIONARY, DICT_COLUMNS • Schema objects: DBA_TABLES, DBA_INDEXES, DBA_TAB_COLUMNS, DBA_CONSTRAINTS • Space allocation: DBA_SEGMENTS, DBA_EXTENTS • Database structure: DBA_TABLESPACES, DBA_DATA_FILES

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Dynamic Performance Tables

• Virtual tables • Record current database activity • Continually updated while the database is operational • Information is accessed from memory and control file • Used to monitor and tune the database • Owned by SYS user • Synonyms begin with V$ • Listed in V$FIXED_TABLE

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Dynamic Performance Examples

• • • • • • • • • • •
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V$CONTROLFILE V$DATABASE V$DATAFILE V$INSTANCE V$PARAMETER V$SESSION V$SGA $SPPARAMETER V$TABLESPACE V$THREAD V$VERSION
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Administrative Script Naming Conventions

Convention cat*.sql dbms*.sql prvt*.plb utl*.sql

Description Catalog and data dictionary information Database package specifications Wrapped database package code Views and tables for database utilities

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to: • Identify built-in database objects • Identify the contents and uses of the data dictionary • Describe how data dictionary views are created • Identify data dictionary view categories • Query the data dictionary and dynamic performance views • Describe administrative script naming conventions

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Practice 5 Overview

This practice covers the following topics: • Identifying the components and contents of the data dictionary • Querying the data dictionary and dynamic performance views

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Maintaining the Control File

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: • Explain the uses of the control file • List the contents of the control file • Multiplex and manage the control file • Manage the control file with Oracle Managed Files (OMF) • Obtain control file information

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Control File

• • • •

A small binary file Defines current state of physical database Maintains integrity of database Required:
– At MOUNT state during database start up – To operate the database

• Linked to a single database • Loss may require recovery • Sized initially by CREATE DATABASE

Database Control files

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Control File Contents

A control file contains the following entries: • Database name and identifier • Time stamp of database creation • Tablespace names • Names and locations of data files and online redo log files • Current online redo log file sequence number • Checkpoint information • Begin and end of undo segments • Redo log archive information • Backup information
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Multiplexing the Control File

CONTROL_FILES= $HOME/ORADATA/u01/ctrl01.ctl, $HOME/ORADATA/u02/ctrl02.ctl

Disk 1 (u01)

Disk 2 (u02)

ctrl01.ctl

ctrl02.ctl

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Multiplexing the Control File When Using SPFILE
1. Alter the SPFILE:
ALTER SYSTEM SET control_files = '$HOME/ORADATA/u01/ctrl01.ctl', '$HOME/ORADATA/u02/ctrl02.ctl' SCOPE=SPFILE;

2. Shut down the database:
shutdown immediate

3. Create additional control files:
cp $HOME/ORADATA/u01/ctrl01.ctl $HOME/ORADATA/u02/ctrl02.ctl

4. Start the database:
startup
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Multiplexing the Control File When Using PFILE
1. Shut down the database:
shutdown immediate

2. Create additional control files:
cp $HOME/ORADATA/u01/ctrl01.ctl $HOME/ORADATA/u02/ctrl02.ctl

3. Add control file names to PFILE:
CONTROL_FILES = $HOME/ORADATA/u01/ctrl01.ctl, $HOME/ORADATA/u02/ctrl02.ctl)

4. Start the database:
startup

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Managing Control Files with OMF

• OMF is created if the CONTROL_FILES parameter is not specified. • Locations are defined by DB_CREATE_ONLINE_LOG_DEST_n. • Names are uniquely generated and displayed in the alertSID.log.

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Obtaining Control File Information

Information about control file status and locations can be retrieved by querying the following views. • V$CONTROLFILE: Lists the name and status of all control files associated with the instance • V$PARAMETER: Lists status and location of all parameters • V$CONTROLFILE_RECORD_SECTION: Provides information about the control file record sections • SHOW PARAMETER CONTROL_FILES: Lists the name, status, and location of the control files

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to: • Multiplex the control file when using an SPFILE • Multiplex the control file when using an init.ora • Manage the control files using OMF

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Practice 6 Overview

This practice covers the following topics: • Starting the database without a control file • Multiplexing an existing control file

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Maintaining Online Redo Log Files

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: • Explain the purpose of online redo log files • Outline the structure of online redo log files • Control log switches and checkpoints • Multiplex and maintain online redo log files • Manage online redo logs files with OMF • Obtain online redo log file information

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Using Online Redo Log Files

Online Redo log files have the following characteristics: • Record all changes made to data • Provide a recovery mechanism • Can be organized into groups • At least two groups required
Redo log files

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Structure of Online Redo Log Files

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3 Disk 1

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Disk 2

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How Online Redo Log Files Work

• Online Redo log files are used in a cyclic fashion. • When a online redo log file is full, LGWR will move to the next log group.
– Called a log switch – Checkpoint operation also occurs – Information written to the control file

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Forcing Log Switches and Checkpoints

• Forcing a log switch:
ALTER SYSTEM SWITCH LOGFILE;

• Checkpoints can be forced by:
– Setting FAST_START_MTTR_TARGET parameter FAST_START_MTTR_TARGET = 600 – ALTER SYSTEM CHECKPOINT command ALTER SYSTEM CHECKPOINT;

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Adding Online Redo Log File Groups

ALTER DATABASE ADD LOGFILE GROUP 3 ('$HOME/ORADATA/u01/log3a.rdo', '$HOME/ORADATA/u02/log3b.rdo') SIZE 1M;

log1a.rdo log1b.rdo Group 1

log2a.rdo log2b.rdo Group 2

log3a.rdo log3b.rdo Group 3

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Adding Online Redo Log File Members

ALTER DATABASE ADD LOGFILE MEMBER '$HOME/ORADATA/u04/log1c.rdo' TO GROUP 1, '$HOME/ORADATA/u04/log2c.rdo' TO GROUP 2, '$HOME/ORADATA/u04/log3c.rdo' TO GROUP 3;

log1a.rdo log1b.rdo log1c.rdo Group 1
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log2a.rdo log2b.rdo log2c.rdo Group 2

log3a.rdo log3b.rdo log3c.rdo Group 3

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Dropping Online Redo Log File Groups

ALTER DATABASE DROP LOGFILE GROUP 3;

log1a.rdo Group 1
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log2a.rdo Group 2

log3a.rdo Group 3

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Dropping Online Redo Log File Members

ALTER DATABASE DROP LOGFILE MEMBER '$HOME/ORADATA/u04/log3c.rdo';

log1a.rdo log1b.rdo log1c.rdo Group 1
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Relocating or Renaming Online Redo Log Files
Relocate or rename online redo log files in one of the two following ways: • ALTER DATABASE RENAME FILE command
– – – – – Shut down the database. Copy the online redo log files to the new location. Place the database in MOUNT mode. Execute the command. Open database for normal operation.

ALTER DATABASE RENAME FILE '$HOME/ORADATA/u01/log2a.rdo' TO '$HOME/ORADATA/u02/log1c.rdo';

• Add new members and drop old members.
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Clearing Online Redo Log Files

• ALTER DATABASE CLEAR LOGFILE command can be used to reinitialize an online redo log file.
ALTER DATABASE CLEAR LOGFILE GROUP 2;

• Use the UNARCHIVED keyword to avoid archiving the corrupted online redo log file.
ALTER DATABASE CLEAR UNARCHIVED LOGFILE GROUP 2;

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Online Redo Log File Configuration

?
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Member Member Member Member Member

Disk 1

Disk 2

Disk 3

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Managing Online Redo Log Files with OMF

• Define the DB_CREATE_ONLINE_LOG_DEST_n parameter:
DB_CREATE_ONLINE_LOG_DEST_1 DB_CREATE_ONLINE_LOG_DEST_2

• A group can be added with no file specification:
ALTER DATABASE ADD LOGFILE;

• Dropping a group:
ALTER DATABASE DROP LOGFILE GROUP 3;

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Obtaining Group and Member Information

Information about a group and its members can be obtained by querying the following views: • V$LOG • V$LOGFILE

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Archived Redo Log Files

• Filled online redo log files can be archived. • There are two advantages in running the database in ARCHIVELOG mode and archiving online redo log files:
– Recovery: A database backup together with online and archived redo log files can guarantee recovery of all committed transactions. – Backup: This can be performed while the database is open.

• By default, the database is created in NOARCHIVELOG mode.

