Introduction

The Database Server

Installing and Configuring the Database Server

Configuration Parameters

Client/Server Communications

Initializing the Database Server

Security

Disk, Memory, and Process Management

Virtual Processors and Threads

In This Chapter

Virtual Processors

How Virtual Processors Service Threads

Virtual-Processor Classes

CPU Virtual Processors

User-Defined Classes of Virtual Processors

Java Virtual Processors

Disk I/O Virtual Processors

Network Virtual Processors

Communications Support Module Virtual Processor

Encrypt Virtual Processors

Optical Virtual Processor

Audit Virtual Processor

Miscellaneous Virtual Processor

Managing Virtual Processors

Shared Memory

Managing Shared Memory

Data Storage

Managing Disk Space

Logging and Log Administration

Logging

Managing the Database-Logging Mode

Logical Log

Managing Logical-Log Files

Physical Logging, Checkpoints, and Fast Recovery

Managing the Physical Log

Fault Tolerance

Mirroring

Using Mirroring

High-Availability Data Replication (Enterprise/Workgroup Editions)

Using High-Availability Data Replication (Enterprise/Workgroup Editions)

Consistency Checking

Distributed Data

Multiphase Commit Protocols

Recovering Manually from Failed Two-Phase Commit

Appendixes

Appendix. Accessibility

Notices

Index