Oracle Database Platform Guide for Windows
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Oracle® Database Platform Guide 10g Release 1 (10.1) for Windows Part No. B10113-01 December 2003 Oracle Database Platform Guide, 10g Release 1 (10.1) for Windows Part No. B10113-01 Copyright © 1996, 2003 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. Primary Author: Craig B. Foch Contributing Author: Mark Kennedy and Helen Slattery Contributor: David Collelo The Programs (which include both the software and documentation) contain proprietary information of Oracle Corporation; they are provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and are also protected by copyright, patent and other intellectual and industrial property laws. Reverse engineering, disassembly or decompilation of the Programs, except to the extent required to obtain interoperability with other independently created software or as specified by law, is prohibited. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. 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Contents Send Us Your Comments ................................................................................................................. xv Preface......................................................................................................................................................... xvii Audience .............................................................................................................................................. xviii Organization........................................................................................................................................ xviii Related Documentation ....................................................................................................................... xx Conventions.......................................................................................................................................... xxi Documentation Accessibility ........................................................................................................... xxvi What's New in Oracle Database for Windows ................................................................... xxix Oracle Database 10g New Features.................................................................................................. xxx Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2.0.2) New Feature........................................................................................ xxxi Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2) New Features........................................................................................... xxxii Oracle9i Release 1 (9.0.1) New Features........................................................................................ xxxii 1 Oracle Database Architecture on Windows Oracle Database on Windows Architecture................................................................................... 1-2 Thread-Based Architecture ......................................................................................................... 1-2 File I/O Enhancements................................................................................................................ 1-5 Raw File Support .......................................................................................................................... 1-5 Oracle Database Scalability on Windows...................................................................................... 1-5 Support for Very Large Memory (VLM) Configurations ....................................................... 1-6 4 GB RAM Tuning (4GT)............................................................................................................. 1-9 Large User Populations ............................................................................................................... 1-9 iii Oracle Database Integration with Windows ............................................................................... 1-10 Oracle PKI Integration with Windows .................................................................................... 1-11 Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server .................................................................. 1-11 Oracle Fail Safe Integration with Windows............................................................................ 1-11 Oracle Real Application Clusters Integration with Windows ............................................. 1-12 Other Sources of Information......................................................................................................... 1-12 2 Multiple Oracle Homes and Optimal Flexible Architecture Introduction to Multiple Oracle Homes and OFA ....................................................................... 2-2 Multiple Oracle Homes Overview .................................................................................................. 2-2 What Is an Oracle Home?............................................................................................................ 2-2 Benefit of Using Multiple Oracle Homes .................................................................................. 2-3 One-Listener Support of Multiple Oracle Homes.................................................................... 2-3 Changing the Value of PATH............................................................................................................ 2-3 Changing the Value of PATH Using Oracle Universal Installer ........................................... 2-4 Changing the Value of PATH at the System Level.................................................................. 2-5 Changing the Value of PATH at the Command Prompt........................................................ 2-5 Exiting Oracle Universal Installer After Entering Name and PATH ........................................ 2-5 Setting Variables in the Environment or the Registry................................................................. 2-6 Setting ORACLE_HOME............................................................................................................. 2-6 Consequences of Setting ORACLE_HOME ...................................................................... 2-7 Setting TNS_ADMIN ................................................................................................................... 2-7 Optimal Flexible Architecture Overview....................................................................................... 2-8 Benefits of an OFA-Compliant Database .................................................................................. 2-8 Characteristics of an OFA-Compliant Database ...................................................................... 2-9 Differences Between Directory Trees by Release....................................................................... 2-10 Top-Level Oracle Directory....................................................................................................... 2-10 Database Filenames .................................................................................................................... 2-10 Database Filename Extensions.................................................................................................. 2-10 OFA Directory Naming Conventions ........................................................................................... 2-11 ORACLE_BASE Directory ........................................................................................................ 2-11 ORACLE_HOME Directory ..................................................................................................... 2-12 ADMIN Directory....................................................................................................................... 2-12 ORADATA Directory................................................................................................................