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Archived Redo Log Files

• Accomplished automatically by ARCn • Accomplished manually through SQL statements • When successfully archived:
– An entry in the control file is made – Records: archive log name, log sequence number, and high and low system change number (SCN)

• Filled online redo log files cannot be reused until:
– A checkpoint has taken place – File has been archived by ARCn

• Can be multiplexed • Maintained by the DBA

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to: • Explain the use of online redo log files • Obtain online redo log file information • Control log switches and checkpoints • Multiplex and maintain online redo log files • Manage online redo log files with OMF

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Practice 7 Overview

This practice covers the following topics: • Creating online redo log file groups and members • Maintaining online redo log file groups and members • Managing online redo log files using OMF

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Managing Tablespaces and Data Files

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: • Define the purpose of tablespaces and data files • Create tablespaces • Manage tablespaces • Create and manage tablespaces using Oracle Managed Files (OMF) • Obtain tablespace information

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Tablespaces and Data Files

Oracle stores data logically in tablespaces and physically in data files. • Tablespaces:
– Can belong to only one database at a time – Consist of one or more data files – Are further divided into logical units of storage

• Data files:
– Can belong to only one tablespace and one database – Are a repository for schema object data

Database Tablespace Data files

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Types of Tablespaces

• SYSTEM tablespace
– Created with the database – Contains the data dictionary – Contains the SYSTEM undo segment

• Non-SYSTEM tablespace
– Separate segments – Eases space administration – Controls amount of space allocated to a user

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Creating Tablespaces

A tablespace is created using the command: CREATE TABLESPACE
CREATE TABLESPACE userdata DATAFILE '/u01/oradata/userdata01.dbf' SIZE 5M;

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Space Management in Tablespaces

• Locally managed tablespace:
– – – – Free extents are managed in the tablespace. Bitmap is used to record free extents. Each bit corresponds to a block or group of blocks. Bit value indicates free or used.

• Dictionary-managed tablespace:
– Free extents are managed by the data dictionary. – Appropriate tables are updated when extents are allocated or deallocated.

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Locally Managed Tablespaces

• Reduced contention on data dictionary tables • No undo generated when space allocation or deallocation occurs • No coalescing required
CREATE TABLESPACE userdata DATAFILE '/u01/oradata/userdata01.dbf' SIZE 500M EXTENT MANAGEMENT LOCAL UNIFORM SIZE 128K;

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Dictionary-Managed Tablespaces

• Extents are managed in the data dictionary. • Each segment stored in the tablespace can have a different storage clause. • Coalescing is required.
CREATE TABLESPACE userdata DATAFILE '/u01/oradata/userdata01.dbf' SIZE 500M EXTENT MANAGEMENT DICTIONARY DEFAULT STORAGE (initial 1M NEXT 1M PCTINCREASE 0);

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Migrating a Dictionary-Managed SYSTEM Tablespace
Migrate a dictionary managed SYSTEM tablespace to locally managed: DBMS_SPACE_ADMIN. TABLESPACE_MIGRATE_TO_LOCAL('SYSTEM');

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Undo Tablespace

• • • •

Used to store undo segments Cannot contain any other objects Extents are locally managed Can only use the DATAFILE and EXTENT MANAGEMENT clauses
CREATE UNDO TABLESPACE undo1 DATAFILE '/u01/oradata/undo01.dbf' SIZE 40M;

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Temporary Tablespaces

• • • •

Used for sort operations Can be shared by multiple users Cannot contain any permanent objects Locally managed extents recommended
CREATE TEMPORARY TABLESPACE temp TEMPFILE '/u01/oradata/temp01.dbf' SIZE 20M EXTENT MANAGEMENT LOCAL UNIFORM SIZE 4M;

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Default Temporary Tablespace

• Specifies a database-wide default temporary tablespace • Eliminates using SYSTEM tablespace for storing temporary data • Can be created by using:
– CREATE DATABASE – ALTER DATABASE

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Creating a Default Temporary Tablespace

• During database creation:
CREATE DATABASE DBA01 LOGFILE GROUP 1 ('/$HOME/ORADATA/u01/redo01.log') SIZE 100M, GROUP 2 ('/$HOME/ORADATA/u02/redo02.log') SIZE 100M, MAXLOGFILES 5 MAXLOGMEMBERS 5 MAXLOGHISTORY 1 MAXDATAFILES 100 MAXINSTANCES 1 DATAFILE '/$HOME/ORADATA/u01/system01.dbf' SIZE 325M – UNDO TABLESPACE undotbs DATAFILE '/$HOME/ORADATA/u02/undotbs01.dbf' SIZE 200 DEFAULT TEMPORARY TABLESPACE temp TEMPFILE '/$HOME/ORADATA/u03/temp01.dbf' SIZE 4M CHARACTER SET US7ASCII

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Creating a Default Temporary Tablespace
• After database creation:
ALTER DATABASE DEFAULT TEMPORARY TABLESPACE default_temp2;

• To find the default temporary tablespace for the database query DATABASE_PROPERTIES:
SELECT * FROM DATABASE_PROPERTIES;

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Restrictions on Default Temporary Tablespace
Default temporary tablespaces cannot be: • Dropped until after a new default is made available • Taken offline • Altered to a permanent tablespace

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Read-Only Tablespaces

• Use the following command to place a tablespace in read-only mode:
ALTER TABLESPACE userdata READ ONLY; – Causes a checkpoint – Data available only for read operations – Objects can be dropped from tablespace

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Taking a Tablespace Offline

• Not available for data access • Tablespaces that cannot be taken offline:
– SYSTEM tablespace – Tablespaces with active undo segments – Default temporary tablespace

• To take a tablespace offline:
ALTER TABLESPACE userdata OFFLINE;

• To bring a tablespace online:
ALTER TABLESPACE userdata ONLINE;

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Changing Storage Settings

• Using ALTER TABLESPACE command to change storage settings:
ALTER TABLESPACE userdata MINIMUM EXTENT 2M; ALTER TABLESPACE userdata DEFAULT STORAGE (INITIAL 2M NEXT 2M MAXEXTENTS 999);

• Storage settings for locally managed tablespaces cannot be altered.

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Resizing a Tablespace

A tablespace can be resized by: • Changing the size of a data file:
– Automatically using AUTOEXTEND – Manually using ALTER DATABASE

• Adding a data file using ALTER TABLESPACE

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Enabling Automatic Extension of Data Files
• Can be resized automatically with the following commands:
– CREATE DATABASE – CREATE TABLESPACE – ALTER TABLESPACE … ADD DATAFILE

• Example:
CREATE TABLESPACE user_data DATAFILE '/u01/oradata/userdata01.dbf' SIZE 200M AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT 10M MAXSIZE 500M;

• Query the DBA_DATA_FILES view to determine whether AUTOEXTEND is enabled.
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Manually Resizing a Data File

• Manually increase or decrease a data file size using ALTER DATABASE. • Resizing a data file adds more space without adding more data files. • Manual resizing of a data file reclaims unused space in database. • Example:
ALTER DATABASE DATAFILE '/u03/oradata/userdata02.dbf' RESIZE 200M;

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Adding Data Files to a Tablespace

• Increases the space allocated to a tablespace by adding additional data files • ADD DATAFILE clause is used to add a data file • Example:
ALTER TABLESPACE user_data ADD DATAFILE '/u01/oradata/userdata03.dbf' SIZE 200M;

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Methods for Moving Data Files
• ALTER TABLESPACE
– Tablespace must be offline. – Target data files must exist. ALTER TABLESPACE userdata RENAME DATAFILE '/u01/oradata/userdata01.dbf' TO '/u02/oradata/userdata01.dbf';

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Methods for Moving Data Files

• ALTER DATABASE
– Database must be mounted. – Target data file must exist. ALTER DATABASE RENAME FILE '/u01/oradata/system01.dbf' TO '/u03/oradata/system01.dbf';

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Dropping Tablespaces

• You cannot drop a tablespace if it:
– Is the SYSTEM tablespace – Has active segments

• INCLUDING CONTENTS drops the segments. • INCLUDING CONTENTS AND DATAFILES deletes data files. • CASCADE CONSTRAINTS drops all referential integrity constraints.
DROP TABLESPACE userdata INCLUDING CONTENTS AND DATAFILES;

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Managing Tablespaces Using OMF

• Define the DB_CREATE_FILE_DEST parameter in one of the following ways:
– Initialization parameter file – Set dynamically using ALTER SYSTEM command ALTER SYSTEM SET db_create_file_dest = '/u01/oradata/dba01';

• When creating the tablespace:
– Data file is automatically created and located in DB_CREATE_FILE_DEST – Default size is 100 MB – AUTOEXTEND is set to UNLIMITED

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Managing Tablespaces Using OMF

• Creating an OMF tablespace:
CREATE TABLESPACE text_data DATAFILE SIZE 20M;

• Adding an OMF data file to an existing tablespace:
ALTER TABLESPACE text_data ADD DATAFILE;

• Dynamically changing default file location:
ALTER SYSTEM SET db_create_file_dest = '/u01/oradata/dba01';

• Dropping a tablespace includes deleting OS files:

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Obtaining Tablespace Information

Obtaining tablespace and data file information can be obtained by querying the following: • Tablespace information:
– DBA_TABLESPACES – V$TABLESPACE

• Data file information:
– DBA_DATA_FILES – V$DATAFILE

• Temp file information:
– DBA_TEMP_FILES – V$TEMPFILE

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to: • Use tablespaces to separate data • Create various types of tablespaces • Manage tablespaces • Manage tablespaces using OMF • Obtain tablespace information

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Practice 8 Overview

This practice covers the following topics: • Creating tablespaces • Modifying tablespaces • Configuring for and creating a tablespace using OMF

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Storage Structure and Relationships

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: • Describe the logical structure of the database • List the segment types and their uses • List the keywords that control block space usage • Obtain storage structure information

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Storage and Relationship Structure
Database PROD
TABLESPACES SYSTEM DATA FILES DISK1/SYS1.dbf SEGMENTS
D.D. Table Data Seg D.D. Index

