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Table of Contents Section A: Introduction ..............................................................................................................6 Overview ..................................................................................................................................6 Course Overview......................................................................................................................7 Section B: Oracle Components..................................................................................................8 Overview ..................................................................................................................................8 Oracle Overview.....................................................................................................................10 Internet Native Banner – INB ................................................................................................11 Self Service Banner – SSB.....................................................................................................12 Web Server Software..............................................................................................................13 Self Service Banner - Connection URL .................................................................................14 DAD (Database Access Descriptor).......................................................................................16 Oracle Software and Directory Structures..............................................................................18 The OFA Standard..................................................................................................................19 Oracle Installers......................................................................................................................22 RDBMS – Tools.....................................................................................................................23 SQL*Plus................................................................................................................................24 RDBMS - OS Startup/Shutdown............................................................................................25 Oracle Enterprise Manager.....................................................................................................26 Oracle DBA Utilities..............................................................................................................28 RDBMS - Network.................................................................................................................29 Section C: The Banner Pieces ..................................................................................................30 Overview ................................................................................................................................30 Banner Overview....................................................................................................................33 Banner Components ...............................................................................................................34 Banner File Locations ............................................................................................................35 Banner Basics - Software .......................................................................................................40 Banner Basics – Product Owners ...........................................................................................44 Banner Basics – Example.......................................................................................................45 Banner Basics – Triggers .......................................................................................................46 Banner Basics – Procedures ...................................................................................................47 Banner Basics – Referential Integrity ....................................................................................48 Banner Installation .................................................................................................................50 Banner Installation – Step 1 (Download the Software)..........................................................52 Banner Software Directories ..................................................................................................54 Banner General Directories....................................................................................................55 Banner New Installation – Step 2 (Environment Creation) ...................................................58 Banner New Installation – Step 3 (Database Creation)..........................................................59 Banner New Installation – Step 4 (Database Object Creation) ..............................................60 Banner New Installation – Steps 5 & 6 ..................................................................................61 Multiple Banner Environments ..............................................................................................62 Multiple Banner Databases ....................................................................................................63 Table of Contents (Continued) Section C: The Banner Pieces (continued).................................................................................. Banner Default Databases ......................................................................................................64 Banner Environment...............................................................................................................65 Banner Database Management...............................................................................................66 Memory Management ............................................................................................................67 Storage Management..............................................................................................................68 Disk Storage Management – Banner......................................................................................69 Object Management – Banner................................................................................................70 Banner Utilities.......................................................................................................................71 Oracle Fragmentation.............................................................................................................72 Oracle Locally Managed Tablespaces....................................................................................73 Object Management – Banner................................................................................................74 Compiling Invalid Objects .....................................................................................................76 Banner Database Triggers ......................................................................................................77 Additional Banner Software...................................................................................................78 Banner Pro*C .........................................................................................................................79 Banner Pro*COBOL ..............................................................................................................80 Banner SQL*Plus...................................................................................................................81 Banner SQL*Loader...............................................................................................................82 Banner - Access Methods.......................................................................................................83