USER_DATA DISK2/ USER1.dbf
S_DEPT S_EMP Data Seg

RBS DISK1/ UNDO1.dbf
RBS1 RBS2 RBS1
(cont'd)

TEMP DISK1/ TEMP.dbf
Temp Temp Seg

DISK3/ USER2.dbf
S_DEPT S_EMP
(cont'd) FIRST_N AME Index

RBS2
(cont'd)

RB Data Index Seg Seg Seg

Data Seg

Index Seg

RB Seg

RB Seg

RB Seg

RB Seg

EXTENTS
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 FREE 1 1 2 2 1

Oracle DATA BLOCKS

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Types of Segments

Table

Table partition

Cluster

Index

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Types of Segments

Index-organized table

Index partition

Undo segment

Temporary segment

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Types of Segments

LOB segment

Nested table

Bootstrap segment

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Storage Clause Precedence

Oracle default Tablespace Segment

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Extent Allocation and Deallocation

• An extent is a chunk of space used by a segment within a tablespace. • An extent is allocated when the segment is:
– Created – Extended – Altered

• An extent is deallocated when the segment is:
– Dropped – Altered – Truncated

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Used and Free Extents
Data file

File header

Used extent

Free extent

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Database Block

• • • •

Minimum unit of I/O Consists of one or more operating system blocks Set at tablespace creation DB_BLOCK_SIZE is the default block size

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Multiple Block Size Support

• A database can be created with a standard block size and up to four nonstandard block sizes. • Block sizes can have any power-of-two value between 2 KB and 32 KB.

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Standard Block Size

• Set at database creation using the DB_BLOCK_SIZE parameter; cannot be changed without re-creating the database • Used for SYSTEM and TEMPORARY tablespaces • DB_CACHE_SIZE specifies the size of the DEFAULT buffer cache for standard block size:
– Minimum size = one granule (4 MB or 16 MB) – Default value = 48 MB

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Nonstandard Block Size

• Configure additional caches with the following dynamic parameters:
– – – – – DB_2K_CACHE_SIZE for 2 KB blocks DB_4K_CACHE_SIZE for 4 KB blocks DB_8K_CACHE_SIZE for 8 KB blocks DB_16K_CACHE_SIZE for 16 KB blocks DB_32K_CACHE_SIZE for 32 KB blocks

• DB_nK_CACHE_SIZE is not allowed if nK is the standard block size. • Minimum size for each cache is one granule.

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Creating Nonstandard Block Size Tablespaces

CREATE TABLESPACE tbs_1 DATAFILE 'tbs_1.dbf' SIZE 10M BLOCKSIZE 4K; DESCRIBE dba_tablespaces Name Null? Type ------------------ -------- -----------TABLESPACE_NAME NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30) BLOCK_SIZE NOT NULL NUMBER ...

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Multiple Block Sizing Rules

• All partitions of a partitioned object must reside in tablespaces of the same block size. • All temporary tablespaces, including the permanent ones that are being used as default temporary tablespaces, must be of standard block size. • Index-organized table overflow and out-of-line LOB segments can be stored in a tablespace with a block size different from the base table.

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Database Block Contents

Header

Free space

Data

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Block Space Utilization Parameters

INITRANS

MAXTRANS

PCTFREE

PCTUSED

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Data Block Management

Two methods are available for managing data blocks: • Automatic segment-space management • Manual management

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Automatic Segment-Space Management

• It is a method of managing free space inside database segments. • Tracking in-segment free and used space is done using bitmaps as opposed to using free lists. • This method provides:
– Ease of management – Better space utilization – Better performance for concurrent INSERT operations

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Automatic Segment-Space Management

• Bitmap segments contain a bitmap that describes the status of each block in the segment with respect to its available space. • The map is contained in a separate set of blocks referred to as bitmapped blocks (BMBs). • When inserting a new row, the server searches the map for a block with sufficient space. • As the amount of space available in a block changes, its new state is reflected in the bitmap.

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Configuring Automatic Segment-Space Management
• Automatic segment-space management can be enabled at the tablespace level only, for locally managed tablespaces.
CREATE TABLESPACE data02 DATAFILE ‘/u01/oradata/data02.dbf’ SIZE 5M EXTENT MANAGEMENT LOCAL UNIFORM SIZE 64K SEGMENT SPACE MANAGEMENT AUTO;

• After a tablespace is created, the specifications apply to all segments created in the tablespace.

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Manual Data Block Management

• Allows you to configure data blocks manually using parameters such as:
– PCTFREE – PCTUSED – FREELIST

• The only method available in previous Oracle versions

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Block Space Usage
PCTFREE=20 PCTUSED=40

Inserts

80%

Inserts (off freelist)

1

2

80% Inserts 40% Insert (on freelist)

3

4

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Obtaining Storage Information

Information about storage can be obtained by querying the following views: • DBA_EXTENTS • DBA_SEGMENTS • DBA_TABLESPACES • DBA_DATA_FILES • DBA_FREE_SPACE

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to: • Use tablespaces to:
– Separate segments to ease administration – Control the user’s space allocation

• Categorize segments by the type of information stored in the segment • Determine extent sizes using the storage clause • Control block space utilization • Obtain storage structure information

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Practice 9 Overview

This practice covers identifying and obtaining information on the various types of storage structures in the database.

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10

Managing Undo Data

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: • Describe the purpose of undo data • Implement Automatic Undo Management • Create and configure undo segments • Obtain undo segment information

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Managing Undo Data

• There are two methods for managing undo data:
– Automatic Undo Management – Manual Undo Management

• The term undo was known as rollback in previous versions.

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Undo Segment

Old image Table

New image Undo segment

Update transaction

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Undo Segments: Purpose

Transaction rollback

Transaction recovery

Undo segment

Read consistency

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Read Consistency
SELECT * FROM table

Table

New image Image at start of statement

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Types of Undo Segments

• SYSTEM: Used for objects in the SYSTEM tablespace • Non-SYSTEM: Used for objects in other tablespaces:
– Auto mode: Requires an UNDO tablespace – Manual mode: Private: Acquired by a single instance Public: Acquired by any instance

• Deferred: Used when tablespaces are taken offline immediate, temporary, or for recovery

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Automatic Undo Management: Concepts
• Undo data is managed using an UNDO tablespace. • You allocate one UNDO tablespace per instance with enough space for the workload of the instance. • The Oracle server automatically maintains undo data within the UNDO tablespace.

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Automatic Undo Management: Configuration
• Configure two parameters in the initialization file:
– UNDO_MANAGEMENT – UNDO_TABLESPACE

• Create at least one UNDO tablespace.

undo1db01.dbf Initialization file UNDO tablespace

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Automatic Undo Management: Initialization Parameters
• UNDO_MANAGEMENT: Specifies whether the system should use AUTO or MANUAL mode • UNDO_TABLESPACE: Specifies a particular UNDO tablespace to be used
UNDO_MANAGEMENT=AUTO UNDO_TABLESPACE=UNDOTBS

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Automatic Undo Management: UNDO Tablespace
Create the UNDO tablespace with the database by adding a clause in the CREATE DATABASE command:
CREATE DATABASE db01 . . . UNDO TABLESPACE undo1 DATAFILE '/u01/oradata/undoldb01.dbf' SIZE 20M AUTOEXTEND ON

Or create it later by using the CREATE UNDO TABLESPACE command:
CREATE UNDO TABLESPACE undo1 DATAFILE '/u01/oradata/undo1db01.dbf' SIZE 20M;
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Automatic Undo Management: Altering an UNDO Tablespace
• The ALTER TABLESPACE command can make changes to UNDO tablespaces. • The following example adds another data file to the UNDO tablespace:
ALTER TABLESPACE undotbs ADD DATAFILE '/u01/oradata/undotbs2.dbf' SIZE 30M AUTOEXTEND ON;

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Automatic Undo Management: Switching UNDO Tablespaces
• You can switch from using one UNDO tablespace to another. • Only one UNDO tablespace can be in assigned to a database at a time. • More than one UNDO tablespace may exist within an instance, but only one can be active. • Use the ALTER SYSTEM command for dynamic switching between UNDO tablespaces.
ALTER SYSTEM SET UNDO_TABLESPACE=UNDOTBS2;

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Automatic Undo Management: Dropping an UNDO Tablespace
• The DROP TABLESPACE command drops an UNDO tablespace.
DROP TABLESPACE UNDOTBS2;

• An UNDO tablespace can only be dropped if it is currently not in use by any instance. • To drop an active UNDO tablespace:
– Switch to a new UNDO tablespace. – Drop the tablespace after all current transactions are complete.

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Automatic Undo Management: Other Parameters
• UNDO_SUPPRESS_ERRORS parameter:
– Set to TRUE, this parameter suppresses errors while attempting to execute manual operations in AUTO mode.

• UNDO_RETENTION parameter:
– This parameter controls the amount of undo data to retain for consistent read.

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Undo Data Statistics

SELECT end_time,begin_time,undoblks FROM v$undostat; END_TIME -----------------22-JAN-01 13:44:18 22-JAN-01 13:43:04 22-JAN-01 13:33:04 22-JAN-01 13:23:04 22-JAN-01 13:13:04 22-JAN-01 13:03:04 22-JAN-01 12:53:04 22-JAN-01 12:43:04 22-JAN-01 12:33:04 BEGIN_TIME UNDO ------------------ ----22-JAN-01 13:43:04 19 22-JAN-01 13:33:04 1474 22-JAN-01 13:23:04 1347 22-JAN-01 13:13:04 1628 22-JAN-01 13:03:04 2249 22-JAN-01 12:53:04 1698 22-JAN-01 12:43:04 1433 22-JAN-01 12:33:04 1532 22-JAN-01 12:23:04 1075

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Automatic Undo Management: Sizing an UNDO Tablespace
Determining a size for the UNDO tablespace requires three pieces of information: • (UR) UNDO_RETENTION in seconds • (UPS) Number of undo data blocks generated per second • (DBS) Overhead varies based on extent and file size (db_block_size)

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Automatic Undo Management: Undo Quota
• Long transactions and improperly written transactions can consume valuable resources. • With undo quota, users can be grouped and a maximum undo space limit can be assigned to the group. • UNDO_POOL, a Resource Manager directive, defines the amount of space allowed for a resource group. • When a group exceeds its limit, no new transactions are possible for the group, until undo space is freed by current transactions which are either completing or aborting.

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Obtaining Undo Segment Information

• Information about undo segments can be obtained by querying the following views:
– DBA_ROLLBACK_SEGS

• Dynamic Performance Views
– – – – – V$ROLLNAME V$ROLLSTAT V$UNDOSTAT V$SESSION V$TRANSACTION

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to: • Configure Automatic Undo Management • Create an UNDO tablespace • Properly size an UNDO tablespace • Obtain undo segment information

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Practice 10 Overview

This practice covers the following topics: • Creating an UNDO tablespace • Switching between UNDO tablespaces • Dropping an UNDO tablepsace

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11
Managing Tables
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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: • Identify the various methods of storing data • Outline Oracle data types • Distinguish between an extended versus a restricted ROWID • Outline the structure of a row • Create regular and temporary tables • Manage storage structures within a table • Reorganize, truncate, and drop a table • Drop a column within a table
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Storing User Data

Regular table

Partitioned table

Index-organized table

Cluster

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Oracle Built-in Data Types
Data type User-defined Built-in Relationship REF

Scalar Collection CHAR(N), NCHAR(N) VARCHAR2(N), VARRAY NVARCHAR2(N) NUMBER(P,S) TABLE DATE TIMESTAMP RAW(N) BLOB, CLOB, NCLOB, BFILE LONG, LONG RAW ROWID, UROWID

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ROWID Format

• Extended ROWID Format
OOOOOO Data object number FFF Relative file number BBBBBB Block number RRR Row number

• Restricted ROWID Format
BBBBBBBB Block number

.

RRRR Row number

.

FFFF File number

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Structure of a Row

Row header Database block Column length Column value

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Creating a Table
CREATE TABLE hr.employees( employee_id NUMBER(6), first_name VARCHAR2(20), last_name VARCHAR2(25), email VARCHAR2(25), phone_number VARCHAR2(20), hire_date DATE DEFAULT SYSDATE, job_id VARCHAR2(10), salary NUMBER(8,2), commission_pct NUMBER (2,2), manager_id NUMBER(6), department_id NUMBER(4)) TABLESPACE USERS;

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Creating a Table: Guidelines

• Place tables in separate tablespaces. • Use locally-managed tablespaces to avoid fragmentation. • Use few standard extent sizes for tables to reduce tablespace fragmentation.

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Creating Temporary Tables

• Created using the GLOBAL TEMPORARY clause:
CREATE GLOBAL TEMPORARY TABLE hr.employees_temp AS SELECT * FROM hr.employees;

• Tables retain data only for the duration of a transaction or session. • DML locks are not acquired on the data. • You can create indexes, views, and triggers on temporary tables.

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Setting PCTFREE and PCTUSED

• Compute PCTFREE
(Average Row Size - Initial Row Size) * 100 Average Row Size

• Compute PCTUSED
Average Row Size * 100 100 - PCTFREE Available Data Space

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Row Migration and Chaining

Before update

After update

Pointer

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Changing Storage and Block Utilization Parameters
ALTER TABLE hr.employees PCTFREE 30 PCTUSED 50 STORAGE(NEXT 500K MINEXTENTS 2 MAXEXTENTS 100);

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Manually Allocating Extents

ALTER TABLE hr.employees ALLOCATE EXTENT(SIZE 500K DATAFILE ‘/DISK3/DATA01.DBF’);

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Nonpartitioned Table Reorganization

ALTER TABLE hr.employees MOVE TABLESPACE data1;

• When a nonpartitioned table is reorganized, its structure is kept, but not its contents. • It is used to move a table to a different tablespace or reorganize extents.

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Truncating a Table

TRUNCATE TABLE hr.employees;

• Truncating a table deletes all rows in a table and releases used space. • Corresponding indexes are truncated.

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Dropping a Table

DROP TABLE hr.departments CASCADE CONSTRAINTS;

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Dropping a Column

Removing a column from a table:
ALTER TABLE hr.employees DROP COLUMN comments CASCADE CONSTRAINTS CHECKPOINT 1000;

• Removes the column length and data from each row, freeing space in the data block. • Dropping a column in a large table takes a considerable amount of time.

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Renaming a Column

Renaming a column from a table:
ALTER TABLE hr.employees RENAME COLUMN hire_date TO start_date;

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Using the UNUSED Option

• Mark a column as unused:
ALTER TABLE hr.employees SET UNUSED COLUMN comments CASCADE CONSTRAINTS;

• Drop unused columns:
ALTER TABLE hr.employees DROP UNUSED COLUMNS CHECKPOINT 1000;

• Continue to drop column operation:
ALTER TABLE hr.employees DROP COLUMNS CONTINUE CHECKPOINT 1000;

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Obtaining Table Information

Information about tables can be obtained by querying the following views: • DBA_TABLES • DBA_OBJECTS

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to: • Distinguish between an extended versus a restricted ROWID • • • • • • Outline the structure of a row Create regular and temporary tables Manage storage structures within a table Reorganize, truncate, and drop a table Drop a column within a table Obtaining table information

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Practice 11 Overview

This practice covers the following topics: • Creating a table • Viewing, marking as unused, and dropping columns within a table • Allocating extents manually • Truncating a table • Obtaining table information

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12
Managing Indexes
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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: • List the different types of indexes and their uses • Create various types of indexes • Reorganize indexes • Maintain indexes • Monitor the usage of an index • Obtain index information

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Classification of Indexes

• Logical:
– – – – Single column or concatenated Unique or nonunique Function-based Domain

• Physical:
– Partitioned or nonpartitioned – B-tree: Normal or reverse key – Bitmap

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B-Tree Index
Index entry Root

Branch

Index entry header Leaf Key column length Key column value ROWID

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Bitmap Indexes
Table File 3 Block 10 Block 11 Index Block 12

key

start end ROWID ROWID

bitmap

<Blue, 10.0.3, 12.8.3, 1000100100010010100> <Green, 10.0.3, 12.8.3, 0001010000100100000> <Red, 10.0.3, 12.8.3, 0100000011000001001> <Yellow, 10.0.3, 12.8.3, 0010001000001000010>

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Comparing B-Tree and Bitmap Indexes
B-tree Bitmap

Suitable for high-cardinality Suitable for low-cardinality columns columns Updates on keys relatively inexpensive Inefficient for queries using OR predicates Useful for OLTP Updates to key columns very expensive Efficient for queries using OR predicates Useful for data warehousing

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Creating B-Tree Indexes

CREATE INDEX hr.employees_last_name_idx ON hr.employees(last_name) PCTFREE 30 STORAGE(INITIAL 200K NEXT 200K PCTINCREASE 0 MAXEXTENTS 50) TABLESPACE indx;

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Creating Indexes: Guidelines

• Balance query and DML needs. • Place in separate tablespace. • Use uniform extent sizes: Multiples of five blocks or MINIMUM EXTENT size for tablespace. • Consider NOLOGGING for large indexes. • INITRANS should generally be higher on indexes than on the corresponding tables.

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Creating Bitmap Indexes

CREATE BITMAP INDEX orders_region_id_idx ON orders(region_id) PCTFREE 30 STORAGE(INITIAL 200K NEXT 200K PCTINCREASE 0 MAXEXTENTS 50) TABLESPACE indx;

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Changing Storage Parameters for Indexes

ALTER INDEX employees_last_name_idx STORAGE(NEXT 400K MAXEXTENTS 100);

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Allocating and Deallocating Index Space

ALTER INDEX orders_region_id_idx ALLOCATE EXTENT (SIZE 200K DATAFILE ‘/DISK6/indx01.dbf’);

ALTER INDEX orders_id_idx DEALLOCATE UNUSED;

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Rebuilding Indexes

Use the ALTER INDEX command to: • Move an index to a different tablespace • Improve space utilization by removing deleted entries
ALTER INDEX orders_region_id_idx REBUILD TABLESPACE indx02;

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Rebuilding Indexes Online

• Indexes can be rebuilt with minimal table locking.
ALTER INDEX orders_id_idx REBUILD ONLINE;

• Some restrictions still apply.

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Coalescing Indexes

Before coalescing

After coalescing

ALTER INDEX orders_id_idx COALESCE;

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Checking Index Validity

ANALYZE INDEX orders_region_id_idx VALIDATE STRUCTURE;

INDEX_STATS

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Dropping Indexes

• Drop and re-create an index before bulk loads. • Drop indexes that are infrequently needed, and build indexes when necessary. • Drop and re-create invalid indexes.
DROP INDEX hr.departments_name_idx;

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Identifying Unused Indexes

• To start monitoring the usage of an index:
ALTER INDEX hr.dept_id_idx MONITORING USAGE

• To stop monitoring the usage of an index:
ALTER INDEX hr.dept_id_idx NOMONITORING USAGE

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Obtaining Index Information

Information about indexes can be obtained by querying the following views: • DBA_INDEXES: Provides information on the indexes • DBA_IND_COLUMNS: Provides information on the columns indexed • V$OBJECT_USAGE: Provides information on the usage of an index

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to: • Create different types of indexes • Reorganize indexes • Drop indexes • Get index information from the data dictionary • Begin and end the monitoring of index usage • Obtaining index information

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Practice 12 Overview

This practice covers the following topics: • Creating an index on columns of a table • Moving the index to another tablespace • Dropping an index • Obtaining index information

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Maintaining Data Integrity

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: • Implement data integrity constraints • Maintain integrity constraints • Obtain constraint information

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Data Integrity
Database trigger Integrity constraint

Data

Application code

Table

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Types of Constraints
Constraint NOT NULL Description Specifies that a column cannot contain null values Designates a column or combination of columns as unique Designates a column or combination of columns as the table’s primary key Designates a column or combination of columns as the foreign key in a referential integrity constraint Specifies a condition that each row of the table must satisfy

UNIQUE

PRIMARY KEY FOREIGN KEY

CHECK

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Constraint States
DISABLE NOVALIDATE DISABLE VALIDATE ENABLE NOVALIDATE ENABLE VALIDATE

= =
New data Existing data
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Constraint Checking

DML statement Check nondeferred constraints

COMMIT

Check deferred constraints

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Defining Constraints Immediate or Deferred
• Use the SET CONSTRAINTS statement to make constraints either DEFERRED or IMMEDIATE. • The ALTER SESSION statement also has clauses to set constraints to DEFERRED or IMMEDIATE.

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Primary and Unique Key Enforcement

Key enabled?

Yes

Is an index available for use? No Constraint deferrable?

Yes

Constraint Deferrable?

Yes

Is the index nonunique? No/Yes

Yes

No Use existing index

No Do not use index

No Create unique index Create nonunique index

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Foreign Key Considerations

Desired Action Drop parent table Truncate parent table

Appropriate Solution Cascade constraints Disable or drop foreign key

Drop tablespace containing Use the CASCADE parent table CONSTRAINTS clause Perform DML on child table Ensure that the tablespace containing the parent key is online

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Defining Constraints While Creating a Table
CREATE TABLE hr.employee( id NUMBER(7) CONSTRAINT employee_id_pk PRIMARY KEY DEFERRABLE USING INDEX STORAGE(INITIAL 100K NEXT 100K) TABLESPACE indx, last_name VARCHAR2(25) CONSTRAINT employee_last_name_nn NOT NULL, dept_id NUMBER(7)) TABLESPACE users;

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Guidelines for Defining Constraints

• Primary and unique constraints: – Place indexes in a separate tablespace. – Use nonunique indexes if bulk loads are frequent. • Self-referencing foreign keys: – Define or enable foreign keys after the initial load. – Defer constraint checking.

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Enabling Constraints

ENABLE NOVALIDATE

• No locks on table • Primary and unique keys must use nonunique indexes

ALTER TABLE hr.departments ENABLE NOVALIDATE CONSTRAINT dept_pk;

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Enabling Constraints

ENABLE VALIDATE

• Locks the table • Can use unique or nonunique indexes • Needs valid table data

ALTER TABLE hr.employees ENABLE VALIDATE CONSTRAINT emp_dept_fk;

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Renaming Constraints

Use the following to rename a constraint:
ALTER TABLE employees RENAME CONSTRAINT emp_dept_fk TO employees_dept_fk;

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Using the EXCEPTIONS Table

• Create the EXCEPTIONS table by running the utlexpt1.sql script. • Execute the ALTER TABLE statement with EXCEPTIONS option. • Use subquery on EXCEPTIONS to locate rows with invalid data. • Rectify the errors. • Reexecute ALTER TABLE to enable the constraint.

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Obtaining Constraint Information

Obtain information about constraints by querying the following views: • DBA_CONSTRAINTS • DBA_CONS_COLUMNS

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to: • Implement data integrity • Use an appropriate strategy to create and maintain constraints • Obtain constraint information

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Practice 13 Overview

This practice covers the following topics: • Creating constraints • Enabling unique constraints • Creating an EXCEPTIONS table • Identifying existing constraint violations in a table, correcting the errors, and reenabling the constraints

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Managing Password Security and Resources

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: • Manage passwords using profiles • Administer profiles • Control use of resources using profiles • Obtain password and resource limit information

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Profiles

• A profile is a named set of password and resource limits. • Profiles are assigned to users by the CREATE USER or ALTER USER command. • Profiles can be enabled or disabled. • Profiles can relate to the DEFAULT profile.

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Password Management

Password history

Account locking

User

Setting up profiles

Password expiration and aging

Password verification

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Enabling Password Management

• Set up password management by using profiles and assigning them to users. • Lock, unlock, and expire accounts using the CREATE USER or ALTER USER command. • Password limits are always enforced. • To enable password management, run the utlpwdmg.sql script as the user SYS.

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Password Account Locking

Parameter FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS

Description Number of failed login attempts before lockout of the account Number of days the account is locked after the specified number of failed login attempts

PASSWORD_LOCK_TIME

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Password Expiration and Aging

Parameter PASSWORD_LIFE_TIME

Parameter Lifetime of the password in days after which the password expires Grace period in days for changing the password after the first successful login after the password has expired

PASSWORD_GRACE_TIME

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Password History

Parameter PASSWORD_REUSE_TIME

Description Number of days before a password can be reused Maximum number of changes required before a password can be reused

PASSWORD_REUSE_MAX

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Password Verification

Parameter PASSWORD_VERIFY_FUNCTION

Description PL/SQL function that performs a password complexity check before a password is assigned

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User-Provided Password Function

This function must be created in the SYS schema and must have the following specification:
function_name( userid_parameter IN VARCHAR2(30), password_parameter IN VARCHAR2(30), old_password_parameter IN VARCHAR2(30)) RETURN BOOLEAN

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Password Verification Function VERIFY_FUNCTION
• Minimum length is four characters. • Password should not be equal to username. • Password should have at least one alphabetic, one numeric, and one special character. • Password should differ from the previous password by at least three letters.

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Creating a Profile: Password Settings

CREATE PROFILE grace_5 LIMIT FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS 3 PASSWORD_LOCK_TIME UNLIMITED PASSWORD_LIFE_TIME 30 PASSWORD_REUSE_TIME 30 PASSWORD_VERIFY_FUNCTION verify_function PASSWORD_GRACE_TIME 5;

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Altering a Profile: Password Setting

Use ALTER PROFILE to change password limits.
ALTER PROFILE default LIMIT FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS 3 PASSWORD_LIFE_TIME 60 PASSWORD_GRACE_TIME 10;

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Dropping a Profile: Password Setting

• Drop the profile using DROP PROFILE command. • DEFAULT profile cannot be dropped. • CASCADE revokes the profile from the user to whom it was assigned.
DROP PROFILE developer_prof; DROP PROFILE developer_prof CASCADE;

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Resource Management

• Resource management limits can be enforced at the session level, the call level, or both. • Limits can be defined by profiles using the CREATE PROFILE command. • Enable resource limits with the:
– RESOURCE_LIMIT initialization parameter – ALTER SYSTEM command

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Enabling Resource Limits

• Set the initialization parameter RESOURCE_LIMIT to TRUE. • Enforce the resource limits by enabling the parameter with the ALTER SYSTEM command.
ALTER SYSTEM SET RESOURCE_LIMIT=TRUE;

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Setting Resource Limits at Session Level
Resource CPU_PER_SESSION SESSIONS_PER_USER CONNECT_TIME IDLE_TIME LOGICAL_READS_PER _SESSION PRIVATE_SGA Description Total CPU time measured in hundredths of seconds Number of concurrent sessions allowed for each username Elapsed connect time measured in minutes Periods of inactive time measured in minutes Number of data blocks (physical and logical reads) Private space in the SGA measured in bytes (for Shared Server only)

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Setting Resource Limits at Call Level
Resource CPU_PER_CALL Description CPU time per call in hundredths of seconds Number of data blocks that can be read per call

LOGICAL_READS_PER_CALL

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Creating a Profile: Resource Limit
CREATE PROFILE developer_prof LIMIT SESSIONS_PER_USER 2 CPU_PER_SESSION 10000 IDLE_TIME 60 CONNECT_TIME 480;

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Managing Resources Using the Database Resource Manager
• Provides the Oracle server with more control over resource management decisions • Elements of the Database Resource Manager:
– – – – Resource consumer group Resource plan Resource allocation method Resource plan directives

• Uses the DBMS_RESOURCE_MANAGER package to create and maintain elements • Requires ADMINISTER_RESOURCE_MANAGER privilege

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Managing Resources Using the Database Resource Manager
• Resource plans specify the resource consumer groups belonging to the plan. • Resource plans contain directives for how to allocate resources among consumer groups.

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Resource Plan Directives

The Database Resource Manager provides several means of allocating resources: • CPU method • Active session pool and queuing • Degree of parallelism limit • Automatic consumer group switching • Maximum estimated execution time • Undo quota

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Obtaining Password and Resource Limit Information
Information about password and resource limits can be obtained by querying the following views: • DBA_USERS • DBA_PROFILES

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to: • Administer passwords • Administer profiles • Obtain password and resource limit information

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Practice 14 Overview

This practice covers the following topics: • Enabling password management • Defining profiles and assigning to users • Disabling password management

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15
Managing Users
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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: • Create new database users • Alter and drop existing database users • Monitor information about existing users • Obtain user information

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Users and Security
Account locking Default tablespace

Authentication mechanism Security domain Role privileges

Temporary tablespace

Tablespace quotas Resource limits

Direct privileges

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Database Schema
Schema Objects Tables Triggers Constraints Indexes Views Sequences Stored program units Synonyms User-defined data types Database links

• •

A schema is a named collection of objects. A user is created, and a corresponding schema is created. A user can be associated with only one schema. Username and schema are often used interchangeably.





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Checklist for Creating Users

• Identify tablespaces in which the user must store objects. • Decide on quotas for each tablespace. • Assign a default tablespace and temporary tablespace. • Create a user. • Grant privileges and roles to the user.

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Creating a New User: Database Authentication
Set the initial password:
CREATE USER aaron IDENTIFIED BY soccer DEFAULT TABLESPACE data TEMPORARY TABLESPACE temp QUOTA 15M ON data QUOTA 10M ON users PASSWORD EXPIRE;

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Creating a New User: Operating System Authentication
• The OS_AUTHENT_PREFIX initialization parameter specifies the format of the usernames. • It defaults to OPS$.
CREATE USER aaron IDENTIFIED EXTERNALLY DEFAULT TABLESPACE USERS TEMPORARY TABLESPACE temp QUOTA 15m ON data;

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Changing User Quota on Tablespaces

• A user’s tablespace quotas can be modified for any of the following situations:
– Tables owned by a user exhibit unanticipated growth. – An application is enhanced and requires additional tables or indexes. – Objects are reorganized and placed in different tablespaces.

• To modify a user’s tablespace quota, enter the following:
ALTER USER aaron QUOTA 0 ON USERS;

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Dropping a User

• Use the DROP command to remove a user.
DROP USER aaron;

• Use the CASCADE clause to drop all objects in the schema if the schema contains objects.
DROP USER aaron CASCADE;

• Users who are currently connected to the Oracle server cannot be dropped.

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Obtaining User Information

Information about users can be obtained by querying the following views: • DBA_USERS • DBA_TS_QUOTAS

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to: • Create users by specifying the appropriate password mechanism • Control usage of space by users • Obtain user information

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Practice 15 Overview

This practice covers the following topics: • Creating users • Displaying data dictionary information about users • Removing user quotas

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Managing Privileges
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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: • Identify system and object privileges • Grant and revoke privileges • Obtain privilege information

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Managing Privileges

There are two types of Oracle user privileges: • System: Enables users to perform particular actions in the database • Object: Enables users to access and manipulate a specific object

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System Privileges

• More than 100 distinct system privileges • ANY keyword in privileges signifies that users have the privilege in any schema. • GRANT command adds a privilege to a user or a group of users. • REVOKE command deletes the privileges.

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System Privileges: Examples
Category INDEX Examples CREATE ANY INDEX ALTER ANY INDEX DROP ANY INDEX CREATE TABLE CREATE ANY TABLE ALTER ANY TABLE DROP ANY TABLE SELECT ANY TABLE UPDATE ANY TABLE DELETE ANY TABLE CREATE SESSION ALTER SESSION RESTRICTED SESSION CREATE TABLESPACE ALTER TABLESPACE DROP TABLESPACE UNLIMITED TABLESPACE

TABLE

SESSION

TABLESPACE

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Granting System Privileges

• Use the GRANT command to grant system privileges. • The grantee can further grant the system privilege with the ADMIN option.
GRANT CREATE SESSION TO emi; GRANT CREATE SESSION TO emi WITH ADMIN OPTION;

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SYSDBA and SYSOPER Privileges
Category SYSOPER Examples STARTUP SHUTDOWN ALTER DATABASE OPEN | MOUNT ALTER DATABASE BACKUP CONTROLFILE TO RECOVER DATABASE ALTER DATABASE ARCHIVELOG RESTRICTED SESSION SYSOPER PRIVILEGES WITH ADMIN OPTION CREATE DATABASE ALTER TABLESPACE BEGIN/END BACKUP RESTRICTED SESSION RECOVER DATABASE UNTIL

SYSDBA

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System Privilege Restrictions

The O7_DICTIONARY_ACCESSIBILITY parameter: • Controls restrictions on SYSTEM privileges • If set to TRUE, allows access to objects in SYS schema • The default is FALSE: ensures that system privileges that allow access to any schema do not allow access to SYS schema

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Revoking System Privileges

• Use the REVOKE command to remove a system privilege from a user. • Users with ADMIN OPTION for system privilege can revoke system privileges. • Only privileges granted with a GRANT command can be revoked.
REVOKE CREATE TABLE FROM emi;

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Revoking System Privileges with the ADMIN OPTION
DBA Jeff Emi

GRANT

REVOKE

DBA

Jeff

Emi

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Object Privileges

Object priv. ALTER DELETE EXECUTE INDEX INSERT REFERENCES SELECT UPDATE

Table View √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Sequence √

Procedure

√ √ √ √

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Granting Object Privileges

• Use the GRANT command to grant object privileges. • Grant must be in grantor’s schema or grantor must have GRANT OPTION.
GRANT EXECUTE ON dbms_output TO jeff; GRANT UPDATE ON emi.customers TO jeff WITH GRANT OPTION;

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Revoking Object Privileges

• Use the REVOKE command to revoke object privileges. • User revoking the privilege must be the original grantor of the object privilege being revoked.
REVOKE SELECT ON emi.orders FROM jeff;

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Revoking Object Privileges with GRANT OPTION
Bob GRANT Jeff Emi

REVOKE

Bob

Jeff

Emi

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Obtaining Privileges Information

Information about privileges can be obtained by querying the following views: • DBA_SYS_PRIVS • SESSION_PRIVS • DBA_TAB_PRIVS • DBA_COL_PRIVS

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to: • Identify system and object privileges • Grant and revoke privileges • Obtain privilege information

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Practice 16 Overview

This practice covers the following topics: • Creating user and granting system privileges • Granting object privileges to users

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17
Managing Roles
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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: • Create and modify roles • Control availability of roles • Remove roles • Use predefined roles • Obtain role information

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Roles
Users A B C

Roles

HR_MGR

HR_CLERK

Privileges SELECT ON JOBS CREATE TABLE CREATE SESSION INSERT ON JOBS UPDATE ON JOBS

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Benefits of Roles

• • • •

Easier privilege management Dynamic privilege management Selective availability of privileges Can be granted through the operating system

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Creating Roles

Roles with ADMIN option: • Not identified:
CREATE ROLE oe_clerk;

• By password:
CREATE ROLE hr_clerk IDENTIFIED BY bonus;

• Identified externally:
CREATE ROLE hr_manager IDENTIFIED EXTERNALLY;

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Predefined Roles
Role Name CONNECT, RESOURCE, DBA EXP_FULL_DATABASE IMP_FULL_DATABASE DELETE_CATALOG_ROLE EXECUTE_CATALOG_ROLE SELECT_CATALOG_ROLE Description These roles are provided for backward compatibility Privileges to export the database Privileges to import the database DELETE privileges on data dictionary tables EXECUTE privilege on data dictionary packages SELECT privilege on data dictionary tables

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Modifying Roles

• ALTER ROLE modifies the authentication method. • Modifying roles requires the ADMIN option or ALTER ANY ROLE privilege.
ALTER ROLE oe_clerk IDENTIFIED BY order; ALTER ROLE hr_clerk IDENTIFIED EXTERNALLY; ALTER ROLE hr_manager NOT IDENTIFIED;

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Assigning Roles

Use the GRANT command to assign a role.
GRANT oe_clerk TO scott; GRANT hr_clerk TO hr_manager; GRANT hr_manager TO scott WITH ADMIN OPTION;

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Establishing Default Roles

• A user can be assigned many roles. • A user can be assigned a default role. • Limit the number of default roles for a user.
ALTER USER scott DEFAULT ROLE hr_clerk, oe_clerk; ALTER USER scott DEFAULT ROLE ALL; ALTER USER scott DEFAULT ROLE ALL EXCEPT hr_clerk; ALTER USER scott DEFAULT ROLE NONE;
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Application Roles

• Application roles can be enabled only by authorized PL/SQL packages. • The USING package clause creates an application role.
CREATE ROLE admin_role IDENTIFIED USING hr.employee;

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Enabling and Disabling Roles

• Disable a role to temporarily revoke the role from a user. • Enable a role to grant it temporarily. • The SET ROLE command enables and disables roles. • Default roles are enabled for a user at login. • A password may be required to enable a role.

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Enabling and Disabling Roles

SET ROLE hr_clerk; SET ROLE oe_clerk IDENTIFIED BY order; SET ROLE ALL EXCEPT oe_clerk;

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Revoking Roles from Users

• Revoking roles from users requires the ADMIN OPTION or GRANT ANY ROLE privilege. • To revoke a role:
REVOKE oe_clerk FROM scott; REVOKE hr_manager FROM PUBLIC;

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Removing Roles

• Dropping a role:
– Removes it from all users and roles it was granted – Removes it from the database

• Requires the ADMIN OPTION or DROP ANY ROLE privilege • To drop a role:
DROP ROLE hr_manager;

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Guidelines for Creating Roles
Users

User roles

HR_CLERK

HR_MANAGER

PAY_CLERK

Application roles

BENEFITS

PAYROLL

Application privileges Benefits privileges Payroll privileges

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Guidelines for Using Passwords and Default Roles

Password protected (not default) PAY_CLERK

Default role

PAY_CLERK_RO

INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and SELECT privileges

Select privileges

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Obtaining Role Information
Information about roles can be obtained by querying the following views: • DBA_ROLES: All roles that exist in the database • DBA_ROLE_PRIVS: Roles granted to users and roles • ROLE_ROL_PRIVS: Roles that are granted to roles • DBA_SYS_PRIVS: System privileges granted to users and roles • ROLE_SYS_PRIVS: System privileges granted to roles • ROLE_TAB_PRIVS: Object privileges granted to roles • SESSION_ROLES: Roles that the user currently has enabled

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to: • Create roles • Assign privileges to roles • Assign roles to users or roles • Establish default roles • Obtain role information

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Practice 17 Overview

This practice covers the following topics: • Listing system privileges for a role • Creating, assigning, and dropping roles • Creating application roles

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18
Auditing
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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: • Outline auditing categories • Enable auditing for an instance • Outline auditing options • Obtain audit information

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Auditing

• Auditing is the monitoring of selected user database actions, and is used to:
– Investigate suspicious database activity – Gather information about specific database activities

• Auditing can be performed by session or access

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Auditing Guidelines

• Define what you want to audit:
– Users, statements, or objects – Statement executions – Successful statement executions, unsuccessful statement executions, or both

• Manage your audit trail:
– Monitor the growth of the audit trail – Protect the audit trail from unauthorized access

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Auditing Categories

• Audited by default:
– Instance startup and instance shutdown – Administrator privileges

• Database auditing:
– Enabled by the DBA – Cannot record column values

• Value-based or application auditing:
– Implemented through code – Can record column values – Used to track changes to tables

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Database Auditing
Enable database auditing DBA Review audit information Parameter file Specify audit options Server process Generate audit trail Execute command User

Audit options Database OS audit trail Audit trail

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Auditing Options

• Statement auditing:
AUDIT TABLE;

• Privilege auditing:
AUDIT create any trigger;

• Schema object auditing:
AUDIT SELECT ON emi.orders;

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Auditing Options

Fine-grained auditing: • Provides the monitoring of data access based on content • Is implemented using the DBMS_FGA package

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Auditing User SYS

• Auditing user SYS provides: – Extra level of security – Set AUDIT_SYS_OPERATIONS to True • Non-auditing of user SYS: – Set AUDIT_SYS_OPERATIONS to False – This is the default value.

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Obtaining Auditing Information

Information about auditing can be obtained by querying the following views: • ALL_DEF_AUDIT_OPTS • DBA_STMT_AUDIT_OPTS • DBA_PRIV_AUDIT_OPTS • DBA_OBJ_AUDIT_OPTS

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Obtaining Audit Records Information

Information about auditing records can be obtained by querying the following views: • DBA_AUDIT_TRAIL • DBA_AUDIT_EXISTS • DBA_AUDIT_OBJECT • DBA_AUDIT_SESSION • DBA_AUDIT_STATEMENT

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to: • Outline auditing needs • Enable and disable auditing • Identify and use the various auditing options • Obtain audit information

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Practice 18 Overview

There is no practice for this lesson.

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Loading Data into a Database

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: • Demonstrate usage of Direct Load operations • Describe the usage of SQL*Loader • Perform basic SQL*Loader operations • List guidelines for using SQL*Loader and Direct Load

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Data Loading Methods
Other applications

Oracle database Export SQL*Loader

Import Oracle database

Direct Load

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Direct Load

Direct Load insert can be performed in the following ways: • Normal (serially), or in parallel • Into partitioned tables, nonpartitioned tables, or single partitions of a table • With or without logging of redo data

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Serial Direct Load

INSERT /*+ APPEND */ INTO emp NOLOGGING SELECT * FROM t_employees; COMMIT;
Server process

EMPLOYEES table

Used block Free space after delete
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Parallel Direct Load
ALTER SESSION ENABLE PARALLEL DML; INSERT /*+PARALLEL(hr.employees,2) */ INTO hr.employees NOLOGGING SELECT * FROM hr.old_employees;
Slave process Slave process

EMPLOYEES table

Used block Free space after delete
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High-water mark Temporary segments

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SQL*Loader
Loader control file Input data files

Parameter file (optional) Discarded

SQL*Loader Field processing Accepted Record selection Selected

Rejected

Bad file

Discard file (optional) Log file

Oracle server Inserted Rejected

Database data files
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Using SQL*Loader

$sqlldr hr/hr \ > control=case1.ctl \ > log=case1.log direct=Y
case1.ctl

SQL*Loader

EMPLOYEES table case1.log
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SQL*Loader Control File

The loader control file tells SQL*Loader: • Where to find the load data • The data format • Configuration details:
– Memory management – Record rejection – Interrupted load handling details

• How to manipulate the data

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Control File Syntax Considerations

• The syntax is free-format. • Syntax is not case sensitive. • Comments extend from the two hyphens (--) that mark the beginning of the comment to the end of the line. • The CONSTANT keyword is reserved.

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Input Data and Data Files

• SQL*Loader reads data from one or more files specified in the control file. • From SQL*Loader’s perspective, the data in the data file is organized as records. • A data file can be in one of three formats:
– Fixed-record format – Variable-record format – Stream-record format

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Logical Records

SQL*Loader can be instructed to follow one of the following two logical record-forming strategies: • Combine a fixed number of physical records to form each logical record. • Combine physical records into logical records while a certain condition is true.

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Loading Methods
Instance SGA Shared pool

Array insert

Conventional Data save Direct path

Table

Space used only by conventional load
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Comparing Direct and Conventional Path Loads
Conventional Load Uses COMMITs to make changes permanent Redo entries always generated Enforces all constraints INSERT triggers fire Can load into clustered tables Other users can make changes to tables Direct Path Load Uses data saves Generates redo only under specific conditions Enforces only primary key, unique, and NOT NULL INSERT triggers do not fire Cannot load into clustered tables Other users cannot make changes to tables

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Parallel Direct Path Load
Temporary segments load1.dat SQL*Loader load1.ctl load2.dat load2.ctl load3.dat load3.ctl Table SQL*Loader

SQL*Loader

High-water mark
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Data Conversion

During a conventional path load, data fields in the data file are converted into columns in the database in two steps: • The field specifications in the control file are used to interpret the format of the data file and convert it to a SQL INSERT statement using that data. • The Oracle database server accepts the data and executes the INSERT statement to store the data in the database.

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Discarded or Rejected Records

• Bad file:
– SQL*Loader rejects records when the input format is invalid. – If the Oracle database finds that the row is invalid, then the record is rejected and SQL*Loader puts it in the bad file.

• Discard file:
– This can be used only if it has been enabled. – This file contains records that were filtered out because they did not match any record-selection criteria specified in the control file.

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Log File Contents

• • • • • • •

Header information Global information Table information Data file information Table load information Summary statistics Additional statistics for Direct path loads and multithreading information

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SQL*Loader Guidelines

• Use a parameter file to specify commonly used command line options. • Place data within the control file only for a small, one-time load. • Improve performance by:
– Allocating sufficient space – Sorting the data on the largest index – Specifying different files for temporary segments for parallel loads

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to: • Describe the usage of SQL*Loader • Perform basic SQL*Loader operations • Demonstrate proficiency using Direct Load operations • List guidelines for using SQL*Loader and Direct Load operations

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Practice 19 Overview

This practice covers the following topics: • Using SQL*Loader to restore data:
– Using a control file – Using a data file

• Using Direct Load to load data

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Using Globalization Support

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: • Choose database character sets and national character sets for a database • Specify the language-dependent behavior by using initialization parameters, environment variables, and the ALTER SESSION command • Use the different types of National Language Support (NLS) parameters • Explain the influence on language-dependent application behavior • Obtain Globalization Support Usage Information

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Globalization Support Features

• • • • • • • •

Language support Territory support Character set support Linguistic sorting Message support Date and time formats Numeric formats Monetary formats

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Encoding Schemes

Oracle supports different classes of character encoding schemes: • Single-byte character sets
– 7-bit – 8-bit

• Varying-width multibyte character sets • Fixed-width multibyte character sets • Unicode (AL32UTF8, AL16UTF16, UTF8)

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Database Character Sets and National Character Sets
Database Character Sets Defined at creation time Cannot be change without recreation Store data columns of type CHAR, VARCHAR2, CLOB, LONG Can store varying-width character sets National Character Sets Defined at creation time Cannot be changed without recreation, few exceptions Store data columns of type NCHAR, NVARCHAR2, NCLOB Can store Unicode using either AL16UTF16 or UTF8

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Guidelines for Choosing an Oracle Database Character Set
Considerations: • What language must the database support? • What are interoperability concerns with system resources and applications? • What are the performance implications? • What are the restrictions?

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Guidelines for Choosing an Oracle National Character Set
• Two choices:
– AL16UTF16 – UTF8

• Is space an issue? • Is performance an issue?

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Choosing a Unicode Solution: Unicode Database
When should you use a Unicode database? • Easy code migration for Java or PL/SQL • Easy data migration from ASCII based data • Evenly distributed multilingual data • InterMedia Text Search

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Choosing a Unicode Solution: Unicode Data Type
When should you use a Unicode data type? • While adding multilingual support incrementally • Packaged applications • Performance: Single byte database character set with a fixed-width national character set • Better support for UTF-16 with Windows clients

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Specifying Language-Dependent Behavior

Initialization parameter Environment variable ALTER SESSION command

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Specifying Language-Dependent Behavior for the Server
• NLS_LANGUAGE specifies:
– – – – The language for messages Day and month names Symbols for A.D., B.C., a.m., p.m. The default sorting mechanism

• NLS_TERRITORY specifies:
– Day and week numbering – Default date format, decimal character, group separator, and the default ISO and local currency symbols

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Dependent Language and Territory Default Values
Parameter NLS_LANGUAGE NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE NLS_SORT NLS_TERRITORY NLS_CURRENCY NLS_ISO_CURRENCY NLS_DATE_FORMAT NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS Values AMERICAN AMERICAN BINARY AMERICA $ AMERICA DD-MON-RR ,.

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Specifying Language-Dependent Behavior for the Session
• Environment variable: NLS_LANG=French_France.UTF8 • Additional environment variables:
– – – – – – – NLS_DATE_FORMAT NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE NLS_SORT NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS NLS_CURRENCY NLS_ISO_CURRENCY NLS_CALENDAR

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Specifying Language-Dependent Behavior for the Session

NLS_LANG= <language>_<territory>.<charset> NLS_NCHAR=<ncharset>

CREATE DATABASE ... CHARACTER SET <charset> NATIONAL CHARACTER SET <ncharset> ...

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Specifying Language-Dependent Behavior for the Session
ALTER SESSION SET NLS_DATE_FORMAT=‘DD.MM.YYYY’; DBMS_SESSION.SET_NLS(‘NLS_DATE_FORMAT’, ’’’DD.MM.YYYY’’’) ;

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Linguistic Sorting

Three types of sorting: • Binary sorting: Sorted according to the binary values of the encoded characters • Monolingual sorting:
– Sorts in two passes – Based on a character’s assigned major and minor values

• Multilingual sorting is based on:
– New ISO 14651 – Unicode 3.0 Standard for multilingual collation

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NLS Sorting

• NLS_SORT specifies the type of sort for character data:
– Is defined by the NLS_LANG environment variable – Can be overridden at the session level

• NLSSORT function:
– Specifies the type of sort for character data – Allows sorts to be defined at the query level

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Using NLS Parameters in SQL Functions
SELECT TO_CHAR(hire_date,’DD.Mon.YYYY’, ‘NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE=FRENCH’) FROM employees;

SELECT ename, TO_CHAR(sal,’9G999D99’, ‘NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS=‘‘,.’’’) FROM emp;

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Linguistic Index Support

• Linguistic indexing • High performance with local sorting:
CREATE INDEX list_word ON list (NLSSORT(word, ‘NLS_SORT = French_M’));

• NLS_COMP parameter for linguistic comparisons

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Import and Loading Data Using NLS
• Data is converted from the export file character set to the database character set during the import. • SQL*Loader:
– Conventional Path: Data is converted into the session character set specified by NLS_LANG. – Direct Path: Data is converted directly into the database character set.

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Using NLS Parameters in SQL Functions
• Character set scanner:
– Scans the database to determine whether the character set can be changed – Provides reports that detail possible problems and fixes

• Oracle locale builder:
– Easy to use graphical interface – For viewing, modifying, and creating locale definitions

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Obtaining Character Set Information

NLS_DATABASE_PARAMETERS: • PARAMETER (NLS_CHARACTERSET, NLS_NCHAR_CHARACTERSET) • VALUE

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Obtaining NLS Settings Information

• NLS_INSTANCE_PARAMETERS:
– PARAMETER (initialization parameters that have been explicitly set) – VALUE

• NLS_SESSION_PARAMETERS:
– PARAMETER (session parameters) – VALUE

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Obtaining NLS Settings Information

• V$NLS_VALID_VALUES:
– PARAMETER (LANGUAGE, SORT, TERRITORY, CHARACTERSET) – VALUE

• V$NLS_PARAMETERS:
– PARAMETER (NLS session parameters, NLS_CHARACTERSET) – VALUE

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to: • Choose a database character set and a national character set for the database • Use the various types of National Language Support parameters for the server, or the session

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Practice 20 Overview

This practice covers the following topics: • Checking the database and national character set • Identifying valid NLS values • Setting NLS parameters

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Manually Managing Undo Data (Rollback Segments)

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: • Create rollback segments using appropriate storage settings • Maintain rollback segments • Plan the number and size of rollback segments • Troubleshoot common rollback segment problems

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Creating Rollback Segments

CREATE ROLLBACK SEGMENT rbs01 TABLESPACE rbs STORAGE ( INITIAL 100K NEXT 100K MINEXTENTS 20 MAXEXTENTS 100 OPTIMAL 2000K );

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Transactions and Rollback Segments

1

2

Transaction 1 Transaction 2

4

3
Inactive extent

Active extent

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Growth of Rollback Segments

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2 3 5

1

2 3 4

Active extent Inactive extent

New extent

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Shrinkage of Rollback Segments

6 5 4

1 2 3

1 6
Active extent

2 3

OPTIMAL

Inactive extent

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Bringing Rollback Segments Online

• Use the following command to make a rollback segment available:
– ALTER ROLLBACK SEGMENT rbs01 ONLINE;

• Specify the following initialization parameter to ensure that rollback segments are brought online at startup:
ROLLBACK_SEGMENTS=(rbs01, rbs02)

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How Instances Acquire Rollback Segments
Acquire named private rollback segments. Compute the required number of rollback segments. Are there enough RBS’s? No

Yes

Acquire public rollback segments.

Bring all acquired rollback segments online.

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Changing Rollback Segment Storage Settings
• Use the ALTER ROLLBACK SEGMENT command. • You can change OPTIMAL or MAXEXTENTS.
ALTER ROLLBACK SEGMENT rbs01 STORAGE( MAXEXTENTS 200 );

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Deallocating Space From Rollback Segments
• Use the ALTER ROLLBACK SEGMENT command. • If extents are active, they might not shrink to the requested size.
ALTER ROLLBACK SEGMENT rbs01 SHRINK TO 4M;

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Taking Rollback Segment Offline

• Take a rollback segment offline to make it unavailable. • If transactions are using the rollback segment, the status is temporarily changed to PENDING OFFLINE.
ALTER ROLLBACK SEGMENT rbs01 OFFLINE;

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Dropping Rollback Segments

• A rollback segment must be offline before it can be dropped. • To drop a rollback segment:
DROP ROLLBACK SEGMENT rbs01;

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Planning Rollback Segments: Number

• OLTP
– Many small rollback segments – Four transactions per rollback segment – Up to ten transactions per rollback segment

• Batch
– Few large rollback segments – One per transaction

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Planning Rollback Segments: Number of Extents
0.50 0.40 Probability of extending 0.30 0.20 0.10 0.00 0 10 20 30 40

Number of extents

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Rollback Segment Problems

• • • •

Insufficient space for transactions Read-consistency errors Blocking sessions Errors in taking a tablespace offline

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Insufficient Space for Transactions

• No space in tablespace:
– Extend data files – Enables automatic extension of data files – Add data files

• MAXEXTENTS reached for segment
– Increase MAXEXTENTS – Re-create segments with larger extent sizes

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Read-Consistency Errors
SELECT * FROM table

Table

Reused block

New image Image at statement commencement

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Blocking Sessions

Blocking session

4 3

1 2 5

1
Extent 3

2 3 4

Existing extent New extent
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Errors in Taking a Tablespace Offline

You cannot take a tablespace offline if it contains an active rollback segment. 1. Determine which rollback segments are in the tablespace. 2. Take all of these rollback segments offline. 3. Find active transactions using these rollback segments. 4. Find the session ID and serial number. 5. Terminate the session, if necessary. 6. Take the tablespace offline.

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